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Ep. 493: Free Range Writing!

October 22, 2026 · 30 min

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Liz and Sarah are psyching themselves up for free range writing! They’re about to start a draft of their spec pilot, Angry, Unlikable, Women, and they want to write like nobody’s watching. Then, in Making It Happen, they talk to romantasy novelist Amy Suto about how she successfully pivoted from a burgeoning television career to writing novels and a hit Substack. One piece of advice? Find your superpower and lean into it. This week’s Hollywood Hack will help you pronounce tricky names and words: youglish.com. Finally, Liz recommends the new HBO Max show, War.


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LINKS:

Amy Suto:

https://www.amysuto.com/


Write for Money & Power by Amy Suto:

https://link.amazon/B0gihe9yv


Youglish:

https://youglish.com/


Wells Adams:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8141895/


War trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZybkHGaoPvQ

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