Liz and Sarah talk to Hollywood career coach Carole Kirschner about having a game plan. Her advice? Have it on the stage and on the page! Then in Take Two, they revisit being rewritten — it’s not just a TV writer thing! Lawyers and other professionals experience it, too. This week’s Hollywood Hack comes from The Fix writers’ assistant, Laura Snow: widen the net to further your career when you’re feeling stuck in an overcrowded field. Finally, Sarah reveals her horse stables Celebrity Sighting: Lisa Vanderpump! 

Links:The Fix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5kCarole Kirschner: https://www.carolekirschner.com/Hollywood Game Plan: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Game-Plan-Digital-Entertainment/dp/1615930868CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program: https://www.cbscorporation.com/diversity_institute/writers-mentoring-program/WGA Showrunner Training Program: https://www.wga.org/members/programs/showrunner-trainingJoss Whedon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/Angel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/?ref_=nm_knf_t4Lisa Vanderpump: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888838/?ref_=nv_sr_1





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Liz and Sarah talk to Hollywood career coach Carole Kirschner about having a game plan. Her advice? Have it on the stage and on the page! Then in Take Two, they revisit being rewritten — it’s not just a TV writer thing! Lawyers and other professionals experience it, too. This week’s Hollywood Hack comes from The Fix writers’ assistant, Laura Snow: widen the net to further your career when you’re feeling stuck in an overcrowded field. Finally, Sarah reveals her horse stables Celebrity Sighting: Lisa Vanderpump! Links:The Fix: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bH1bmLuRP-9egfczNVLB6hd1gawa23HTbKoVFrWAVOlSWtCb-UcVuiwmtvIqwKPD1wrCVADyf36uC2-e7ljmwBKIhJULO9OrYXOIoAVx3YOA0ek2InpNmP3y-_xoIlJoe">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5k</a>Carole Kirschner: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bG3RTAjz_PzSi-R5YEwmRULHUn0j7VLE_DUlmQ1SBuaaHDNIAyE58Cc-DqnYqZVBjbg6IY-9gxM90PBCtHV1o5Q~~">https://www.carolekirschner.com/</a>Hollywood Game Plan: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bTbqk20huVMnIemHF8vBsjMGKTPkdpnfD-2TV2aBnypgdnY2RgSODRvOIHF4mhe2FTG2bp5-YUdNovvhE8BtKIYoCN1KECKcz-m6lkg8XVEo7-t9zfq-bztWl28CtXknXEM2AyFKZm-A6ZGxcAiypq7__FaT7W9GeMR6ESci9Ums~">https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Game-Plan-Digital-Entertainment/dp/1615930868</a>CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?b3na0l5WZhyQlNlFYhT-LY-bCH1Fgjjalf1Xyc_FI9qm_U-LSWOUsa53pw5DKc8VgB3b4ZvaA6U_-cWksvY8Ko1vKPH2CUupeRCV0kfaU8cYyabDdoR98SGMOULyLEzLf">https://www.cbscorporation.com/diversity_institute/writers-mentoring-program/</a>WGA Showrunner Training Program: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bFk5HHofap0GlOgJOAvc6CpKn61pEhIcbMmhoN7nNoi5-jkizvFrX_QPBLsTHOEcsSL9f5o9nyaPK-USSe03GINxPu_DLJ0Afb0rWP5pWcoPNm8t5UmgyDHk_PJ3Hx7tu">https://www.wga.org/members/programs/showrunner-training</a>Joss Whedon: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bOBlK03OFRZ1-lvC8KC_ps4EZBtyQZVL_FVCiZihXZESKWUa6GQ3fH4n08BHFm6aUOFkgGlR251VkPDN1OOmgsQ~~">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/</a>Angel: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bOBlK03OFRZ1-lvC8KC_psyZs3xY-CxYej7WYcUhICioLEH9BFnDXZ-huzGZJarwX8f_9fVRTZbJ_m72-yVpQw8dqpbjsamtIPe5AgWTtO7Pj-atle2n_uAnczmz1frS8">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/?ref_=nm_knf_t4</a>Lisa Vanderpump: <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bOBlK03OFRZ1-lvC8KC_ps4EZBtyQZVL_FVCiZihXZEQzNSu08_vVs9il-htFJxa6GO2pF2dlE0CjtSczpuN7dDNaOzEH6Oy2QCTFHvIlatJpjr1r2DBif8efxJO2MN11">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888838/?ref_=nv_sr_1</a> To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown’s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.

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Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown&rsquo;s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.
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A podcast about how to be happier, healthier, saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back-biting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, and fundamentally insane world.

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