524 - The Home Stretch

<p>John and Craig coach writers through the final laps of a screenplay. They revisit conversations on how to plan for a successful conclusion, navigate the second half of Act Two (joined by Aline!), and cross the finish line with the perfect final moment.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Megana talk about writing endings and ending writing sessions.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2012/endings-for-beginners">Scriptnotes Episode 44: Endings for Beginners</a></li> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2014/the-rocky-shoals-pages-70-90">Scriptnotes Episode 152: The Rocky Shoals</a></li> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2019/the-final-moment">Scriptnotes Episode 392: The Final Moment</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLkqI2UiZJU">Lindsay Doran’s Ted Talk</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Henry Adler (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by <a href= "https://twitter.com/MeganaRao">Megana Rao</a> and edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/machelli">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Email us at ask@johnaugust.com</p> <p>You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/524standard.mp3">here</a>.</p>