This is the Beautiful Writers Podcast. I'm Danielle Lipport, and I'm here with Linda Sieverts,

where we are chatting with some of the most amazing authors, publishing leaders, and creatives.

Between the two of us, Linda and I have written something like 12 books, including our co-creation, your big beautiful book plan.

And we're here because we love this game.

We love everything about the publishing industry, about getting ideas out into the world and being as creative as you possibly can.

This all started with us interviewing some of our favorite agents and fellow authors

for a membership group that we have called The Beautiful Writers Group.

And because we don't believe friends should let their friends write alone,

we are sharing the interviews with you.

So for the next 45 minutes, because 45 minutes is a new hour, we will be digging deep and going for the light. Thank you. So for the next 45 minutes, because 45 minutes is a new hour, we will be digging deep

and going for the light. Welcome.

Hello, this is Linda, and today Danielle and I are talking with a God among men here in Hollywood, Mr. Robert McKee.

Robert is a creative writing instructor who you can hear laughing in the background, who is widely known for his popular story seminar,

which he teaches to sold out audiences in major cities throughout the world, and developed when he was a professor at the place

I went to school, the University of Southern California.

McKee is the author of a screenwriter's Bible called Story, Substance, Structure, Style,

and the principles of screenwriting.

The book currently in its 19th printing in the United States has become required

reading for film and cinema schools at Harvard, Yale, UCLA, USC, Tulane University. His students,

okay, now here's the amazing, amazing thing when you live here. His students include 63 and probably

way more now, Academy Award winners, 164 Emmy Award

winners.

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