The Desert of the Second Act - Meathouse Update

About this episode

Jonathan discusses the challenges of the screenwriting process with producer Dan Vadeboncoeur.

Jonathan welcomes back podcast producer and aspiring screenwriter Dan Vadeboncoeur to talk about his ongoing Meathouse screenplay and dive into the "messy middle" of the screenwriting process. Join Jonathan's Patreon page for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠staystrange.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Subscribe to the Stranger Fiction YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strangertv.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Purchase books & comics available from Stranger Fiction at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strangerfiction.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan

Guest: Dan Vadeboncoeur

Topics covered

• screenwriting
• Meathouse
• creative process

Keywords

• Patreon
• YouTube
• Stranger Fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Meathouse screenplay

Books & works: The Desert of the Second Act - Meathouse Update, Meathouse

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