77 | Finding, Acquiring, and Keeping A Literary Manager w/ Charlie Gogolak

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Writers always have tons of questions when it comes to representation - and who better to answer them than...Meg's manager! Charlie Gogolak has thrived in this business for decades, both as a manager and producer, and today, we ask the questions that both emerging and professional writers are dying to know.

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm
0:04.1	L'Orian McKenna. We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a
0:07.6	team and separately. We've worked on studio and indie films, live action and
0:11.4	animation, from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.9	Captain Marvel. To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:18.8	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the life,
0:23.5	had to not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.
0:26.6	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be
0:29.1	and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey. Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:35.0	Today we're chatting with a top literary manager, TV producer, and my manager, Charlie Gogolack.
0:41.0	After working as an exec for Oliver Stone, Charlie joined the production management company
0:48.0	Bender Spank where he was promoted to president within three and a half years.
0:52.0	In 2011, he co-founded Zophtic films with John
0:55.5	Riqua, Glenn Focara and with all three of them serving as EPs on a number of
1:00.0	projects including the Emmy winning mega hit this is us.
1:07.3	Charlie is joining us to discuss what it means to be a literary manager in
1:10.9	Hollywood today as well as a producer and how emerging writers should be curating their career to prepare for representation. We got some great questions from our listeners on the Facebook page
1:23.0	and we're really excited to have you here, Charlie,
1:24.7	thank you for coming.
1:26.9	Thank you all for having me.
1:28.0	It's a treat.
1:29.7	Well, I think we warned you that we start each podcast with our week. Are you up for this for sharing your week?
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