Ep318 - Kourtney Kang, Screenwriter ‘Doogie Kamealoha M.D.,’ ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ & ‘HIMYM’

“From the very first moment I saw Annie, I knew I wanted to do that.” Kourtney Kang got her start acting and singing before moving into screenwriting and playwriting. Today, she’s best known for creating the Disney Plus reboot ‘Doogie Kamealoha M.D.,’ and writing for major shows like ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ In Doogie Kamealoha M.D., the story follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, “a teenaged wunderkind juggling her high school life with an early medical career.” In this interview, Kourtney talks about positive limitations in playwriting, why writer’s rooms are sacred, advice from Danny Zuker, writing with the heart in mind, and how she uses notebooks to craft personal stories for the silver screen. If it’s your first time listening, make sure to subscribe and visit my new website for information on the YouTube channel, the blog, this podcast, and my new book ‘Ink by the Barrel’ which takes advice from these 200+ interviews at the link below… Join the email list here: www.brockswinson.com Follow us on Instagram for updates: @brockswinson If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60-seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom on your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!