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Hollywood Secrets: Incredible Characters, Deep Stories, and Super Drafts

Podcast: Self Publishing Insiders
Published: Jan 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 3266
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T.D. Donnelly joins us to share practices he has used in his writing to build memorable characters and stories for the screen.