John welcomes writer and showrunner Courtney Kemp (Power, Nemesis) to ask, how do you find an audience and build momentum on television? They look at how writers can match their voice to an underserved audience, the pitfalls of being boxed in by a niche, and what new writers can do to get people excited about their work. We also chart how Courtney built her career from magazine writer to creating the television franchise Power, look at the exciting success of Obsession and Backrooms, and answer listener questions on talking to your reps about financial struggles, and how to find your project's "why now?" In our bonus segment for premium members, Courtney shot her new show Nemesis entirely in Los Angeles, and you can too! Links: <ul> <li>Courtney Kemp on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/courtneyakemp/">Instagram</a> and <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_A._Kemp">Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81737397">Nemesis</a> on Netflix</li> <li><a href= "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-obsession-second-weekend-spike-1236606229/"> 'Obsession' Makes History With Biggest Second-Weekend Spike in Modern Times</a> by Pamela McClintock and Lexi Carson for The Hollywood Reporter</li> <li><a href= "https://strikegeist.substack.com/p/the-pitt-effect-a-scramble-to-get?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1606756&post_id=199567447&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=3dw6x&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email"> The 'Pitt' Effect: A Scramble to Get Shows Back on Air Faster</a> by Lesley Goldberg for Ankler Media</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ryanwalkerT5">Ryan Walker hotel reviews</a></li> <li><a href= "https://tv.apple.com/us/show/star-city/umc.cmc.2l8p785osmtmiyk64bh6tfde1"> Star City</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotesbook.com/">Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">Become a Scriptnotes Premium member</a>, or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">gift a subscription</a></li> <li>Subscribe to Scriptnotes on <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@ScriptnotesPodcast">YouTube</a></li> <li>Follow Scriptnotes on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/scriptnotespodcast/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@scriptnotespod">TikTok</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johnaugust.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Eric Pearson (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by <a href= "https://www.drewmarquardt.com/">Drew Marquardt</a> and edited by <a href="https://www.matthewchilelli.com/">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/738standard.mp3">here</a>.

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