Travis Braun is the writer of One Night Only. He became the first screenwriter in the history of The Black List to top the annual survey of most-liked unproduced screenplays in two consecutive years, with Bad Boy in 2023 and One Night Only in 2024. On the television side, Braun is also the creator of Disney's Fast Layne, T.O.T.S., Pupstruction and Cars: Lightning Racers. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: • How Travis uses emotional truth as his script's North Star. • Why he threw out 60 pages of "One Night Only" before starting again. • What building stories around a creative restriction unlocks. • And why you should write what you feel, not what you know. RESOURCES: • Travis Braun BECOME A BETTER STORYTELLER ✏️💥 Join my free weekly newsletter, The Rule Breaker's Dispatch, for writing insights from my conversations with screenwriters, showrunners and industry executives. 👉 Sign up at StorySeriesPodcast.com

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