The Perfect Reader

Craig and John discuss the qualities of the perfect reader, whether it’s a studio professional or your screenwriting buddy. What should a reader look for, and how should she communicate her thoughts? We also discuss loan-out companies and why writers need them, and offer advice on starting a podcast. Plus a lot of turkey talk. In follow up, most of what we thought we knew about Franz Kafka was wrong — but maybe that’s okay. Bob Odenkirk already made a sketch about judging. And if you haven’t purchased tickets for the live show on December 11th, get on that. Links: Mary’s Heritage Turkeys Get your tickets now for the Scriptnotes Holiday Show American Contestant with Bob Odenkirk Dan Benjamin’s podcast guide, and Marco Arment’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Ana Lily Amirpour Bread Stuffing with Bacon, Apples, Sage, and Caramelized Onions from The New Best Recipe Outro by Scriptnotes listener Betty Spinks (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 12-10-14: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post The Perfect Reader first appeared on John August.