
The One With Matt Arnold
04/06/24 • 57 min
In The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers and script consultants, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater. In this episode, Steve and Nick visit with showrunner Matt Arnold (Emerald City, Siberia on NBC.) Matt breaks down how he organizes his writing schedule for maximum efficiency, why it's best to create a buffer when receiving studio notes, and what makes the TV writing life cycle so rewarding.
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Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org
Aiyo/ On My Way/ courtesy of Epidemic Sound
In The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers and script consultants, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater. In this episode, Steve and Nick visit with showrunner Matt Arnold (Emerald City, Siberia on NBC.) Matt breaks down how he organizes his writing schedule for maximum efficiency, why it's best to create a buffer when receiving studio notes, and what makes the TV writing life cycle so rewarding.
Send in your comments and questions about writing for future episodes to
[email protected]
Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org
Aiyo/ On My Way/ courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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