{"podcast":{"title":"The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna","slug":"the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505","podcast_index_feed_id":436505,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/screenwriting-life","website_url":"https://www.facebook.com/thescreenwritinglife","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba07d48c-d888-11ed-960d-6781f880e4fe/image/3437137-1607025567699-1e6d20507a136.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna","episode_count":320,"summary":"Welcome to The Screenwriting Life, a podcast where Oscar-nominated writer Meg LeFauve and Emmy-nominated writer Lorien McKenna discuss not only the craft and business of Screenwriting, but also the emotional life: the ups and downs of being a creative, to remind you that you are not alone and to keep writing.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:10.825853+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 303 | How To Welcome The Mess! (Ultimate Adventures In Screenwriting)","slug":"ep-303-how-to-welcome-the-mess-ultimate-adventures-in-screenwriting","published_at":"2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-303-how-to-welcome-the-mess-ultimate-adventures-in-screenwriting","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI9957485584.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI9957485584.mp3","summary":"Meg, Joe and Lorien have another round of The ULTIMATE Adventures In Screenwriting. Diving into their weeks which always leads to deep thoughts and important realizations. The thesis for today's episode how to live in the mess. Not fear it, not try to rush through it but truly welcome it. But, there is a time and place for that mess and that is on the page. They talk about the importance of clearing their email inbox, taking care of the \"annoying\" life things before sitting down to write and how that can be freeing. A lot more on this very open episode. Looking for more support on your writing journey? Join Meg and Lorien inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL Workshops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Episode Links: Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TSL on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Screenwriting Life is produced and edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex Alcheh.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Meg, Joe and Lorien have another round of The ULTIMATE Adventures In Screenwriting. Diving into their weeks which always leads to deep thoughts and import…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2800,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/episodes/ep-303-how-to-welcome-the-mess-ultimate-adventures-in-screenwriting/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-303-how-to-welcome-the-mess-ultimate-adventures-in-screenwriting.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}