Re:Writing

Re:Writing

Q&A recordings

Alex Russell (Lurker)

Plus: the Hayes Brothers Q&A recording

Feb 03, 2026
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In today’s Writers Panel, writer/director Alex Russell (Lurker; The Bear; Beef; Dave) discusses why he directed his own script, writing the unspoken, an apt metaphor for discovering story, his Frankenstein approach to outlining, and more.

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For paid subscribers, below is the audio from the Q&A with the Carey and Chad Hayes (The Conjuring) from this past weekend. Loved to see so many of you there; thanks so much for the great questions. It’s a fun one.

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