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Building Your Career as a TV Writer ft. LaToya Morgan (Into the Badlands/TURN) (PT111)

Building Your Career as a TV Writer ft. LaToya Morgan (Into the Badlands/TURN) (PT111)

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Alex and Nick invite LaToya Morgan, co-executive producer on Into the Badlands and writer on Turn, Shameless and Parenthood, to discuss how she approached building a productive career as a TV writer and being valuable in the room.

What is the journey of moving up the ladder from staff writer to co-executive producer? What are some of the best assets someone can bring into a writers’ room? How do you adapt your own writing to fit different styles and genres? How were the writers’ rooms of Shameless, Parenthood, and Turn? What is the process of getting an overall deal? What are the unique challenges that diverse writers face in the TV industry?

The Paper Team rises…

SHOWNOTES

Content

TV writing career with LaToya Morgan (00:50)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (37:29)

Links

LaToya Morgan on Twitter
LaToya Morgan on Instagram
“LaToya Morgan Re-Ups Overall Deal With AMC, Will Oversee Inclusion Initiative” – Deadline
“Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’ in Development as AMC Series From LaToya Morgan” – Variety
WGAw’s Committees

Resources

“On Writing” – Stephen King
“Bird by Bird” – Anne Lamott

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TV Writer Representation 201: Making the Most of Your Agent/Manager (PT108)

TV Writer Representation 201: Making the Most of Your Agent/Manager (PT108)

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Alex and Nick dig into how you can effectively navigate the relationship with your agent or manager to best help your career as a TV writer.

What are the differences between a manager and an agent relationship with their writers? Why is communication the most important part of that relationship? What are ways of proactively helping your reps? How should you choose the right agent or manager for you? What are some common issues between clients and their reps?

The Paper Team keeps you in the loop…

SHOWNOTES

Content

The manager and agent relationship (00:38)
How to communicate with your agent or manager (06:04)
Notes and disagreements (19:04)
Choosing the right rep for you (28:46)
Frequent issues between reps and clients (38:10)
Takeaways and Resources (48:05)

Links

TV Writer Representation 101 (PT31)
Meetings 101: Generals and TV Staffing (PT62)
Poochinski
Tone in TV Writing (PT60)

Resources

“How to Manage Your Agent” – Chad Gervich

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

If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)

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

Entertainment Law ft. Panayiotis Spanos (Spanos Law) (PT107)

Entertainment Law ft. Panayiotis Spanos (Spanos Law) (PT107)

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Alex and Nick invite lawyer Panayiotis Spanos, founder of Spanos Law, to discuss the essential things TV writers should know about entertainment law, from contracts to credits.

In what capacity does a lawyer enter the picture when it comes to TV writing? What do they offer that a traditional manager or agent can’t? How can a TV writer best use their entertainment lawyer? How does negotation of a TV staffing contract work? What is unique to the sale of a TV show? How should a writer go about optioning rights to a book or IP? What is the reality of people having their scripts “stolen” and how can writers protect themselves? At what point should a writer get a lawyer and how does one go about finding the right entertainment lawyer?

The Paper Team signs on the dotted line…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Entertainment Law with Panayiotis Spanos (00:47)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (39:07)

Links

Panayiotis Spanos on Instagram
Panayiotis Spanos on Twitter
Writers Guild of America’s Theatrical and Television Minimum Basic Agreement
U.S. Copyright Office
Worm (Web Serial)

Resources

“Hollywood Dealmaking” by Dina Appleton & Daniel Yankelevits
“Contracts for the Film & Television Industry” by Mark Litwak

This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers

Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first Roadmap Writers Program

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

If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)

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