This week, Liz and Sarah are passing off their worry to the experts! They share how trusting your team can take the weight off. Then—one, two, three—in Take A Hike, they talk about how keeping a daily count can help mark each day with gratitude. Next, in The Craft (& Fain), they discuss the difference between big bullseyes and small bullseyes, and how shows likeBarryandYellowjacketshit their targets. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack from a listener is sticky business: the power of the Post-it note! Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Matt Miller https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588936/ HBO |Barry https://www.hbo.com/barry Showtime |Yellowjackets https://www.sho.com/yellowjackets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, Liz and Sarah have an update on their company, Fun Job Productions—after two years, did they decide to keep their fiction podcast company going? Then, Liz and Sarah are joined by author and fellow podcaster Lian Dolan! They talk about Lian’s latest novel,Lost and Found in Paris, her writing process, and how to dive into that book project you’ve been wanting to start. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack will improve your social life: have friends of all ages! Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS Lian Dolan https://www.liandolan.com/ Lost and Found in Paris: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-Paris-Lian-Dolan/dp/006321122X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Satellite Sisters Podcast https://www.liandolan.com/satellite-sisters-podcast/ Lian Dolan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/liandolan/Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, Liz and Sarah have a reality check for aspiring TV writers. From making less money to doing free work, the business has gotten even more brutal. Their advice? Follow your dreams, but know what you’re in for. In Take A Hike, Liz and Sarah talk about the importance of work traditions—how they mark milestones, help them bond, and make hard work more fun. Next, in The Craft (& Fain), they answer a listener question about the writing process onFantasy Island. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack will elevate your summer adventures—challenge yourself on vacation! Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Santa Monica Pier | Pacific Wheel https://pacpark.com/santa-monica-amusement-park/ferris-wheel/ Benihana https://www.benihana.com/ Ojai Valley Inn https://www.ojaivalleyinn.com/ Katsu-ya https://www.katsu-yagroup.com/Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Even though Liz and Sarah are still in the middle of post production for Season 2 ofFantasy Island, they discuss how they feel like they’re on vacation! In Take A Hike, they reveal their summer themes: Liz is planning a Summer of Health, and Sarah is looking forward to a Summer of Settling (in a good way). Next, in Amplify, they spotlight the delightfulGordita Chronicles, a new show on HBOMax that’s fun for the whole family. In The Mailroom, Liz and Sarah tackle email etiquette. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack will help you quick-change into your favorite necklaces—the Locking Magnetic Jewelry Clasp! Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Happier | Podcast 67: Design Your Summer, a Deep-Dive into the Emotionally Charged Issue of Thank-You Notes, and Mother-in-Law Woes https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast-episode/podcast-67-design-summer Gordita Chronicles https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11987198/ LA Times |Authentically sunny and sweet, ‘Gordita Chronicles’ is the sitcom of the summer https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-23/gordita-chronicles-hbo-max-review Refinery29 |Gordita Chronicles is The Chubby Brown Girl Coming-of-Age Story I Needed https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/06/11022346/gordita-chronicles-hbo-max-representation ScriptMag |Writing the Immigrant Experience with HBO Max's 'Gordita Chronicles' Creator Claudia Forestieri and Showrunner Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz https://scriptmag.com/interviews-features/writing-the-immigrant-experience-with-hbo-maxs-gordita-chronicles-creator-claudia-forestieri-and-showrunner-brigitte-mu%C3%B1oz-liebowitz Locking Magnetic Jewelry Clasp https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08HJF22M7?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_imageGet in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Liz and Sarah celebrate wrapping production on Season Two ofFantasy Island! They discuss the Season Two “production curse” and how knowing evenThe Godfatherfaced challenges was a comfort. In The Mailroom, Liz and Sarah answer TWO listener questions—how they approach being career-oriented moms and how to give great notes. Then, in Hits & Bombs, Sarah has a Bomb for the guy in the NRA T-shirt at the Disneyland Hotel pool, and Liz has Hits for two new shows—The Deep EndandI Love That For You. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack will help you on set and beyond: get shoes that are right for your feet! Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Happy Campersby Audrey Monke https://sunshine-parenting.com/happy/ Power Of My People https://powerofmypeople.com/ Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoliby Mark Seal https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Leave-the-Gun-Take-the-Cannoli/Mark-Seal/9781982158590 The Deep End https://www.freeform.com/shows/the-deep-end I Love That For You https://www.sho.com/i-love-that-for-you Hoka https://www.hoka.com/en/us/ Saucony https://www.saucony.com/en/home Road Runner Sports https://stores.roadrunnersports.com/ca/Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s time for Spring Listener Questions: Part 2! What do Liz and Sarah wish they knew about life—and Hollywood—when they graduated high school? Did they ever have a crush on the same person? Get the scoop on everything from insider details on working with a lean budget to bunnies and Corgis to where they’re shopping for clothes! Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Happy Campers https://sunshine-parenting.com/happy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s time for Spring Listener Questions: Part 1! Besides the writing, what parts of showrunning do Liz and Sarah particularly enjoy? Why do TV shows today show so… much… vomit?! Liz and Sarah answer your burning questions on all things fromFantasy Islandto reality TV to “practical pants.” Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS Side Hustle School https://sidehustleschool.com/ Episode 123: How To Be A Happy Camper At Work With Audrey Monke https://happierinhollywood.com/episode123/ Bonus Episode: Parenting And Staying Positive During the COVID-19 Crisis https://happierinhollywood.com/bonuscovid19/ Episode 260: You Gotta Have Grit https://happierinhollywood.com/episode260/ FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Happy Campers https://sunshine-parenting.com/happy/Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Liz and Sarah have a new strategy: You Ain’t Gonna Need It! YAGNI—a tip from a listener—is helping Liz and Sarah think about work differently. One example? Not spending energy on projects before they’re done deals. In Take Two, listeners share times in their lives that give them the same feeling of euphoria that Liz and Sarah get from handing in the last script of the season. Then in HIH WFH they discuss the decision NOT to return to Puerto Rico and how working from home allows them to get MORE work done. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack is a handy gadget for summer adventures: the Heroclip Mini. Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS Heroclip Mini https://myheroclip.com/products/heroclip-mini?variant=29621301215297 FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Happy Campers https://sunshine-parenting.com/happy/Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Liz and Sarah have—knock on wood—finished writing Season Two ofFantasy Island! They discuss the euphoria they felt after turning in the last Studio/Network draft and share how they celebrated. What compares? Finishing a trial, the last day of school, giving birth… Next, in The Craft (& Fain), Liz and Sarah dub themselves The Queens of Cutting! They reveal the tricks—removing couplets, focusing on concise thoughts—that helped them cut nineteen pages from the Season Two finale script. Then, in Take Two, more writers’ room lingo! What’s “first thought theater”? Does your writing have “a hat”? Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack is a versatile way to carry your essentials: the Sherpani Soleil AT in Sterling. Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better.Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS Sherpani | Soleil AT in Sterling https://sherpani.com/collections/travel/products/soleil-at-3?variant=32510735056993 FOX |Fantasy Island https://www.fox.com/fantasy-island/ Happy Campers https://sunshine-parenting.com/happy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices