CALL US WITH YOUR PITCHING HORROR STORIES: 440.305.0690 Kelly Edwards' multi-faceted career has multiple phases: she has worked in development, platforming shows like LIVING SINGLE, GIRLFRIENDS, and MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. She has also worked as a diversity executive for studios like HBO and NBC Universal, ushering in diverse creative talent for NBC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and Telemundo. Now Kelly has taken her decades of producing experience to do the very thing we talk about on our show: write. Kelly has sold multiple scripts and was recently staffed on a scripted show. Having worked as both an exec and a writer, Kelly has a rare understanding of our business from both sides, which is the main focus of her recent book: The Executive Chair, which you can buy here!: https://www.amazon.com/Executive-Chair-Writers-Guide-Development/dp/1615933301 You can also join our patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/TheScreenwritingLife
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194 | Romantic Comedy Writing Masterclass w/ Billy Mernit
193 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 2)
192 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 1)
191 | Writing Visually On The Page (And Connecting To Your Theme) ft. Linda Seger
190 | Getting Candid About The Business of Hollywood (ft. Navid McIlhargey)
189 | Create Your Hollywood Game Plan w/ Carole Kirschner
188 | Playwriting (and some BTS Behind the Making of Coco) ft. Octavio Solis
187 | Writing For Multi-Cam Sitcoms (w/ Lopez vs Lopez Showrunner Debby Wolfe)
186 | A Crash Course For Showrunners (And Their Staff Writers) ft. Jeff Melvoin
185 | Why Tone and Genre ≠ Plot (ft. Cole Haddon)
184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)
183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2
182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1
181 | Nimona Co-Writer Lloyd Taylor On The World Of Animated Feature Films
180 | Award Winning "Wingspan" Game Designer Compares Writing To Game Design (ft. Elizabeth Hargrave)
179 | Feature Film Story Engine Checklist: 8 Elements To Turn A Situation Into A MOVIE
178 | The Holdovers Writer David Hemingson On Finding Humanity In Our Characters
177 | Past Lives Writer/Director Celine Song: Standing In Your Authority As a Writer and Artist
176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling
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