Amy Andelson's guest appearances

Amy Andelson

First Draft with Sarah Enni

Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast

Emily Meyer

Noël Wells

Candace Bushnell

Eric Pearson

Seth Meyers

Gretchen Rubin

Kate Spencer

Edward Norton

Tim Baltz

Janet Varney

Jacqueline Woodson

John Green

Clea DuVall

Jen Wang

Josh Gondelman

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Trinkets co-creators Emily Meyer and Amy Andelson discuss the life and death stakes of being a teenager, how they balance the different tones on the show, their writing process as partners and more.   The Netflix series about an unexpected friendship that forms when three teenage girls meet in Shoplifters Anonymous was adapted from a young-adult novel by Kirsten (KIWI) Smith who is also one of the show's co-creators and executive producers.  You can stream Trinkets now on Netflix!   Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On podcast on iTunes! 

Trinkets co-creators Emily Meyer and Amy Andelson discuss the life and death stakes of being a teenager, how they balance the different tones on the show, their writing process as partners and more.  The Netflix series about an unexpected friendship that forms when three teenage girls meet in Shoplifters Anonymous was adapted from a young-adult novel by Kirsten (KIWI) Smith who is also one of the show's co-creators and executive producers. You can stream <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80230561" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trinkets</a> now on Netflix! Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On podcast on iTunes!

Write On with 'Trinkets' Co-Creators Emily Meyer and Amy Andelson

First Draft Episode #196: Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, Amy Andelson, and Emily Meyer Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, Amy Andelson, and Emily Meyer are the team behind Trinkets, the Netflix TV series based on Kiwi’s young adult novel of the same name. Kiwi Smith is one half of the screenwriting team behind films like 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, Ella Enchanted, and more, and the author of young adult novels The Geography of Girlhood, and Trinkets. Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer are the writing team behind films like Step Up 3D, Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, and the young adult novel Layover, and they adapted Trinkets and are credited as co-creators of the TV show. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode   Every listener should check out the first episode of First Draft with Sarah Enni with Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer, when we talked about her first novel, Layover   10 Things I Hate About You was shot at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash.   Shooting Trinkets on location in Portland, Ore. was a way to differentiate the show visually from glossier teen shows like Riverdale, and evoke classic teen shows like My So-Called Life   Awesomeness TV produced the show and helped shape the project into a TV show   Writer and artist Alex Israel was singing Amy and Emily’s praises to Kiwi for years before the three actually met   John McAlary, the casting director for Trinkets, said he saw 6,000 actors during the casting process for the show’s key roles   Seeing Trinkets star Brianna Hildebrand sing on her Instagram inspired Kiwi, Amy, and Emily to include singing as part of her character   Actor Katrina Cunningham, who plays Sabine in Trinkets, and is a performer as well and her music is featured in the show   Kiwi is currently writing “Party Girls” with long-time co-writer Karen McCullah   End of the Fucking World and Russian Doll are TV series that Kiwi thinks are ideal bingeable lengths for TV series     Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like  Veronica Roth, author of Divergent;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in  Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in  Apple Podcasts,  Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

First Draft Episode #196: Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, Amy Andelson, and Emily Meyer <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809006/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3655562/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Andelson</a>, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2199696/?ref_=tt_ov_wr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Meyer</a> are the team behind <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9134194/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Trinkets</a>, the Netflix TV series based on Kiwi’s young adult novel of the same name. Kiwi Smith is one half of the screenwriting team behind films like <a href="https://amzn.to/2KRYBdR" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">10 Things I Hate About You</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2IQvghg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Legally Blonde</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2WMRplT" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ella Enchanted</a>, and more, and the author of young adult novels <a href="https://amzn.to/2IjHakR" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Geography of Girlhood</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2WMtYZE" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Trinkets</a>. Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer are the writing team behind films like <a href="https://amzn.to/2IhIkNH" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Step Up 3D</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2IiakRe" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List</a>, and the young adult novel <a href="https://amzn.to/2Kk2A3C" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Layover</a>, and they adapted Trinkets and are credited as co-creators of the TV show. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode <ul> <li> Every listener should check out the first <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episodes/2018/2/13/amy-andelson-and-emily-meyer" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">episode of First Draft with Sarah Enni with Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer</a>, when we talked about her first novel, <a href="https://amzn.to/2Kk2A3C" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Layover</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/2KRYBdR" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">10 Things I Hate About You</a> was shot at <a href="https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a27921890/10-things-i-hate-about-you-stadium-high-school/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash.</a> </li> <li> Shooting <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9134194/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Trinkets</a> on location in Portland, Ore. was a way to differentiate the show visually from glossier teen shows like <a href="https://amzn.to/2RkxtFJ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Riverdale</a>, and evoke classic teen shows like <a href="https://amzn.to/2IYsBCz" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">My So-Called Life</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://awesomenesstv.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Awesomeness TV</a> produced the show and helped shape the project into a TV show </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Israel" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Writer and artist Alex Israel</a> was singing Amy and Emily’s praises to Kiwi for years before the three actually met </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002499/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John McAlary</a>, the casting director for Trinkets, said he saw 6,000 actors during the casting process for the show’s key roles </li> <li> Seeing Trinkets star <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6552202/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brianna Hildebrand</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BqVE1EZHh1F/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">sing on her Instagram</a> inspired Kiwi, Amy, and Emily to include singing as part of her character </li> <li> Actor <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6335261/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t16" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Katrina Cunningham</a>, who plays Sabine in Trinkets, and is a performer as well and <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/06/235045/is-sabine-trinkets-a-real-singer-songs-albums" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">her music is featured in the show</a> </li> <li> Kiwi is currently writing “<a href="https://deadline.com/2019/05/paramount-party-girls-kirsten-smith-karen-mccullah-todd-garner-producing-1202582129/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Party Girls</a>” with long-time co-writer Karen McCullah </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6916932/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">End of the Fucking World</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7520794" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Russian Doll</a> are TV series that Kiwi thinks are ideal bingeable lengths for TV series </li> </ul>   Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episodes/2017/1/10/veronica-roth-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Veronica Roth</a>, author of Divergent; <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episodes/2018/1/3/michael-dante-dimartino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Michael Dante  DiMartino</a>, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episodes/2018/1/30/john-august" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John August</a>, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episodes/2019/4/2/rhett-miller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rhett Miller</a>, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. 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Ep 196: Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith, Amy Andelson, and Emily Meyer

Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer, screenwriters with their debut young adult novel, LAYOVER, out now!, on being housecats, blurring the line between best friends and collaborators, their annual “corporate retreat” road trip, and complementing each other emotionally through the editing process.   Amy Anderson and Emily Meyer Show Notes Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert Louisa May Alcott Edith Wharton I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin (listen to their First Draft interview here) Gossip Girl (TV show) John M. Chu (director) the Step Up movies The Great Gatsby (the Baz Lurhman film) Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List (movie) Nick &amp; Nora’s Infinite Playlist by David Leviathan and Rachel Cohn (sp) John Green Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins John Hughes Book Soup in Los Angeles

<a href="http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/by_amy_and_emily" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer</a>, screenwriters with their debut young adult novel, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994106-layover" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LAYOVER</a>, out now!, on being housecats, blurring the line between best friends and collaborators, their annual “corporate retreat” road trip, and complementing each other emotionally through the editing process. Amy Anderson and Emily Meyer Show Notes <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36360431-finding-yvonne?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Finding Yvonne</a> by Brandy Colbert <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1315.Louisa_May_Alcott" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Louisa May Alcott</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16.Edith_Wharton" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Edith Wharton</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33916153-i-hate-everyone-but-you?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I Hate Everyone But You</a> by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin (listen to their <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/episodes/2017/9/26/gaby-dunn-and-allison-raskin" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">First Draft interview here</a>) <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397442/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gossip Girl</a> (TV show) <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160840/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John M. Chu</a> (director) the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023481/?ref_=nm_knf_i3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Step Up</a> movies <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343092/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Gatsby</a> (the Baz Lurhman film) <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3282858/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List</a> (movie) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25373.Nick_Norah_s_Infinite_Playlist?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nick &amp; Nora’s Infinite Playlist</a> by David Leviathan and Rachel Cohn (sp) <a href="https://twitter.com/johngreen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John Green</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41865.Twilight?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twilight</a> by Stephenie Meyer <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Hunger Games</a> by Suzanne Collins <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000455/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John Hughes</a> <a href="http://www.booksoup.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Book Soup</a> in Los Angeles