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Alex and Nick announce that they're taking a break from Paper Team. From new content to COVID fatigue, we go over all the reasons behind our decision in this episode.Plus, we discuss the future of the podcast and our Patreon campaign.Links
Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about the usefulness of being an assistant, limited access for lower-level writers, and supporting yourself financially.Plus, we discuss the latest TV writing news, including the Paramount+ prese
Alex and Nick follow up on past Paper Tease entrants to see what has happened with their scripts and their careers since their work appeared on Paper Team.LinksPaper Tease: Hooked On A Story – July Session (PT180)Paper Tease Reveals – Novem
Alex and Nick discuss the realities of sustaining a career as a TV writer, from financial and mental hardships, to professional and personal burnout.What does "breaking in" really mean? What are the practical and emotional realities of being
Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about ideal writing conditions, writing essentials, and predatory representation contracts.Plus, we discuss the latest news, including the WGA/WME agreement, and problematic behaviors in our indu
Alex and Nick take a look at the outlining process in television writing. Whether you’re working on your own TV sample scripts, or asked to deliver outlines in a writers' room, we dig into everything you should watch out for.Why is outlining
Alex and Nick conclude the 2020 Paper Team Mentorship with mentee Ben Warner, and his drama pilot THE PIRATE KING.Final step of the process: strategizing on what to do with your new pilot script, from using this sample to attract representati
Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about pitching with a script, and pivoting towards a screenwriting career.Plus, we discuss the latest news, including productions halting in LA, and pilot season during a pandemic.ContentEdito
Alex and Nick continue the 2020 Paper Team Mentorship with mentee Ben Warner, and the revised draft of his drama pilot THE PIRATE KING.Step five of the process: revising the first draft of the original pilot.We share our thoughts on Ben's r
Alex and Nick discuss tips and strategies on how to deal with work-life balance in the television industry now that it has moved to a remote model. How has "work-from-home" had an impact on the industry? What are strategies we've worked on to m
Alex and Nick celebrate the end of 2020 by taking a look back at the year for Paper Team and TV writing, plus celebrating our fans and announcing our 2021 plans for the podcast.What were the most popular and discussed episodes of Paper Team i
Alex and Nick pursue the 2020 Paper Team Mentorship with mentee Ben Warner and the first draft of his drama pilot THE PIRATE KING.Step four of the process: writing a first complete draft of the original pilot.We address a polarizing email a
Alex and Nick celebrate the two-hundredth episode of Paper Team with a livestream event featuring several of our past guests, including TV writers, producers, and showrunners from a wide array of shows.In this first-of-its-kind live and inter
Alex and Nick discuss television writing threads about showrunner credit, rewrite/punchup process, and industry inspirations.Plus, we discuss the latest television news, including production returning to California and the ongoing WGA/CAA bat
Alex and Nick continue the 2020 Paper Team Mentorship with mentee Ben Warner and the beat sheet of his drama pilot THE PIRATE KING.Step three of the process: a detailed outline of the pilot episode, with every act broken down scene-by-scene.
Alex and Nick bust ten common myths about the television business, from those about breaking into the industry and getting staffed, to writing samples and the value of representation.ReminderWe're having our 200th Paper Team episode event ST
Alex and Nick discuss the process of giving notes and feedback on scripts, including story, structure, characters, world, prose, dialogue, and format.From what we look for in the writing on a granular level to the psychology behind articulati
Alex and Nick bust ten common myths about the craft of television writing, from pilot ideas and script feedback, to first drafts and episode content.ReminderWe're having our 200th Paper Team episode event STREAMED LIVE! We'll be talking TV w
Alex and Nick answer your television writing questions about meeting people willing to read you, navigating similar ideas, and codifying writing partnerships.Plus, we make a big announcement about our upcoming live 200th Paper Team episode, a
Alex and Nick continue the 2020 Paper Team Mentorship with mentee Ben Warner and the beat sheet of his drama pilot THE PIRATE KING.Step two of the process: a beat sheet of the pilot episode, including general acts and story arcs.We hear Ben
Alex and Nick invite Shannon Houston, writer on the HBO series Lovecraft Country and co-host of the Lovecraft Country Radio podcast, to discuss writing Lovecraftian horror, representation in genre, and producing a companion podcast for a popula
Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about non-adult animation, reverse-engineering shows, and cultural references.Plus, we reveal details of our online virtual mixer and discuss the latest TV news, including broadcast comedies unde
Alex and Nick begin the 2020 Paper Team Mentorship with winner and mentee Ben Warner, with his new drama pilot THE PIRATE KING.Step one of the process: a basic overview of the series and pilot, with premise, characters, themes, and arcs.We
Alex and Nick give feedback on five of your teasers on this year's final Paper Tease session.Plus, we reveal the winner of our new 2020 Paper Team Mentorship!Paper Tease Entries"There Goes the Neighbourhood" by Tobias Tobbell"Hench" by Kw
Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about character arcs and animated script length, and discuss the latest TV writing news involving the All-Rise writers' room mutiny and the WarnerMedia restructure.Plus, we talk with director Cha
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