Writing Samples and Preparing for TV Staffing ft. Liz Alper (The Rookie) & Kai Wu (Deception) (PT119)

Alex and Nick invite fellow TV writers Liz Alper (The Rookie/Hawaii Five-0) & Kai Wu (Deception/The Flash) to debate what samples are worth writing, and how they get ready for staffing season. Are features better samples than TV pilots or specs? Should writers chase trends? What are ways of researching a spec script? How can you get ready for staffing season? How do you handle a difficult showrunner as a staff writer? Plus, we give feedback on three Paper tease entries and discuss the latest TV writing news. The Paper Team cuts deep... SHOWNOTES Content Paper Tease Session (00:00:48) 1 - TV writing samples and getting ready for staffing season with Liz Alper & Kai Wu (00:17:33) 2 - Paper Scraps: SMILF allegations, Bandersnatch, and TV watching (00:52:16) Final Advice and Next Week On (01:07:53) Paper Tease Entries "Endwell" by Diana Lampiasi "Test.ed" by Melissa Long "Mediocre" by Chris Thomas Links Liz Alper on Twitter Kai Wu on Twitter The Rookie on ABC Deception Daniel Kunka's Twitter thread Kai and Liz's Twitter responses Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg on Writing (Video) "'SMILF' Creator Frankie Shaw Investigated Over Misconduct Claims" - The Hollywood Reporter "Sexually Explicit Casting Contract for HBO's 'Westworld' Extras Has SAG-AFTRA Concerned" - The Hollywood Reporter "HBO Hires “Intimacy Coordinators” To Monitor On-Set Sex" - Deadline "Inside the 2-Year Journey of 'Bandersnatch'" - The Hollywood Reporter Lords & Ladles Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Nailed It! This episode brought to you by Script PipelineSubmit by March 1st to the 2019 Script Pipeline contest for a reduced entry fee 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]