Kelly Edwards

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Edwards, Former HBO and WarnerMedia's SVP of Talent Development, discusses prioritizing passion over salary, balancing work and personal obligations, riding the bus and pursuing writing dreams, writing from character and emotion, developing characters in TV series and films, building connections in the Hollywood industry, the demanding life of a network executive, pitching a TV show, specifying the race of lead characters, incorporating notes in TV series development, the daily responsibilities of an executive in the entertainment industry, and TV show scheduling and counterprogramming strategies.