What happens when the line between life and art disappears completely?

That's exactly what happened to today's guest, Julia Yorks, writer of the 2024 Black List script The 7 Guys You Date Before Marriage, about a newly single woman diving back into the dating pool after the collapse of a ten-year relationship.

Here's the twist: that exact heartbreak happened to her between the first and second drafts.

She's been remarkably open about it, chronicling the whole thing for her 75K+ followers across social media.

But this isn't just a story about heartbreak; Julia just sold the project to Sony.

Find out how she turned tears into a sale in today's interview.


Guest: Julia Yorks on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠X and TikTok

Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chris Hill⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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Useful links:

ScriptWell: The Community for Screenwriters

Go Into The Story: Interview

Eat, Cry, Write - by Julia Yorks (Substack)

Shyamalan's 'The Happening' Deserves Another Chance - Den of Geek

Jack Reacher and Sandy Hook - Guardian


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