Ep. 53: Get Your Butt In The Chair

Ep. 53: Get Your Butt In The Chair

Ep. 53: Get Your Butt In The Chair

Happier in Hollywood - May 17, 2018 - 34:07

After an update on the "guys" debate, Liz and Sarah talk to authors and co hosts of the podcast #AmWriting KJ Dell'antonia and Jessica Lahey about the writer's life. It doesn't matter if you're in Hollywood or in the country as long as you get your butt in the chair and your head in the game. This week's Hollywood Hack will help you land any job: state the obvious! Finally, after the unexpected death of her father this week, Sarah shares a heartwarming memory.Links:Cambridge Dictionary Definition of Guys: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/guy"Eight words that reveal the sexism at the heart of the English language": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/27/eight-words-sexism-heart-english-language"Why I'm finally convinced it's time to stop saying 'you guys'": https://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8761227/you-guys-sexism-language"The language of sexism": http://www.classycareergirl.com/2017/10/sexism-workplace-gendered-language/"You don't like being called 'guys?' Come on, people!": https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2016/jun/10/you-dont-like-being-called-guys-come-on-people#AmWriting: http://www.jessicalahey.com/amwriting-podcast/ #AmWriting Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/amwritingDrybar: https://www.thedrybar.com/How to Be a Happier Parent: https://www.amazon.com/How-Happier-Parent-Raising-Family/dp/0735210470The Gift of Failure: https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Failure-Parents-Children-Succeed/dp/0062299255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526356195&sr=1-1&keywords=the+gift+of+failure&dpID=41JmkO844-L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

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Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for 17 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown’s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.