245 | How To Pivot Genres and "Re-Brand" Yourself As A Writer (ft. Carla Banks-Waddles)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Carla Banks-Waddles (BEL-AIR) has lived many lives as a writer. From being a valued member of multi-cam half hour rooms, to pivoting towards single cam serialized family dramas, Carla has had a wonderfully diverse career. How? She wrote her way there. Enjoy Carla's insightful, optimistic, and sometimes obsessive approach to how we can craft our dream career as writers. Whip out your swobes, and get ready to slork! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pst, did you know?
0:01.1	You can order McDelivery deals
0:02.4	like the Feed the Family deal
0:03.8	from 1499.
0:05.0	That's four selected burgers,
0:06.3	two medium fries and two small fries.
0:08.3	Who's in then?
0:08.9	Oh yeah, me.
0:10.2	And me?
0:11.0	McDelivery.
0:11.9	You in?
0:13.6	Delivery only from 11am.
0:15.1	Subject to availability.
0:16.1	Participation may vary.
0:17.1	Delivery, customization and service fee
0:18.5	set by chosen restaurant apply.
0:33.2	Hey, everyone. Welcome back to this screenwriting life. I'm Lorian McKenna, and today I'm excited to be joined by Carla Banks Waddles. Carla's an acclaimed writer and producer with credits spanning, good girls, hit the floor,
0:40.2	That's So Raven, and Half and Half.
0:42.1	And she is currently the showrunner of Belle Air, the popular reimagining of the Fresh Prince
0:46.7	of Bel Air on Peacock.
0:48.3	She has also secured an overall deal with Universal Television under her production company,
0:52.9	Baby Cakes Productions, dedicated to creating
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