Carole Kirschner
@carolekirschner.bsky.social
Director, CBS Writers Program & WGA Showrunner Training Program.
Entertainment Career Coach, Speaker & Author
Once kicked out of girl scouts for telling a dirty joke.
https://linktr.ee/carolekirschner
Entertainment Career Coach, Speaker & Author
Once kicked out of girl scouts for telling a dirty joke.
https://linktr.ee/carolekirschner
Most of the time networking does suck, but it gets a whole lot easier when you think of it as simply connecting with people who share your passion.
Want to chat one-on-one? Explore my coaching services: www.carolekirschner.com/coaching
#scriptsky #filmmaking #screenwriting
Want to chat one-on-one? Explore my coaching services: www.carolekirschner.com/coaching
#scriptsky #filmmaking #screenwriting
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Most of the time networking does suck, but it gets a whole lot easier when you think of it as simply connecting with people who share your passion.
Want to chat one-on-one? Explore my coaching services: www.carolekirschner.com/coaching
#scriptsky #filmmaking #screenwriting
Want to chat one-on-one? Explore my coaching services: www.carolekirschner.com/coaching
#scriptsky #filmmaking #screenwriting
Great samples have 3 key elements:
- Blazing Hot Work
- High Concept Premise
- Your Voice, and/or Your Story
But, Carole, what do you mean when you say “blazing hot work?” How do I know if my work is “blazing hot?” Great question! 🧵⤵️
- Blazing Hot Work
- High Concept Premise
- Your Voice, and/or Your Story
But, Carole, what do you mean when you say “blazing hot work?” How do I know if my work is “blazing hot?” Great question! 🧵⤵️
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great samples have 3 key elements:
- Blazing Hot Work
- High Concept Premise
- Your Voice, and/or Your Story
But, Carole, what do you mean when you say “blazing hot work?” How do I know if my work is “blazing hot?” Great question! 🧵⤵️
- Blazing Hot Work
- High Concept Premise
- Your Voice, and/or Your Story
But, Carole, what do you mean when you say “blazing hot work?” How do I know if my work is “blazing hot?” Great question! 🧵⤵️
A great pitch is always a performance 🎭
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
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Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
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November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A great pitch is always a performance 🎭
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
"I'll celebrate when I finally [sign with a rep/get staffed/sell my show]."
I hear this from writers all the time. And I get it - why pop champagne over Tuesday's five pages when you're still waiting for the big break?
I hear this from writers all the time. And I get it - why pop champagne over Tuesday's five pages when you're still waiting for the big break?
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"I'll celebrate when I finally [sign with a rep/get staffed/sell my show]."
I hear this from writers all the time. And I get it - why pop champagne over Tuesday's five pages when you're still waiting for the big break?
I hear this from writers all the time. And I get it - why pop champagne over Tuesday's five pages when you're still waiting for the big break?
Remember this when pitching to execs: Tell, don’t sell!
Ready to pitch like a pro? Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
Ready to pitch like a pro? Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Remember this when pitching to execs: Tell, don’t sell!
Ready to pitch like a pro? Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
Ready to pitch like a pro? Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show that Sells (for free!): www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
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You finally got representation. Your first manager, or even an agent. Congrats! That's huge.
Six months later... they're not really doing anything for you. Calls go unreturned. Weeks pass. No meetings materialize. So what do you do?
Six months later... they're not really doing anything for you. Calls go unreturned. Weeks pass. No meetings materialize. So what do you do?
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You finally got representation. Your first manager, or even an agent. Congrats! That's huge.
Six months later... they're not really doing anything for you. Calls go unreturned. Weeks pass. No meetings materialize. So what do you do?
Six months later... they're not really doing anything for you. Calls go unreturned. Weeks pass. No meetings materialize. So what do you do?
Pro tip: Don’t pitch your dream show when the exec’s already dreaming of their weekend 😴
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show That Sells (for free!) and make your next pitch count: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritersLife
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show That Sells (for free!) and make your next pitch count: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritersLife
October 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Pro tip: Don’t pitch your dream show when the exec’s already dreaming of their weekend 😴
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show That Sells (for free!) and make your next pitch count: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritersLife
Get The Ultimate Guide to Pitching a TV Show That Sells (for free!) and make your next pitch count: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritersLife
Struggling with what to say in a manager inquiry email?
Here’s how to stand out and make them remember you.
Learn how to tell your story in 60 seconds in my free e-book: www.carolekirschner.com/telling-your...
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
Here’s how to stand out and make them remember you.
Learn how to tell your story in 60 seconds in my free e-book: www.carolekirschner.com/telling-your...
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
October 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Struggling with what to say in a manager inquiry email?
Here’s how to stand out and make them remember you.
Learn how to tell your story in 60 seconds in my free e-book: www.carolekirschner.com/telling-your...
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
Here’s how to stand out and make them remember you.
Learn how to tell your story in 60 seconds in my free e-book: www.carolekirschner.com/telling-your...
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
I can usually tell within the first 5 minutes if someone’s going to make it in Hollywood.
Want to know the strategies Hollywood insiders rely on? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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Want to know the strategies Hollywood insiders rely on? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I can usually tell within the first 5 minutes if someone’s going to make it in Hollywood.
Want to know the strategies Hollywood insiders rely on? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritersLife
Want to know the strategies Hollywood insiders rely on? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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"Family First" when you're a showrunner—is that actually possible? Most writers assume running a show means sacrificing everything else. But the most successful showrunners who speak at my WGA program have figured out something different. 🧵⤵️
September 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Family First" when you're a showrunner—is that actually possible? Most writers assume running a show means sacrificing everything else. But the most successful showrunners who speak at my WGA program have figured out something different. 🧵⤵️
When do you say no to lunch with a Hollywood power broker? I have a rule that can help you decide -- one that will save your sanity (and your dignity). 🧵⤵️
September 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When do you say no to lunch with a Hollywood power broker? I have a rule that can help you decide -- one that will save your sanity (and your dignity). 🧵⤵️
When you own your story, people lean in.
Download my free guide to pitching a TV that sells: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#filmindustry #tv #writersnetwork #filmmaking #screenwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #scriptsky
Download my free guide to pitching a TV that sells: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
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September 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When you own your story, people lean in.
Download my free guide to pitching a TV that sells: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
#filmindustry #tv #writersnetwork #filmmaking #screenwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #scriptsky
Download my free guide to pitching a TV that sells: www.carolekirschner.com/pitching-ebook
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Relationships are the currency of Hollywood. Don’t let them gather dust.
🎬 Get more tips in The Real Hollywood Playbook. Download it now: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
🎬 Get more tips in The Real Hollywood Playbook. Download it now: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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August 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Relationships are the currency of Hollywood. Don’t let them gather dust.
🎬 Get more tips in The Real Hollywood Playbook. Download it now: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
🎬 Get more tips in The Real Hollywood Playbook. Download it now: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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What's the #1 indicator that someone will succeed as a showrunner? Over 560 writers have gone through the WGA Showrunner Training Program that I run. 386 alums have become creators, showrunners, or EPs. Here's what separates the successful ones. 🧵⤵️
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What's the #1 indicator that someone will succeed as a showrunner? Over 560 writers have gone through the WGA Showrunner Training Program that I run. 386 alums have become creators, showrunners, or EPs. Here's what separates the successful ones. 🧵⤵️
Successful showrunners all have one thing in common: they deliver quality scripts on time.
Want more tips like this? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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Want more tips like this? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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August 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Successful showrunners all have one thing in common: they deliver quality scripts on time.
Want more tips like this? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter #WritersLife #Showrunner #TV
Want more tips like this? Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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Here's a cruel irony of being a writer: sometimes, the better you get, the harder it becomes to write. Success creates a trap that can paralyze even the most talented and experienced writers. Let me explain why—and how to break free from it. 🧵⤵️
August 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Here's a cruel irony of being a writer: sometimes, the better you get, the harder it becomes to write. Success creates a trap that can paralyze even the most talented and experienced writers. Let me explain why—and how to break free from it. 🧵⤵️
You're so behind on your deadline that you're ready to quit the business entirely. The script feels impossible. The pressure is crushing. And you haven't made real progress in days. Here's the counter-intuitive way to get unstuck. 🧵⤵️
August 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
You're so behind on your deadline that you're ready to quit the business entirely. The script feels impossible. The pressure is crushing. And you haven't made real progress in days. Here's the counter-intuitive way to get unstuck. 🧵⤵️
You can’t control luck or timing—but you can stack the deck in your favor. Keep showing up to the page. Meet new people. Grow your network.
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
You can’t control luck or timing—but you can stack the deck in your favor. Keep showing up to the page. Meet new people. Grow your network.
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #FilmIndustry #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter
Want to know how to become a showrunner? This one’s for you.
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🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook for more tips like this: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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August 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Want to know how to become a showrunner? This one’s for you.
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#WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriter #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Showrunner #TV
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook for more tips like this: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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Chasing trends won’t make your voice stand out—but writing what you actually care about will.
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook—it’s free and packed with no-fluff, insider tips to help you level up: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Writing
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook—it’s free and packed with no-fluff, insider tips to help you level up: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Writing
August 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Chasing trends won’t make your voice stand out—but writing what you actually care about will.
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook—it’s free and packed with no-fluff, insider tips to help you level up: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Writing
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook—it’s free and packed with no-fluff, insider tips to help you level up: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Writing
When should a showrunner say they might be wrong?
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook for free: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook for free: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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August 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
When should a showrunner say they might be wrong?
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook for free: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
#ScriptSky #WritersLife #Showrunner #TV #Filmmaking
🎬 Download The Real Hollywood Playbook for free: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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Ageism is real in Hollywood. Luckily, older writers have a secret weapon most don't know how to use. Here's how writers in their 30s, 40s and beyond can make their emails impossible to ignore (and the surprising mistake that will totally kill your chances). 🧵⤵️
August 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Ageism is real in Hollywood. Luckily, older writers have a secret weapon most don't know how to use. Here's how writers in their 30s, 40s and beyond can make their emails impossible to ignore (and the surprising mistake that will totally kill your chances). 🧵⤵️
Most writers spend weeks perfecting their pitch but bomb in the first 30 seconds of every meeting. Here's the one thing you should prepare for that nobody talks about. 🧵⤵️
July 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Most writers spend weeks perfecting their pitch but bomb in the first 30 seconds of every meeting. Here's the one thing you should prepare for that nobody talks about. 🧵⤵️
Should you invest in making a short film? 🎬
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July 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Should you invest in making a short film? 🎬
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Want more tips like this? Check out: www.carolekirschner.com/the-real-hol...
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The fastest way to torpedo your Hollywood career? It's not bad writing or poor networking. It's lying about your experience, credits, or connections. I see this more than I'd like to admit. Here's why you should never do it. 🧵⤵️
July 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The fastest way to torpedo your Hollywood career? It's not bad writing or poor networking. It's lying about your experience, credits, or connections. I see this more than I'd like to admit. Here's why you should never do it. 🧵⤵️