Rachel Shukert (The Burbs)
About this episode
Rachel Shukert returns to discuss her writing process and insights on The Burbs.
Rachel Shukert ( The Burbs ; creator, The Baby-Sitters Club ; The Handmaid's Tale ) returns to discuss relearning to write to act breaks, why mysteries are so hard to crack, finding the heart of The Burbs, dreams of the Golden Girls house, and more. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Ben Blacker
Guest: Rachel Shukert
Topics covered
- screenwriting
- television
- mystery writing
- The Burbs
- writing process
Keywords
- Rachel Shukert
- The Burbs
- screenwriting
- mysteries
- writing advice
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Burbs, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Handmaid's Tale
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