Ep. 279: The Writers’ Room Survival Guide with Niceole Levy

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Careers, Education, Business

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Liz and Sarah talk to TV writer Niceole Levy about her fantastic new book, The Writers’ Room Survival Guide. Practical tips about topics like what to do before the job even starts, how to navigate a toxic environment, and what to expect when you’re writing your first script make this book essential for anyone interested in a TV career. Then, in Take A Hike, Sarah shares that she’s been using Gretchen’s One-Sentence Journal and Don’t Break The Chain Habit Tracker to boost her health and well-being. This week’s Hollywood Hack is a must during the heat wave: the Comlife Bladeless Neck Fan. 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: The Writers’ Room Survival Guide by Niceole Levy:https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Room-Survival-Guide-Screw/dp/1615933468 One-Sentence Journal:https://the-happiness-project.com/products/one-sentence-journal Don’t Break The Chain Habit Tracker:https://the-happiness-project.com/products/dont-break-the-chain-habit-tracker Comlife Bladeless Neckfan:https://www.amazon.com/Bladeless-Necklace-Rechargeable-Hands-Free-Activities/dp/B08Z45WLH8/ref=asc_df_B08Z45WLH8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507477922458&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5699097266310958415&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031190&hvtargid=pla-1291329748051&psc=1 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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0:00.0	Guess what I'm going to do today with our vacation day.
0:05.0	What?
0:06.0	I am finally going to see Top Gun Maverick.
0:10.0	Oh good.
0:11.0	I see people here can finally discuss it.
0:14.0	I've been waiting to talk to you about if you agree that it's like the perfect sequel.
0:18.0	Okay. Well, I will have an opinion on that by tonight.
0:21.0	Okay. Call me.
0:23.0	Okay.
0:24.0	Hi and welcome to Happier and Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:34.0	sane, or more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back fighting superficial
0:38.3	chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
0:42.4	I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of LA, and with
0:47.7	me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz.
0:50.8	And that's me, Liz Kraft. On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how
0:55.4	we balance a career and friendship and how to survive the war of attrition that is life
1:00.4	in Los Angeles.
1:01.7	In today's episode, we're going to talk to talented TV writer Nicole Levy about her book,
1:06.9	The Writers Room Survival Guide.
1:08.9	I so wish we'd had this book when we started. It's essential for anyone who's breaking
1:14.6	into television.
1:15.6	Oh, it is. Absolutely.
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