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Writing and Pitching Across Formats ft. Gretchen Enders (Queen America/Grace and Frankie) (PT124)

Alex and Nick invite Gretchen Enders, writer on TV series (Queen America, Grace and Frankie, Take My Wife, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street) and audio originals (Bedtime Stories for Cynics, This Sounds Serious), to discuss working and pitching shows across formats.

How do you blend your voice within an established show? How do you find stability as a TV writer between seasons? What is good advice when taking a general meeting? How were the rooms of Queen America, Grace and Frankie, Take My Wife, and Gortimer Gibbons? How does writing radio plays compare with writing for television? What should you keep in mind when pitching and selling shows? What was it like winning a WGA award?

The Paper Team intently listens…

PT124 Gretchen Enders

SHOWNOTES

Content

Writing and Pitching Across Formats with Gretchen Enders (00:34)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (44:12)

Links

Gretchen Enders on Instagram
Queen America on Facebook
Grace and Frankie on Netflix
Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street on Amazon
Take My Wife
“Directing TV Comedy ft. Alethea Jones” (PT118)
“Room to Dream” – David Lynch & Kristine McKenna
Northern Exposure
Level Up
“Gortimer, Ranger and Mel vs. The Endless Night” (2×13 – Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street)
Aminta Goyel
Shauna McGarry
Nick Offerman’s Bedtime Stories for Cynics
This Sounds Serious
Patriot

Resource

“The Hollywood Standard” – Christopher Riley

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]

Paper Team is now on Patreon

After three years and well over 100 episodes, Paper Team is now on Patreon!

As our podcast grows, it gets more expensive to maintain. Patreon allows our listeners (you!) to make ongoing contributions of a few dollars – in exchange for amazing rewards.

Our goal with Patreon is to not only allow our listeners to sponsor the show, but to offer exclusive content to Patrons as well.
When you become a patron, in addition to supporting our long-running podcast, you will get more content, more advice and become a part of our TV writing community:

Get More Content

Joining our Patreon gets you access to more of what you love about Paper Team – including our new monthly “Paper Patron” mini-episodes where we answer your personal industry questions and give additional TV writing tips.
Patrons will obtain an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at our upcoming “Paper Team Mentorship“, where we guide one of our listeners through the process of writing a new TV pilot.
Patrons also receive exclusive full-length bonus episodes plus detailed, practical “cheat sheets” of our most popular content.

We’re launching with THREE cheat sheets, which you can access right now if you sponsor us for only $5/month:
TV Pilot 101 ?
Bringing the TV Writers’ Room Process Home ✍️
Moving to L.A. (and things we wish we knew)

tv pilot 101 cheat sheet

Get More Advice

We’re dedicating a “Paper Tease” slot to our Patreon supporters – which means we guarantee that at least one of our Patrons gets feedback on their TV pilot during each session.
In addition to insight from us, you’ll also get the opportunity to have your questions answered directly from some of our guests.
If you’re a friend of the call, then you know our past guests have included TV writers/producers from shows like BoJack Horseman, Riverdale, Altered Carbon, Queen Sugar, Into the Badlands, Superstore, Harley Quinn, Animaniacs, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and many more!

Join Our Community

Becoming a Patron of Paper Team invites you to be part of our TV writing community. Our private, curated Facebook group is filled with fans and friends of Paper Team and TV Calling. We try to make this a real look into the world of Paper Team. We post about upcoming episodes, TV writing news, as well as opinion polls that influence upcoming topics/guests.
Patrons also get early access to tickets for our mixers and live events – which fill up quickly.

If you’re interested in improving your TV writing and your career, then we believe this Patreon and our podcast are for you. Each tier offers amazing value for only a few bucks a month – and this support means we can continue to produce high-quality content on a weekly basis without compromise.

Write on.

The 2018 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT116)

Alex and Nick celebrate the holidays by taking a look back at an eventful 2018, for both Paper Team and TV writing, as well as revealing what’s next for the podcast in the new year.

What were the most popular Paper Team episodes of the year? What were our favorite shows, movies, music and books of 2018? What are some of our goals for 2019? What gifts did Alex and Nick exchange?

Plus, big things are coming in the next month.

The Paper Team parties on…

SHOWNOTES

Content

1 – Paper Team Announcements: Patreon, Mixer and Mentorship (00:54)
2 – Paper Team 2018: A year in review (04:51)
3 – Best of 2018 (TV, movies, music, books, episodes) (21:47)
4 – Paper Team goals for 2019 (43:11)
Gift Exchange and Next Time On (45:25)

Links

Paper Tease TV Script Competition
The TV Writers’ Room – A TV Calling Community (Facebook Group)
“An Evening in the Writers’ Room” (PT100)
“TV Writing Programs and Fellowships” (PT85)
“TV Pilot 201” (PT84)
“Analyzing Great TV Characters” (PT72)
“Tips and Tricks for TV Writing” (PT93)
Counterpart
Bodyguard
The Haunting of Hill House (TV Show)
Gerald’s Game (Movie)
Killing Eve
The Good Fight
Big Mouth
Barry
“Flight of the Conchords: Live in London”
“The Sincerest Form of Flattery” (1×07 – Counterpart)
“Two Storms” (1×06 – The Haunting of Hill House)
“Kiksuya” (1×08 – Westworld)
“Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going” (1×07 – Barry)
“Free Churro” (5×06 – BoJack Horseman)
“The Ballad of Donkey Doug” (3×06 – The Good Place)
Bluey
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
“Airborne” by Prinze George
“Between Two Shores” by Glen Hansard
A Star Is Born (2018 Movie)
Avengers: Infinity War
Widows (2018 Movie)
“The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben
“Thrawn” by Timothy Zahn
“Building Your Career as a TV Writer ft. LaToya Morgan” (PT111)
“Creating Animated TV Shows ft. Tom Ruegger” (PT89)
“The Paper Team 99th Episode Special” (PT99)
“TV Spec Script 201” (PT79)
“TV Writer Representation 201” (PT108)
“Rewriting Your TV Script” (PT90)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode and everyone else who supported us this year.

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]