TV writer/novelist Stefanie Leder

The Writers Panel

Ben Blacker

Tv & Film, Tv, Writing, Movies, Hollywood, Screenwriting

4.7 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Stefanie Leder (Faking It; Boo Bitch) discusses her debut novel, Love, Coffee, and Revolution, a coming-of-age/political adventure/rom com. the long road of writing the book, setting reasonable daily goals, the most important thing to getting published, why "TV is Jewish," and lots more.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is an advert for the failing writers podcast. Which, despite the name, is all about
0:04.6	improving your writing and chances of success. Yeah, listeners say it's funny, informative,
0:08.7	refreshing and probably a bit too honest about writing. We thought being an arty-farty-farty
0:12.8	creative type, you'd really like our recent Libby Hawker episode celebrating 10 years of her
0:17.3	Take Off Your Pants Book. One of the best foolproof story outlining guides ever written, by the way.
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0:24.4	If you want to write, do write, struggle to write, or just love writing.
0:27.8	The Failing Writers' Podcast is for you.
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0:38.1	Hey folks, it's me, Ben Blacker,
0:41.3	the creator and host of the writers panel.
0:43.9	Thanks, as always, for listening.
0:47.9	It's been a tough Q1.
0:50.5	It's a tough Q2,
0:52.7	both in the industry and in the world. The good news is I'm hearing
0:58.8	some optimism about the television and film industries. Things are changing really rapidly.
1:07.1	The models for making stuff are changing.
1:14.1	Television is becoming more like film, indie film, in fact.
1:16.3	It's getting harder and harder.
1:20.6	But listen, if you're writing a great script, someone's going to notice.
1:22.6	So keep at it.
1:25.2	That's kind of all I have for you right now.
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