What script should you write?

Craig and John tackle a question screenwriters ask themselves at every stage in their careers: of all things I could write, which thing should I write? For working screenwriters, these questions are complicated by rights and money and personalities. But for the aspiring screenwriter, the choice is just as daunting. A screenplay is a huge undertaking, involving months or years of work. Each script carries an opportunity cost: choosing to write this project means not writing something else, or at the very least pushing it further back. While the variables are different in every case, John and Craig offer some framework for answering the question. Also this week, John discusses the death of Richard Zanuck, who produced three of his movies. From listener questions, we look at pitch-fests, illegal acts, and shows about your buddies. And in cool things, Craig talks e-cigarettes while John has mixed opinions on the Nexus 7. LINKS: Richard Zanuck, 1934 – 2012, Los Angeles Times obit Joyetech 510 Johnson Creek Smoke Juice Google’s Nexus 7 tablet INTRO: Classic 1960’s Dr. Pepper commercial OUTRO: Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild Wild Women by Jim Croce You can download the episode here: AAC. UPDATE 7-26-12: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post What script should you write? first appeared on John August.