<p>Cargill and David discuss Christopher McQuarrie&#8217;s recent advice on whether or not you should try to &#8220;win the lottery&#8221; by submitting your script to a studio.</p>
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<li>McQuarrie has since taken down the Twitter thread but many reproductions exist online, including <a href="https://nofilmschool.com/christopher-mcquarrie-twitter-writing-advice">this one.</a></li>
<li>Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail.com.</li>
<li>Find more episodes of this show at <a href="http://www.writealongpodcast.com">writealongpodcast.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on Twitter @<a href="http://twitter.com/writealongpod">writealongpod</a>.</li>
<li>Follow Cargill on Twitter @<a href="http://twitter.com/massawyrm">massawyrm</a>.</li>
<li>Follow David on Twitter @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/davechensky">davechensky</a>.</li>
<li>Listen to Cargill&#8217;s other podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/junkfood-cinema/id833726995">Junkfood Cinema.</a></li>
<li>Listen to David&#8217;s other podcast <a href="http://www.slashfilmcast.com">the Slashfilmcast</a>.</li>
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Ep. 53 – You’d think there’d be a better communication system

C. Robert Cargill is a screenwriter, novelist, and former film critic. In this podcast, he's joined by film critic David Chen to discuss his advice from his two decades in the entertainment industry. Find more episodes of the show at writealongpodcast.com and email us at writealongpodcast@gmail.com