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 to 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. What is up Screen Life Family, producer Jeff here,

and I want to start by saying,

I hope all of you had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving.

As promised, we're bringing you a special this week,

and what we ended up doing was cutting

together an episode to support you all emotionally you know one of the things that

really separates our podcast from other screenwriting shows is our emphasis on

talking about the emotional challenges that accompany the

creative journey and we've had so many writers beautifully discuss how they

cope with those challenges and so we're kind of viewing this as a way to amp up your emotional toolbox and continue to build

emotional fortitude when it comes to your journey as a writer.

So let's go ahead and dive in.

I'd like to start with the clip from Sam Bain, who is not only an award-winning comedy writer, but also a fan of our show. So Sam, if you're listening, hi. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving.

In terms of what Sam talked about that really resonated with me is this idea that talent is an essential part of us finding success as a writer,

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