{"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":43,"summary":"Industry pros offer advice on writing, producing, and selling Christmas TV-movies.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T12:17:43.759874+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945"},"episode":{"title":"43: What Makes a Christmas Script Sellable?🎄","slug":"43-what-makes-a-christmas-script-sellable","published_at":"2026-07-10T02:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945/43-what-makes-a-christmas-script-sellable","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945","url":"https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com/43-what-makes-a-christmas-script-sellable","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9523fe73-4214-4afb-b900-f76cc4c507dc/43_What_Makes_a_Christmas_Script_Sellable.mp3?dest-id=4118004","summary":"Producer Michael Goldstein breaks down exactly what Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix need from a Christmas script — and why Christmas \"baked in\" not backdrop, is the difference between a pass and a sale. Chapters 0:11 Introduction and Updates 2:06 Christmas Makes the Story 3:32 Fresh Beats Formula 6:25 Creative Production Advantage 7:58 What Bold Really Means 9:57 Why Writers Get Rehired 12:01 Fast Drafts, Better Results 12:08 Platform Tone Differences 15:36 Why Scripts Fail 18:14 Page Count Sweet Spot 20:26 Career Upside Opens Doors 21:27 Christmas Market Outlook 23:18 Rom-Coms Beyond Christmas 25:30 Ideal Output Goals YouTube interview The Christmas Movie Screenwriter Podcast – Episode 43 Guest Producer Michael Goldstein – Reckless Pictures, Basset Hound Distribution and Timeless Pictures 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 GUEST: Michael Goldstein IMDB Website: Reckless Pictures Instagram","meta_description":"Producer Michael Goldstein breaks down exactly what Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix need from a Christmas script — and why Christmas \"baked in\" not backdr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1889,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/christmas-movie-screenwriter-6598945/episodes/43-what-makes-a-christmas-script-sellable/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-6598945/43-what-makes-a-christmas-script-sellable.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}