"Read scripts from the shows you like and shows you don't like. Have a good look at how they lay things out. " 

Wendy Hanna's episode is full of great tips about writing, finding other writers, growing your community of writers and even entering writing competitions. Hear how we first met at an Animation Writing Workshop and how the mock writers' room she created inspired me to re-think how I'd find writers for my show. 

Podcast Guest Profile

Wendy Hanna is an AWGie nominated screenwriter and creative development consultant with a passion for people, characters and big ideas.

Her credits include iconic serial Neighbours, popular drama Love Child and docu-drama Dating the H-Bomb, as well as numerous children’s programs including Giggle & Hoot, Dumbotz and Sydney Sailboat. She is also is co-creator of factual teen format MY:24. A former Development Executive for Essential Media & Entertainment, she has extensive development experience across genres including kids, drama, animation and factual, and regularly works with creative teams to help concepts find their best form. In 2017, Wendy was nominated for an AWGie for her work on ABC’s Hoot Hoot Go!

Time Stamps

0:53 | How I've set up my writers' room...so far

7:20 | Interview with Wendy Hanna

Interesting Links
Wendy's website https://wendylikesstories.com/
Wendy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wendylikesstories/
Australian Writers Guild https://www.awg.com.au/
Women In Film and TV Australia https://wiftaustralia.org.au/
NYC Midnight Competition http://www.nycmidnight.com/

Say Hello!

I'm at taku.com.au, Instagram/Twitter: @takuspeaks or Facebook: @TakuTV.

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"Read scripts from the shows you like and shows you don't like. Have a good look at how they lay things out. "&nbsp;
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Wendy Hanna's episode is full of great tips about writing, finding other writers, growing your community of writers and even entering writing competitions. Hear how we first met at an Animation Writing Workshop and how the mock writers' room she created inspired me to re-think how I'd find writers for my show.&nbsp;
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Podcast Guest Profile
Wendy Hanna&nbsp;is an AWGie nominated&nbsp;screenwriter and creative development consultant&nbsp;with a passion for people, characters and big ideas.
Her credits include iconic serial&nbsp;Neighbours, popular drama&nbsp;Love Child&nbsp;and docu-drama&nbsp;Dating the H-Bomb, as well as numerous children&rsquo;s programs including&nbsp;Giggle &amp; Hoot,&nbsp;Dumbotz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sydney Sailboat. She is also is co-creator of factual teen format&nbsp;MY:24. A former Development Executive for Essential Media &amp; Entertainment, she has extensive development experience across genres including kids, drama, animation and factual, and regularly works with creative teams to help concepts find their best form. In 2017, Wendy was nominated for an AWGie for her work on ABC&rsquo;s&nbsp;Hoot Hoot Go!
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Time Stamps
0:53 | How I've set up my writers' room...so far
7:20 | Interview with Wendy Hanna
Interesting Links
<ul>
<li>Wendy's website <a href="https://wendylikesstories.com/">https://wendylikesstories.com/</a></li>
<li>Wendy's Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wendylikesstories/">https://www.instagram.com/wendylikesstories/</a></li>
<li>Australian Writers Guild <a href="https://www.awg.com.au/">https://www.awg.com.au/</a></li>
<li>Women In Film and TV Australia <a href="https://wiftaustralia.org.au/">https://wiftaustralia.org.au/</a></li>
<li>NYC Midnight Competition <a href="http://www.nycmidnight.com/">http://www.nycmidnight.com/</a></li>
</ul>
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Say Hello!
I'm at <a href="http://www.taku.com.au">taku.com.au</a>, Instagram/Twitter: <a href="https://instagram.com/takuspeaks/">@takuspeaks</a> or Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/takutv">@TakuTV</a>.

Hi, I'm Taku Mbudzi and I love to tell stories — give me a pen, a microphone or a camera and I’ll have something to share.

Two Words with Taku is a podcast and pit stop for writers and storytellers — a place for rest, encouragement, inspiration and fuel before you head back out to the work of writing.

Join our community at https://twowordswithtaku.substack.com/, and follow the show on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/ for updates on our LIVE in-person podcast recording events.

Podcast produced and recorded on the traditional country of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, Australia.

Hi, I'm Taku Mbudzi and I love to tell stories — give me a pen, a microphone or a camera and I’ll have something to share.
Two Words with Taku is a podcast and pit stop for writers and storytellers — a place for rest, encouragement, inspiration and fuel before you head back out to the work of writing.
Join our community at <a href="https://twowordswithtaku.substack.com/">https://twowordswithtaku.substack.com/</a>, and follow the show on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/">https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/">https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/</a> for updates on our LIVE in-person podcast recording events.
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Podcast produced and recorded on the traditional country of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, Australia.

Writer by day; comedian and filmmaker by night.

Two Words with Taku

Hi, I'm Taku Mbudzi and I love to tell stories — give me a pen, a microphone or a camera and I’ll have something to share. 

Two Words with Taku is a show about my writing and storytelling adventures. Watch my film Gugu naGogo on ABC iview at https://iview.abc.net.au/show/gugu-nagogo.

Podcast produced and recorded on the traditional country of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, Australia.

Hi, I'm Taku Mbudzi and I love to tell stories — give me a pen, a microphone or a camera and I’ll have something to share. 
Two Words with Taku is a show about my writing and storytelling adventures. Watch my film Gugu naGogo on ABC iview at <a href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/gugu-nagogo">https://iview.abc.net.au/show/gugu-nagogo</a>.
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Podcast produced and recorded on the traditional country of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, Australia.

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