For today's episode, we delve into the meditative, character-driven piece that launched a screenwriter's career.

Howdy? I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A. My agenda is simple.

Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insight into the creative process of storytelling.

Folks, you know, I have a really interesting episode for you today because we have screenwriter Jesse Chatham who co-wrote Land and Land

premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and you know it really turned some heads it got some

great reviews and it's a no surprise why because it's a cool script and Jesse has a really

interesting breaking in story where he chronicles what it was like to be kind of an outsider, not kind of an outsider, definitely an outsider.

And getting his script into contests and kind of taking it all the way to the screen.

So Jesse was really forthcoming about his creative habits.

And I know you'll dig this episode.

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