Guests

Since 2009, ScriptChat has brought guests to the party so you can learn in a free, unbiased and respectful platform. Our #1 goal is to thoroughly enjoy spending an hour together every Sunday with writers working hard to improve and succeed, and we are proud to have accomplished that time and time again! 

Here's a full list of our generous guests who have brought learning to our party!

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*If you'd like to be a guest or have recommendations for guests, please email jeanne@scriptchat.com 

Screenwriters/TV writers:
Bob DeRosa @thembob (KILLERS)
David B. Hayter @DavidBHayter (X-MEN, WATCHMEN)
Geoff LaTulippe @DrGMLaTulippe (GOING THE DISTANCE)
Jane Espenson @JaneEspenson ( BUFFY, CAPRICA, and more)
Brad Bell @gocheeksgo (Husbands web series)
Bob Goodman @b0bgoodman (WAREHOUSE 13, THE BATMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE)
Josh Heald @healdrules (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE)
Peter Hanson @GrandRiverFilms (writer/director TALES FROM THE SCRIPT)
Alvaro Rodriguez @alrodz (MACHETE, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN)
Doug Richardson @byDougRich (DIE HARD 2, BAD BOYS, HOSTAGE)
Hue Rhodes @huerhodes (screenwriter/director ST JOHN OF LAS VEGAS)
James Moran @jamesmoran (SEVERANCE, DOCTOR WHO, TORCHWOOD)
John Vorhaus @TrueFactBarFact (MARRIED WITH CHILDREN)
Diane Drake @dianedrake (ONLY YOU and WHAT WOMEN WANT) 
Guinevere Turner @turnerguinevere (AMERICAN PSYCHO, THE L WORD)
Unknown Screenwriter @UnkScreenwriter (ghost writer)  
Stephany Folsom @StephanyFolsom (THOR: RAGNAROK)
Lisa Holdsworth @WorksWithWords (MIDSOMER MURDERS, NEW TRICKS, WATERLOO, ROAD, ROBIN HOOD)
Karen Walton @inkcanada
Chris Sparling @chrissparling (BURIED, ATM)
Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype
Erik Bork @flyingwrestler (HBO's BAND OF BROTHERS)
Lisa Alden @lisaAlden3 (ENTOURAGE)
Brothers McLeod @brothersmcleod
Nevada Grey @NevadaGrey
Alexis Nikki @BWtheFilm
Alie Flierl @2degreesofalie (SCHOOL OF ROCK)
Scott Chernoff @ScottChernoff (SCHOOL OF ROCK)
Phillip Barron @phillbarron
Frank Brinkley @eph_bee
Katie Lovejoy @katielovejoy (MIRANDA'S RIGHTS, DRACULA)
Kiyong Kim @mr_kiyongkim 
Zack Gutin @zackgutin
Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde
Ryan Douglas Pearson @rynedp (KNOWING)
Bitch Pack @BiatchPack 
Robert Pratten @robpratten
Kristi Barnett @pale_jewel
Simon Bates @reebotfilms
William C. Martell @wcmartell (wrote 20+ action films)
Roland Moore @rolandmooretv (LAND GIRLS)
Kevin Cecil @kevcecil (comedy writing)
Anne Marie Draycott & Charity Trimm @DraycottTrimm
Kevin DiNovis @Floating Asylum     
Luke Ryan @lukeryansays
Michael Connors @AllegianceNews
Chris Hill @chillfilms 
Sarah Pinborough @SarahPinborough    
Tim Bain @timmybain     
Mark Pallis  @markpallis
Debbie Moon @DebbieBMoon 
Sandy Nicholson @Sandy_Nicholson 
Bill Boyle @VisualMindscape 
Rosie Claverton @rosieclaverton
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
Yvonne Grace @yvonnegrace1
Jeff Richards @jeffrichards
Judy Blume and Lawrence Blume @judyblume
Stuart Acher @stuartacher 
Loyd Auerback @profparanormal
Arnold Rudnich @arnoldrudnick
David Jung @davidfujung (POSSESSION OF MICHAEL KING)
Jaime Primak Sullivan @JaimePrimak (JERSEY BELLE) 
Marcus Williams @apoeticanomaly 
Joe Gazzam @JOE_GAZZAM (21 JUMP STREET, BARBARELLA) 
Joshua Caldwell @Joshua_Caldwell (LAYOVER)  
Eric Heisserer @HIGHzurrer (HOURS, THE THING, FINAL DESTINATION 5)
Jeffrey Lieber @JeffLieber (NCIS: New Orleans, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, LOST)
Jeff Willis @jwillis81 
Terrance Mulloy @TerranceMulloy (BURST 3D)
Mickey Fisher @mickeyfisher73 (Creator of Extant/CBS and Reverie/NBC, Writer for The Strain/FX and Mars/NatGeo ) 
Julie Bush @julie_bush (THE DISH, SONS OF ANARCHY)
Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory 
Gary Graham @thegarygraham (untitled I AM LEGEND reboot)
Eric Koenig @EricKoenig123 (MATRIARCH) 
Amy Suto @AmySuto - writer/producer miniseries CON 
Bob Saenz @BobSnz (HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ON PAPER, STREETS OF LA) "That's Not the Way It Works"
Doug Richardson @byDougRich (DIE HARD 2, BAD BOYS, HOSTAGE)
John Jarrell @TLScreenwriting (ROMEO MUST DIE, HARD-BOILED II, OUTLAWS) 
Sandra Leviton @Lil_SJL (writer/producer Under the Stars Entertainment)  
Rebecca Norris @beckaroohoo Web Series
Kirk Moore  @KirkWrites79 (AMERICAN CRIME)
Kelly May  @kellyelisemay (Disney Channel Series THE COPPERTOP FLOP SHOW)
Mylo Carbio @MyloCarbia (horror ghost writer and author)
Paul Peditto @ScriptGods  (JANE DOE)
Tom Nunan @TomNunan (CRASH) 
Mike Alber @malber2000 (KIRBY BUCKETS)
Kam Miller @kammotion  (LAW AND ORDER SVU)
Tom Vaughan @tomvaughan (WINCHESTER, UNSTOPPABLE, PLAYING HOUSE)
Aaron Mendelsohn @amendelsohn  (AIR BUD)
Tawny Stokes @Vivi_Tawny
Melissa Hilfers @melissahilfers (UNDONE, UNFIT, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS)
Anthony Grieco @swimcharlieswim (2015 Academy Nicholl Fellow)
Tim Schildberger @timschildberger of @LiveReadLA 
Deanna Shumaker @deannashumaker (BLINDSPOT)
Scotty Mullen @scottymullen (SHARKNADO 5)
The Wibberleys @dottiehudson (NATIONAL TREASURE 1 and 2, BAD BOYS 2)
Bo Yeon Kim @extspace (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY)
Bob Saenz @BobSnz (EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS, THE RIGHT GIRL)
Marc Haimes @Marc_Haimes  (Screenwriter of Kubo And The Two Strings, and upcoming Waco, Nimona, and The Girl Who Drank The Moon.) 
Dwain A Worrell @DwainAWorrell - THE WALL
Kim Garland @kim_garland (Body Image, The End Of Mara, Deal Travis In, Vivienne Again)
Greta Heinemann  @GretaHeinemann (NCIS: New Orleans)
Tawnya Bhattacharya @ScriptAnatomy
Michael Tabb @michaeltabb
Jack Marchetti @JackMarchetti
Anna Klassen @AnnaJKlassen - 2017 Black List 
Liz Hannah @itslizhannah (THE POST)
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen @LisaCullen
David Rabinowitz @d_rabinowitz - Oscar-winning screenwriter BlacKkKlansman‏
Melissa Hilfers @melissahilfers (UNDONE, UNFIT, FUSION BOY, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, JAGGED EDGE) 
Jeff Lowell @JeffLowell Screenwriter/Producer (John Tucker Must Die, Hotel For Dogs, Sports Night, Spin City, Two & A Half Men, The Ranch, George Carlin Show, Cybill, Just Shoot Me, Drew Carey Show, etc.)
Cindy Goldberg @CindyGDrums documentary Beat Keepers: Women with Rhythm
Anna & Mark Casadei @annaliterally @markliterally (LEGACY, MURDER HILL) 
Nicole Jones-Dion @novaris writer/director (STASIS, DEVIL'S DEAL, DEBRIS, DEATHDATE, IN THE DEATHROOM, SCARS)
Arash Amel @arashamel A PRIVATE WAR
Kraig Wenman @KraigWenman
David Diamond @TheDavidDiamond and David Weissman @Weissy77 (THE FAMILY MAN, OLD DOGS), screenwriters and authors of @bulletproofscr - Bulletproof: Writing Scripts That Don't Get Shot Down
Anna & Mark Casadei @annaliterally @markliterally
Director of the LGBT film Lover Girl Shawna Khorasani @shawneesaur 
Tripper Clancy @TripperClancy - Stuber, Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This, Die Hart
Saeed Crumpler @balance510
Ben Rock @neptunesalad
Sheryl J. Anderson @sheryljanderson
Howard Jordon Jr. @howardwrites - TV writer. @cbs The Unicorn
Ian Shorr @IanShorr Writer of Paramount's @Infinitemov
James Kicklighter @jameskick Film Director  
Marti King Young @scrnwriterchic 
Meghan Fitzmartin @megfitz89
Audrey Knox @audreyknox 
Jay and Chris Thornton @ThemThorntons (CACTUS JACK)
Emily Steele @TheEmilySteele 
Rosanne Welch @RosanneWelch (TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL)
Sheryl J. Anderson @sheryljanderson (SWEET MAGNOLIAS)
Angela Bourassa @angelabourassa1  (Black List 2021)
Jamil Akim O'Quinn, MDiv. @joquinn06
Heather Taylor @HeatherATaylor (THE HARDY BOYS, LETHAL LOVE)
Michael Corcoran @MCorcoran15 
Jon Steinhagen @JonSteinhagen 
Kevin T. Morales @KevinTMorales (screenwriter/director)
Shayna Weber @shaynaweber  
Clarissa Jacobson of Rebel Minx @RebelMinx_
Peter Malone Elliott @PMEWriter (WIRED SHUT)
Nathan Graham Davis @NGDWrites 
Seth Sherwood @SethMSherwood - Screenwriter. Devil Take Me (Supermassive 2022), Light as a Feather (Hulu 2019), Hellfest (2018) Leatherface (2017), upcoming untitled Amazon horror series.
DMA Anderson @planetdma
Nate Golon @NateGolon - Creator/EP of WORKSHOP (Hulu); BRIEFCASE (Netflix); MY SYNTHESIZED LIFE. Author of JOURNEY OF SELF: SIX MONTHS IN THE JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE.
Manfred Lopez Grem @ManfredGrem - Mexican-American Writer-Director | WGA | Weintraub Tobin | Zero Gravity | 2021 Black List Feature Lab Fellow | #1 on Black List Site | Multiple 8s & 9s
Norman Richard Lesperance @NRLesperance: Mortal Co-Writer / Screenwriter / Novelist / Director / Producer / Photographer / Storyteller / World Builder Repped by Zack Zucker at @bellevueprods 
Martin Aguilera @_martinaguilera

Agents/Managers:
Julian Friedmann @julianfriedmann
Babz Bitella @BABZBUZZ
Marc Manus @managermarc
Tim Lambert @TimNLambert 
Lee Stobby @LeeStobby
Kailey Marsh @KaileyMarsh - Manager, Producer & Creator of The Blood List
Marcus Casadei @markliterally  
Scott Stoops @hellastoopss - Manager at Good Fear 
Daniel Seco @DanielJSeco, Literary manager 
John Zaozirny @johnzaozirny Literary Manager and Head of Bellevue Productions
Jeff Portnoy @jeff_portnoy Literary Manager at Bellevue Productions

Actors: 
Dot Com Kevin Brown @dotcom30rock (30 ROCK) 

Casting Director:
Marci Liroff @marciliroff

Experts/Producers/Execs:
Dana Brunetti of Triggerstreet @DanaBrunetti (SOCIAL NETWORK)
Gary W. Goldstein @GaryWGoldstein (PRETTY WOMAN)
No Mystery CE @NoMystery_CE (development exec at top studio) 
Jeff Gomen @Jeff_Gomez (transmedia, video games)
Dave Trottier @DRTrottier (Screenwriters Bible, Dr. Format Tells All)
Steve Kaplan @SKCOMEDY 
Pilar Alessandra @onthepage (On the Page)
Jen Grisanti @jengrisanti
Stephanie Palmer @goodinaroom 
Anne Lower @princess_scribe (Save the Cat)
Scott Myers @gointothestory (Go Into the Story)
Nate Winslow @nate_winslow (Go Into the Story)
Karl Iglesias @karliglesias
Adam Levenberg @StarterScript
Julie Gray @Julie_Gray
Danny Manus @DannyManus
Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde
Drew Yanno @drewyanno 
Tom Green from Writers Guild of Great Britain @TheWritersGuild
Neal Romanek @rabbitandcrow
Corey Mandell @coreymandell 
Zoey Sanford @mszoeyrose
Hal Croasmun @ScreenwritingU
Richard Walter @RichardWalterUC
Jacob Krueger @theJKstudio 
Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis @showmefun2
Jeff Lyons @StoryGeeks
Jenna Avery @jennaavery (writing coach)
Joshua Caldwell @Joshua_Caldwell
Andrew Ellard @ellardent    
Susan Kouguell @SKouguell 
Lee Jessup @LeeZJessup
Lane Shefter-Bishop @LaneShefterBish aka "The Book Whisperer"
Julie Keck and Jessica King of King is a Fink @kingisafink - Social Media Charm School: A Guide for Filmmakers and Screenwriters
Derek Purvis - Producer of 'The Kids Will Be All Right' and also Creator of Movie Pitch Pro @MoviePitchPro
Kathryn Lyn @KathrynLyn Director of Development at Amasia Entertainment @AmasiaEnt
Shawn Tolleson @shawntolleson - Career Coach  
Barri Evins @BigBigIdeas 
Jen Grisanti @jengrisanti  
John Trigonis @Trigonis (crowdfunding) 
The Bechdel Group @TheBechdelGroup 
Carole Kirschner @CaroleKirsch - Director of WGA Showrunner Training Program and CBS Writers Program 
Dan Calvisi @storymapsdan
Elliot Grove @raindance  
Jennifer Dornbush @JGDornbush 
Allison Vanore @alliecine - Emmy-nominated producer
Debra Eckerling @TheDEBMethod (writing coach)
Laurie Ashbourne @LaurieAshbourne
Shannane Johnson, The Professional Pen @shannanejohnson
Brad Wyman @bradwyman - Producer; Monster, Freeway, The Dark Backeard, Trees Lounge
Marty Lang @marty_lang
Ken Aguado @kaguado - author of The Hollywood Pitching Bible 
International Screenwriters Association @NetworkISA
Max Timm @iMaxTimm and 
Scott Markus @ScottMarkus

Professional Readers:
The Bitter Script Reader @BittrScrptReadr
Bill Pace @scripteach
Lucy V Hay @Bang2write 
Nevada Grey @NevadaGrey
Xandy Sussan @covermyscript
Merrel Davis @UnCompletedWork
Hayley McKenzie @hayley1mckenzie
Lucy V Hay @Bang2Write
Michael Lee @Goldenageofgeek
Snark the Reader @snarkthereader
Pilar Alessandra @onthepage
Script Doctor Eric @scriptdreric
Ray Morton @RayMorton1
Miranda Sajdak @MirandaSajdak  
Steve Brumwell - UK script consultant and reader for Shore

Indie Filmmakers:
Gary King @grking
Clive Davies-Frayne @clivefrayne
Jessica King and Julie Keck @kingisafink
Phil Holbrook @philontilt
Samuel Dore @bursteardrum
Chip Street @chipstreet
David Baker @davidpbaker
J.A. Steel @JASteel
Wolfgang Junghans @eumagine
Hue Rhodes @huerhodes
Stuart Acher @stuartacher
Vincent Vittorio @2v of Life Is My Movie Entertainment 
Shoshana Rosenbaum @ShoshanaRosenba 
Kim Bergie @kimbergie 
Morgan Dameron @MorganDameron 
Lucas McNelly @lmcnelly 

Theater:
Writer’s Avenue @WritersAvenue

Editors:
Eric Brodeur @ebrodeur
Jesse Averna @Dr0id
Jamie Hooper @FingercuffJAMIE

Music Composer:
Rob Gokee @robgokee 

Contests/Festivals/Pitchfests/Exposure for Writers:
Great American Pitchfest @PitchfestBob @Screenwriter12
Matt Misetich @SPMJM of Script Pipeline @ScriptPipeline
RB Botto @RBwalksintoabar of Stage 32 @Stage32online
Leonard Franklin @franklinleonard
The Black List @theblcklst
Tracking Board @MyTrackingBoard
Jason Scoggins @jscoggins
Spec Scout @SpecScout
Amazon Studios @Amazon_Studios
Scripped @scripped ( Contests)
Chris Jones @livingspiritpix (festival)
Blue Cat Pictures @BlueCatPictures
Gordy Hoffman @vigiledelfuoco of BlueCat Pictures
Scriptd @scriptdinc  
Stage 32's @TheHappyWriters
Finish Line Script Competition @FinishLineScrip   
Tim Schildberger @timschildberger (LIVE LA READ)
RoadMap Writers @roadmapwriters 
Jenny Frankfurt @FinishLineScrip
Angela Bourassa @angelabourassa1 ‏Founder of @LA_Screenwriter and co-founder of @Write_LA
Steven DeBose @Steven_DeBose, Director of Script Competitions at Austin Film Festival @austinfilmfest

Resources
Final Draft @finaldraftinc
Jungle Software @junglesoftware
Writer Duet @WriterDuet
TV Calling Podcast - Nick Watson @_njwatson & Alex Freedman @TVCalling 
Rebecca Pickens @RebeccaLPickens Editor of Journaling.com @journaling_com
ScriptHop @ScriptHop
Virtual Pitch Fest @VPFest