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Mindfulness, TV Musicals, and Development Hell – Paper Scraps Monthly (PT153)

Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about short-form content, musical scripts and the importance of mindfulness.

Plus, we tackle some of the TV writing news of the past month, including thoughts on writers’ rooms development hell, pay disparities, and a potential spec renaissance.

Content

Shout-outs and Austin Film Festival (00:35)
Audience Questions: Short-form content, TV musicals, and mindfulness (02:08)
TV Writing News: Pay disparity, WGA emails, specs, and development hell (19:11)

Links

“Zen in the Art of Writing” – Ray Bradbury
“The War of Art” – Steven Pressfield
“Crazy Rich Asians Co-Writer Exits Sequel Amid Pay Disparity Dispute” – The Hollywood Reporter
Mike Royce’s Twitter thread on TV spec scripts
TV Writing for Comedy & Drama ft. Michelle Badillo & Caroline Levich (PT115)
“Book Of Enchantment Disney+ TV Series Not Going Forward” – Deadline

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You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

Impostor Syndrome, Staffing Submissions and Commercials – Paper Scraps Monthly (PT149)

Alex and Nick discuss the latest TV writing news on staffing submissions, and answer your TV writing questions about career obstacles, spec scripts, and how valuable ideas actually are.

Plus, we announce an upcoming Paper Team travel.

Reminder

Paper Tease is back! If you’d like a chance to get feedback on the teaser of your TV pilot, you can now submit it at http://paperteam.co/teaser

NOTE: We’ll actually be off next week for Labor Day, but we’ll return on Monday, September 9 for our jam-packed 150th Episode Special!

Content

Announcements: Austin Film Festival and Paper Tease (01:21)
Audience Questions: Specs, the value of ideas, and impostor syndrome (03:44)
TV Writing News: Fellowships, staffing submission threads, and commercials (22:42)

Links

“Desperate Networks” – Bill Carter
The TV Writer’s Roadmap – TV Calling
Justin Marks’ thread on cover letter submissions
Justin Marks’ thread on staffing
“Disney Confirms Disney Plus-Hulu-ESPN Plus Bundle For $12.99 A Month” – Deadline
“TV networks vowed to cut back on commercials. Instead, they stuffed in more” – LA Times

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]