Write Your Screenplay Podcast

Rather than rating movies and TV shows like a critic, “two thumbs up” or “two thumbs down,” WGA Award Winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger breaks down scripts without judgment (from scripts you loved, to scripts you hated) to show you what you can learn fro

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Opus: ‘Elevated’ Horror and Allegory

Posted August 22, 2025 • 00:37:08

In this episode of the Write Your Screenplay Podcast, Jacob Krueger breaks down Mark Anthony Green’s Opus to reveal how elevated horror and screenwriting...

Hypnosis for Writers: Break Through Writers Block with Jacob Krueger

Posted August 8, 2025 • 00:36:40

Learn a powerful self-hypnosis technique to break through past trauma and writer’s and more deeply connect to your characters and your voice as a...

Sinners: Theme, Tone & the Sea Change

Posted July 25, 2025 • 00:41:20

Explore how sea change, bifurcated characters, and mythic symbolism power the structure and politics of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. Join us for a Special...

Adolescence Episode 4: Should You Write a Limited Series?

Posted July 11, 2025 • 01:05:33

This episode pulls it all together, with a deep dive into the structure of Adolescence Episode 4 and how it fits into the overall structure and series...

Adolescence Episode 3: Adolescence, The Wire and Pattern Based Engine

Posted June 27, 2025 • 00:38:16

Learn how Adolescence Episode 3 (building upon structural techniques from The Wire) uses a Pattern Based Series Engine to navigate rare changes in characters...