99 - Psychotherapy for Screenwriters (Encore)
Scriptnotes Podcast
John August
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
John and Craig revisit their legendary conversation with screenwriter-turned-psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo to discuss writer’s block, procrastination, partnerships and more. It’s a can’t-miss episode for aspiring writers and professionals alike.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we travel back to episode 425 where John and Craig debate when to practice self care or tough love, and how to evaluate when each of them are helpful.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John. Today's episode is one from the vaults. Back in 2013, we brought on writer and |
| 0:06.6 | psychotherapist Dennis Polumbo to discuss writer's block, procrastination, partnerships, |
| 0:11.3 | imposter syndrome, and lots of other issues writers face because writing can be hard and |
| 0:16.3 | lonely. It's one of our most famous episodes but it has been rebroadcast since |
| 0:20.4 | 2017 and it's perennially relevant for writers dealing with any kind of |
| 0:24.4 | doubt about the work they do. And in our bonus segment of premium members we will |
| 0:29.1 | travel back to episode 425 where Craig and I talk about when to buckle down and write versus when to take a step back and practice self-care. |
| 0:37.0 | We also come up with a checklist to figure out which is right for you on any given day. |
| 0:41.0 | So enjoy this episode 99, one of our most famous ones, |
| 0:45.0 | and always relevant, |
| 0:46.3 | and we'll be back with you for a new episode next week. |
| 0:48.8 | Thanks. |
| 0:49.4 | Hello and welcome. My name is John August my name is Craig Mason and this is |
| 0:58.0 | script notes a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to |
| 1:01.7 | screenwriters and Craig is the special episode today because... |
| 1:05.0 | We... |
| 1:06.0 | Well, a couple of reasons. |
| 1:07.0 | One, we have a guest, so that means we're doing it live. |
| 1:10.0 | It means we get to look at you. |
| 1:11.0 | Always exciting, you get to see your face. |
| 1:14.0 | Also we are in your offices in Pasadena, I cannot wait for the fire trucks. |
| 1:17.0 | Yes, the fire trucks are coming and we can't do anything about it. |
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