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Act Two Podcast

Act Two Podcast

By: Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman
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Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.The Act Two Network Art
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  • How to Plan Your Screenwriting Year for Success: A Month-by-Month Guide
    Dec 22 2025

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Final Draft blog by Ken Miyamoto, How to Plan Your Entire Screenwriting Year: A Month-by-Month Guide. They break down tasks for each month, discuss practical solutions to achieving those tasks, and why thinking about your year in these terms sets you up for success (and they maybe fangirl over Ken a little bit).

    TWIW: Tasha got very different notes on a script from her manager and her writer's group, what should she do? / A studio exec with very interesting insight into writers vs. actors that we should learn from / Josh's pitch to an actress / Tasha's pitch to an author / Rob Reiner as an integral part of our Screenwriting education, RIP.

    Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com

    Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Writing Behind Tomb Raider: the Legend of Lara Croft Season 2
    Dec 15 2025

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman chat about Tasha's newest season of Tomb Raider: the Legend of Lara Croft now on Netflix, how the idea for the season came together, and behind-the-scenes writing stories.

    TWIW: The Blacklist 2025: Who's Who and trends Josh is seeing / Tasha went to a BAFTA Games Mixer and sweated profusely / If you can spot the reference to Tasha & Josh's favorite movies in S1 of The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime, you win a prize! Hint: there are 2 references.

    Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com

    Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

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    34 mins
  • 5 Tips on Telling a Compelling Story
    Dec 8 2025

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk through Final Draft's 5 Pieces of Advice to Tell a Compelling Tale and offer their own specifics on why and how these pieces of advice work in your writing.

    TWIW: This month's Running Man Q&A Patreon Zoom / Netflix buying WB? / Tasha's show The Mighty Nein is #1 in the US, Canada & Europe! / Vince Gilligan is so damn good at creating character-driven concepts

    Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com

    Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

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    40 mins
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