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Happier in Hollywood

Ep. 269: A Reality Check & The Writing Process

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This week, Liz and Sarah have a reality check for aspiring TV writers. From making less money to doing free work, the business has gotten even more brutal. Their advice? Follow your dreams, but know what you’re in for. In Take A Hike, Liz and Sarah talk about the importance of work traditions—how they mark milestones, help them bond, and make hard work more fun. Next, in The Craft (& Fain), they answer a listener question about the writing process on Fantasy Island. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack will elevate your summer adventures—challenge yourself on vacation!  Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS  FOX | Fantasy Island  https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/  Santa Monica Pier | Pacific Wheel  https://pacpark.com/santa-monica-amusement-park/ferris-wheel/  Benihana  https://www.benihana.com/  Ojai Valley Inn  https://www.ojaivalleyinn.com/  Katsu-ya  https://www.katsu-yagroup.com/ Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Liz, I have to know if you've been to Winsteads yet.

0:04.0

I did it like the second we got here.

0:07.0

We got to my parents and then my dad and I got in the car and drove and picked up Winsteads.

0:13.0

Oh my God.

0:14.0

Oh my God.

0:14.0

Oh my God.

0:15.0

I am in to go.

0:16.0

I hope again tomorrow before we leave.

0:17.0

Have you had a chocolate mall at you eat with spoon?

0:20.0

No, I gave those up.

0:23.0

My dad had one.

0:25.0

Sacrillage.

0:26.0

Yes.

0:27.0

Oh my God.

0:29.0

Well in my family their chocolate mall to you with spoon.

0:32.0

Oh okay.

0:33.0

All words required.

0:35.0

So good.

0:36.0

Hi and welcome to Happier and Hollywood.

0:45.0

The podcast about how to be happier, healthier, sane or more creative, more successful and more productive.

0:50.0

In a backbiting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.

0:56.0

I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of LA and with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz.

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