Hello and

my name is John August

My name is Craig Bason.

And this is episode 661 of script notes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are

interesting to screenwriters.

Today on the show, why is screenwriting, both the craft and the profession, so difficult?

And why are the people who were really good in school not necessarily good at screenwriting?

Nirds. We'll take a look at what's weird about screenwriting.

and why skills in other areas don't always translate well.

Then, it's another round of the three-page challenge,

where we look at submissions from our listeners and give our honest feedback.

And in our bonus segment from our premium members, how do you talk about movies and

series without spoiling them? We'll offer our tips and tricks and

suggestions. We are five episodes away from 666.

Now Craig, let's talk about this because Drew brought this up.

We need to think of something for episode 666, the number of the beast.

It's almost going to line up with Halloween.

It won't. It's close-ish.

I feel like we should have Megan on because, A, it's spooky season, B, 666, it feels like she would have input.

Yeah, I mean, should we focus on like devil and possession movies?

I mean, that is a great idea actually.

Well, the Exorcist is one of my favorite movies. Let's do it. Yeah, and I am not a horror movie

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