284 | "Oh. What. Fun." Writer Chandler Baker On Going From Novel To Screenwriting

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Chandler Baker joins us to talk about her hilarious and heartfelt Christmas adventure, "Oh. What. Fun." Chandler has worn many hats in her life. She walks us through her journey of being a lawyer turned New York Times Bestselling novelist, and now an acclaimed screenwriter. To finish off the episode, Chandler reveals to Lorien her devout listenership to TSL! --- Looking for more support on your writing journey? Join Meg and Lorien inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL Workshops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Episode Links: Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TSL on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Screenwriting Life is produced and edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex Alcheh and audio engineered and mixed by ⁠⁠Urban Olsson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to the screenwriting life. I'm Lorraine McKenna. And today I'm joined by
0:32.5	Chandler Baker, a corporate attorney turned New York Times best-selling novelist turned screenwriter, showrunner, and producer.
0:39.6	In 2024, she was named one of Variety's 10 screenwriters to watch.
0:43.6	Her first feature film, Oh What Fun, adapted from her short story and co-written with Michael
0:48.1	Showalter, premiered on Amazon Prime Video last December.
0:52.2	Chandler is also adapting her short story discretion into a series for Paramount Plus after a
0:57.2	five network bidding war with Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning attached to star and 824 producing.
1:03.5	Chandler will serve as co-showrunner and executive producer alongside Susanna Grant.
1:08.8	Chandler's additional projects include the feature adaptation of her short story Big Bad for
1:13.3	Chris Landon, the HBO adaptation of her Reese's book club pick novel Whisper Network,
1:19.3	and the Amazon MGM Plan B adaptation of her novel The Husbands with Kristen Wig attached
1:24.8	to star and produce.
1:26.2	Her novel Cutting Teeth is being developed for series
1:28.8	at Bad Robot and Warner Brothers, and her first spec pilot landed at Apple through Sony TV.
1:34.8	Welcome to the show, Chandler. Thank you so much for having me. This is really such a treat for me.
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