Paper Scraps Monthly V – October Paper Tease, Emmys & Diversity in TV Writing (PT109)
Summary: Alex and Nick give their thoughts on the latest TV writing news, including the 2018 Emmys and new diversity initiatives, plus offer feedback on two more Paper Tease entries.<br> <br> The Paper Team reviews...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Paper Tease Entries<br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/paperteasers/Alma.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">"Alma" by Monica Hannush</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/paperteasers/Shadowlands.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">"Shadowlands" by Christopher Hall</a><br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-are-wannabe-screenwriters-getting-scammed-1130919">"Why Are So Many Wannabe Screenwriters Getting Scammed?" - The Hollywood Reporter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewfederman/status/1037930215463215104">Federman's Twitter thread on pitching</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewfederman/status/961487899471462400">Federman's Twitter thread on writers' rooms</a><br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/arts/television/tv-writers-diversity.html">"As TV Seeks Diverse Writing Ranks, Rising Demand Meets Short Supply" - New York Times</a><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/latino-producer-responds-magnum-pi-flap-stop-avoiding-diversity-1134562">A Latino TV Writer Calls B.S. on Hollywood’s Diversity Excuses (Guest Column) - The Hollywood Reporter</a><br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2018/06/writer-latoya-morgan-sign-overall-deal-amc-inclusion-initiative-1202414167/">"LaToya Morgan Re-Ups Overall Deal With AMC, Will Oversee Inclusion Initiative" - Deadline</a><br> <a href="https://monkeypawproductions.com/submit">Monkeypaw Productions' Script Submission</a><br> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/03/entertainment/tv-writer-moms-part-1/index.html">"TV's writers' rooms have a mother of a problem" - CNN</a><br> <br> <br> This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers<br> <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank"></a><br> Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank">Roadmap Writers Program</a><br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<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> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br> <br>
