Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm

L'Orian McKenna. We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a

team and separately. We've worked on studio and indie films, live action and

animation, from my work on Inside Out and

Captain Marvel. To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.

We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the life.

Had a not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.

We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be

and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey. Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.

Today we are chatting with Nicole Perlman,

the writer of one of Marvel's most important

and beloved franchise is Guardian of the Galaxy.

And Nicole also has a story by credit on and the award-nominated sci-fi short film The Slows.

Nicole's ability to combine riveting action, spot-on-humor and richly drawn characters

makes her one of the industries in-demand writers.

So welcome, Nicole.

Welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me. I really appreciate getting to be here.

So excited.

Yeah, it will be fun.

And Nicole, I'm just going to say it is also one of my favorite people in the whole wide world so I'm just

thrilled that you're here with us today to talk it's going to be super fun.

Yeah I've missed seeing you and it's really fun to get to see you and no one else gets to see you

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