{"podcast":{"title":"Christmas Movie Screenwriter","slug":"christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945","podcast_index_feed_id":6598945,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/483480/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/483480","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/d/a/d/adadabc7f74473ada04421dee9605cbd/CMS_3000x3000_podcast_artwork.jpg","author":"Caryn McCann","episode_count":42,"summary":"Industry pros offer advice on writing, producing, and selling Christmas TV-movies.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945"},"episode":{"title":"42: Why Good Writing Won't Sell Your Christmas Script🌟","slug":"42-why-good-writing-won-t-sell-your-christmas-script","published_at":"2026-05-20T01:37:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945/42-why-good-writing-won-t-sell-your-christmas-script","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945","url":"https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com/42-why-good-writing-wont-sell-your-christmas-script","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9523fe73-4214-4afb-b900-f76cc4c507dc/42_Why_Good_Writing_Wont_Sell_Your_Christmas_Script.mp3?dest-id=4118004","summary":"Former MarVista exec turned writer Justine Wentzell Chang explains why market fit, budget, and buyer mandates often wins out over \"great writing\" in Christmas TV movies — and how to shape your holiday scripts so they actually get bought and made. Youtube: https://youtu.be/4i5w8lh7-cQ Podcast: https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com/ 42-why-good-writing-wont-sell-your-christmas-script The Christmas Movie Screenwriter Podcast – Episode 42 Guest Justine Chang – Writer / Producer Show Notes HOST: Caryn McCann Website: https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasMovieScreenwriter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caryn-mccann-5718058/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristmasMovieScreenwriter Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/christmasmovie X: https://twitter.com/MerryScriptmas My author website: https://www.carynmccann.com/ GUEST: Justine Wentzell-Chang Website: https://www.redballoonstation.com IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7519079/?ref_=fn_t_1 Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-isforjawesome/ Substack: https://substack.com/@justinechang","meta_description":"Former MarVista exec turned writer Justine Wentzell Chang explains why market fit, budget, and buyer mandates often wins out over \"great writing\" in Chris…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2363,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945/episodes/42-why-good-writing-won-t-sell-your-christmas-script/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945/42-why-good-writing-won-t-sell-your-christmas-script.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}