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April 3, 2012 QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

Craig and John take a look at Toph Eggers’s apology, which segues to a discussion of apologies in general and laugh tracks.

The bulk of the episode is spent on listener questions:

* After making a spec sale, what should a writing team do next?

* When handing in a rewrite, should you preface your changes in an email?

* How do you handle file-keeping with multiple projects and drafts?

* What is a “spec script auction?”

* What do you do when your manager keeps pushing you to write things you’re not interested in?

* How do you format verse (like Shakespeare) when it’s used as dialogue?

* What do you do when your scene has 23 characters in it?

All this and more in this week’s Scriptnotes.

LINKS:

* [Big Bang Theory without Laughter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmLQaTcViOA)
* [Once, the Broadway musical](http://oncemusical.com/)
* Martin Scorsese’s Casino
* Intro: [Bewitched opening](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o73ka8pbbE)
* Outro: [South Australia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrXUDWBIpU&feature=related) performed by Fisherman’s Friends

You can download the episode here: [AAC](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_31.m4a).

**UPDATE** 4-5-12: The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2012/scriptnotes-ep-31-all-apologies-transcript).

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