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The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

239 | Wicked Co-Writer Dana Fox on Why You're Avoiding Your Writing

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Dana Fox offers an incredibly generous admission in today's conversation: "I find writing REALLY torturous." And yet, she's one of Hollywood's most successful writers, having written on major franchises like CRUELLA and recently WICKED, which has earned her countless industry award nominations. What's her secret? Tune in as she discusses why writing can feel so hard and how she pushes through those blocks - or perhaps more fittingly, defies gravity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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your credit. Terms and conditions apply. Hey everyone, welcome back to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg

0:36.8

LaFoev. And I'm Lorian McKenna. And today we're thrilled to be chatting with Dana Fox, who is co-writer of one of 2024's biggest movies, Wicked, and 25, I think. Other films for which Dana has sole or shared credit on include Cruella, The Lost City, What Happens in Vegas, Couples Retreat, and How to

0:54.3

Be Single.

0:55.1

On the TV side, Dana created and show ran Ben and Kate, starring Dakota Johnson and Nat Faxon,

1:01.1

and she co-created and show Ran Home Before Dark for Apple TV Plus.

1:05.7

Hi, thank you so much for having me.

1:07.5

I'm a huge fan of both of yours.

1:09.0

This is so great. Oh my gosh, we're so lucky you're here, especially in the middle of your awards run. My gosh, so exciting. We can't

1:16.4

wait to talk to you about all things wicked and craft of writing and the art of being a creative

1:24.4

human being. But first, we're going to do adventures in screenwriting, or how is our week?

1:28.7

And we'll let Lori and start.

1:30.0

Lori, you go first.

1:31.4

So this week, I am working on one main project, which is a TV show pitch.

1:36.7

And I love the project, and I love what I'm doing.

1:39.5

And it's so fun.

1:40.3

And I got to the part of the pitch where I have to, you know, write out what the pilot is, which of course means it's adjusting things and the characters, you know, as I'm figuring out what the

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