Ep. 473: Project Theme Songs & A Wrap On Whimsy

Ep. 473: Project Theme Songs & A Wrap On Whimsy

From Happier in Hollywood by The Onward Project

June 4, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 473

About this episode

Liz and Sarah explore writing in different tenses, discuss project theme songs, and share a Hollywood Hack along with a TV recommendation.

As Liz and Sarah dive into the new draft of their novel, they’re experimenting with tense. They each wrote a scene in past tense, and now they’re going to write the same scenes in present tense. Which will they prefer? In The Craft (& Fain) they share a listener’s suggestion to assign every project its own theme song. Then they discuss their favorite parts of Mimsy May in Take Two. One takeaway? Whimsy should not be effortful. This week’s Hollywood Hack is on trend — a Mahjong mat with game instructions as part of its design. Finally, Liz recommends the show Firefly Lane on Netflix. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCra Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. It’ll come right to your inbox! Sign up for Sarah’s free…

People in this episode

Hosts: Liz, Sarah

Topics covered

  • writing
  • theme songs
  • whimsy
  • Mahjong
  • television recommendations

Keywords

  • writing
  • theme songs
  • whimsy
  • Mahjong
  • Firefly Lane

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Firefly Lane, Mimsy May

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