HeyJaredThe Extant Storytech R&D Report
The Extant Storytech R&D Report is a weekly newsletter about creativity, innovation, inspiration, and writing from Mickey Fisher, creator of the TV series EXTANT (CBS), REVERIE (NBC).
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I Went Searching for a Lost Dog. I Found Something Else (opens the original)
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The Plot Twist I Never Saw Coming (opens the original)
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There’s a moment in the second act of my play, REPLICA, that made the audience gasp at every performance during its run at Stages Repertory Theater in Houston, in 2018. REPLICA is a near future story about a terminally ill woman named Harper who volunteers for an experimental procedure that will replicate her mind and body, free of the disease. The plan is for her to live out her last days in the hospital while her replica continues on as a wife to her husband and mother to her children. There a
Give Yourself Gooder Dialogue (opens the original)
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In February 2023 I found myself in a conversation that was either going to end in a handshake or a lawsuit.The setting: a hotel lobby in Glendale, California.The characters: to my left the real estate agents who helped me and Julie sell our house a few months prior. Julie was on FaceTime on a phone in front of me. To my right, the buyer, a young woman. Then her parents, who co-signed and provided much of the down payment. And their real estate agent.Backstory: two months after she bought the hou
Have You Earned Your Ending Yet? (opens the original)
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At some point, we all go offscreen for good.When we’re gone, we leave behind a story for other people to tell. We’re building that story right now. Act by act, scene by scene, action by action.None of us are toiling away in obscurity. We share our work to an immediate audience of friends and family, the people we interact with at work, or in line at the grocery store. Our actions create ripples that extend beyond what we can see, even now. One of my core beliefs is that one story can change a pe
25 Years Ago I Scripted My Future (opens the original)
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25 years ago, I used a screenwriting tool to map out my ideal life.A shocking amount of it came true. Even if it didn’t look like how I imagined.I’m going to show you the receipts. Then I’ll show you how to use it for yourself. Fair warning, some of this is pure, unfiltered cringe, so bear with me.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x3x1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fim
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