Justin’s going through a big change in his career, so the crew thought it would fun to talk about making big decisions in life and what goes into our minds when we make these changes. The GI Bill helps a lot of us make these choices and transitions. Did you know that if you used your Montgomery GI Bill, you …
Handling Rejection and Staying Motivated
Exciting news! Jennifer Marshall joins Justin and Trevor to cohost the show (while Tom had to step aside to focus on his amazing business). Justin recently signed with a literary manager for his screenwriting, so he was thinking back over all of the rejection he’s gone through up to now. Hence, this topic. As Trevor says, rejection is essential in …
Writing Sci-Fi and Getting Published, with Brian Dorsey
Brian Dorsey started with short fiction, moved on to academic writing, and then, toward the end of his military time, he started writing fiction. From there he blossomed and soon his novel GATEWAY was published. To learn more about writing sci-fi with a military angle, publishing, and more, check out the episode. Brian Dorsey is the author of the Gateway …
Masterminds and Learning
Have you ever considered finding a group of people that can make you smarter? Ever wondered what a mastermind is? Tom goes into the history of masterminds, and discusses his group, High Speed Elite. And on the writer side, we discussed how this is similar to groups like the Inklings (with JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, etc). Justin mentioned the …
The Sundance Film Festival
Co-host Trevor Scott called in to this episode live from the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the general stories about Sundance, we discussed the importance of film festivals. What do you do there? What is it? Why go if I don’t have a film showing there? Mostly it comes down to networking, but there’s certainly more to it than …
Acting, Musical Theater, and more with Skye Marshall
Join Justin Sloan and Trevor Scott as they discuss acting with Skye Marshall. Skye started in musical theater, and most recently did a movie titled “Misconduct,” with Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins. She also is playing a key role in the upcoming movie “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart.” Born in Chicago, Illinois. Skye has studied performing arts since the age …
Realities of Working in Video Games
Trevor and Tom quiz Justin about his experience as a video game writer. Justin starts by discussing what it’s like working in games by talking about how he broke in and how he’s survived so far. Some topics include breaking in through QA, going the film school route, and connecting (or the dreaded word “networking”) in every way you can …
Collaborative Writing and Using Your Military Experience to Write, with JR Olson and David Bruns
David Bruns and JR Olson share how their extended experience in the Navy led to a collaboration on a novel (and much more). David was on a submarine and JR was an intelligence officer. With their powers combined, they wrote Weapons of Mass Deception. David started out writing science-fiction, the Dream Guild Chronicles. More recently, another cool project David has …
Acting outside of LA and attending the Austin Film Festival, with Joshua Koopman
The Joshua “Koop” Koooman shares his experience building an acting resume outside of LA, making the move to Hollywood, studying acting at UCLA Film School and what it’s like to attend the Austin Film Festival (AFF). The Koop started acting in theater and moved into the world of commercials, both outside of LA. He felt this was a great way …
Being Hardcore and Surviving with Mykel Hawke
Mykel Hawke shares his experience going from an intense childhood to military special forces to ultimate survivor. MTV Road Rules found him in 1998, and from there he worked his way into the media. Mykel Hawke (is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, author, and television and film personality. He is perhaps best known for his role on the …