102 | Creating and Healing Wounded Characters w/ Studio Exec Turned Coach Jen Grisanti

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Jen Grisanti thought she had her dream job as a studio exec at Paramount/CBS, but when her contract wasn't renewed AND she was working through a very public divorce, she realized she was given the greatest gift she could have a storyteller: wounds and a potential to heal those wounds. This new philosophy has helped Jen create a new approach to writing, which she has been teaching writers all around the world for the last 15 years. To hire Jen or read or books, go to www.jengrisanti.com

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm L'Orian McKenna.
0:05.0	We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a team and separately.
0:09.0	We've worked on studio and indie films, live action, and animation, from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.9	Captain Marvel.
0:14.7	To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:18.8	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the lights,
0:23.5	had to not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.
0:26.6	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be
0:29.1	and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey. Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:35.0	Lorian is still on hiatus, still under her deadlines,
0:38.0	but she'll be back soon.
0:39.0	Today we are chatting with Studio Development Executive
0:42.0	turned writing coach and consultant
0:44.6	Jen Grissante.
0:46.7	Jen's decades long career began when she worked for TV legend Aaron Spelling, eventually
0:51.2	overseeing programming at his company, eventually overseeing programming at CBS and Paramount.
0:56.0	Today, Jen is a highly sought after consultant for studios in addition to coaching writers.
1:01.0	Like our podcast, Jen believes deeply
1:03.2	in the power of emotionally complicated characters
1:05.6	and guides writers into discovering
1:07.6	that power within their own work.
1:09.0	So Jen, we have to say, welcome.
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