Ep. 423: No Right Way & Revisiting Whimsy

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Liz and Sarah discuss how writing the third draft of their pilot has made them realize there’s no right way to do something creative. There are MANY right ways. In Take Two, they revisit “whimsy” and share listener suggestions of whimsical items that bring joy. This week’s tip in The Craft (& Fain) makes a scene better AND shorter — lop off the first few lines and/or the last few lines. Then they share a summer travel Hollywood Hack: buy your airplane snacks before you go to the airport. Finally, Sarah recommends the Gardeners’ Question Time podcast from BBC Radio 4. Sign up for Liz and Sarah’s free weekly newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @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, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Note: Go to the Happier In Hollywood Facebook Group for Liz and Sarah’s extensive Teens/Tweens Gift Guide. Thanks to listeners for such great ideas! Link below. https://www.facebook.com/groups/903150719832696/permalink/3081705578643855/ LINKS: Midori paper clips: https://amzn.to/3FZBIEr Potato Clips: https://amzn.to/4kTtHAg Shreve, Crump, & Low Original Gurgling Cod https://shrevecrumpandlow.com/product/large-greige-gurgling-cod?srsltid=AfmBOoo72ZMQ0EGNLm6Ri31vzTtU8aq58tIa24Cai-JwRfndEQ1mXJGx Rifle Paper Co. https://riflepaperco.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopT7dL2l8LH74MEpruph9iwSsI1uHQfkPL_XcofXDbpGv5BWXS8 Calliope Paperie: https://calliopepaperie.com/ DAISO: https://daisous.com/?srsltid=AfmBOop4KFVfceNijVQnSoOQsL4FRff-2UMwTgMaEYZwJK4fdyRQBsS6 Kawaii Pen Shop: https://kawaiipenshop.com/search?q=Toaster+light Gardeners’ Question Time podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perton-staffs-used-compost-angry-peonies-and-ant-tics/id325945259?i=1000712751136 Photo by Unsplash+ on Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lemonada.
0:06.0	I'm so intrigued that we're going to the blue iguana inn instead of the emerald iguana inn for our hive 25.
0:13.9	I hope we like it as much.
0:15.6	I think we will, although it's not as convenient.
0:18.5	Like you have to drive into town, so for dinner, we'll have to
0:22.4	come up with a different plan. Ah, okay. Because you know I want to have my margarita if we go into town.
0:29.1	Maybe we pick it up. There you go.
0:42.6	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:48.4	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial, chaotic,
0:51.2	unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
0:56.1	I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A. And with me is my high school friend and writing partner, Sarah. That's me, Sarah Fane. On this podcast, we talk about being
1:01.6	writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship, and how to survive the war of
1:06.8	attrition that is life in Los Angeles. Today we're going to talk about why often there's no
1:12.4	one right way to do something, especially when it comes to a creative project. In take two,
1:19.1	we'll discuss whimsy. We said we wanted more of it and you all delivered. Then in the craft
1:25.7	and fane, we have a simple tip for making your scenes better and shorter.
1:30.6	This week's Hollywood hack is inspired by my recent flight to Kansas City. And finally, Sarah has a podcast recommendation.
1:39.1	Yes, and we want to remind everyone that our slow read of bird by bird starts on Saturday, June 21st. We'll be putting out our
1:49.2	first video, which is just the introductory video, and giving everyone their first slow read assignment.
1:55.7	If you want to join us doing the slow read, just subscribe to our substack. Yes, go to happier
2:01.8	at hollywood.com and scroll down and put your email in where it says join the party,
2:07.3	or you can go to substack, search for us and subscribe there. Also remember that we do a live
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