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

Summary: 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.<br> <br> Plus, we announce an upcoming Paper Team travel.<br> <br> Reminder<br> 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 <a href="http://paperteam.co/teaser">http://paperteam.co/teaser</a><br> <br> 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!<br> <br> Content<br> Announcements: Austin Film Festival and Paper Tease (01:21)<br> Audience Questions: Specs, the value of ideas, and impostor syndrome (03:44)<br> TV Writing News: Fellowships, staffing submission threads, and commercials (22:42)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2HqkDSr">"Desperate Networks" - Bill Carter</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/the-tv-writer-roadmap/">The TV Writer's Roadmap - TV Calling</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/Justin_Marks_/status/1159581077565919232">Justin Marks' thread on cover letter submissions</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/Justin_Marks_/status/1160255013010067456">Justin Marks' thread on staffing</a><br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/08/disney-confirms-disney-plus-hulu-espn-plus-bundle-for-12-99-a-month-1202662794/">"Disney Confirms Disney Plus-Hulu-ESPN Plus Bundle For $12.99 A Month" - Deadline</a><br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-02/tv-networks-vowed-to-cut-back-on-commercials-instead-they-stuffed-in-more">"TV networks vowed to cut back on commercials. Instead, they stuffed in more" - LA Times</a><br> <br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode and others, please consider supporting us on Patreon at <a href="http://paperteam.co/patreon">paperteam.co/patreon</a>! :)<br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>