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Cara

@carawithac13

1 month

“Can you explain the gap in your resume?” “Sure are you familiar with not getting jobs?”

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 months

Harrison Butker every time a woman learns how to read

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Writers sending off a script like, “Here’s my latest, I am pretty proud of it! But it might be awful haha. No rush on reading it! But if you don’t respond in the next hour I will assume you set it on fire...which is totally fine! Love that for you. Thanks so much!!!!"

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Some job postings are like, "LOOKING FOR WRITER: I need someone to write a 250-page Oscar-worthy script by next week. You must have 20+ years of experience. I will pay you in Skittles."

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

The CDC has announced that thinking about writing a script counts as actually writing one.

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

If I had a dollar for every time I wrote the word "suddenly" in a script, I'd have $67,000.

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@carawithac13

2 years

One minute you're 19 years old playing beer pong with bad tequila and then you blink and you're 32, cautiously sipping hot tea as you look out your apartment window and think, "Hm. The mailman is early today."

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Writing my next script on a CVS receipt 💜

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Cara

@carawithac13

10 months

WRITERS: do you ever LEAP out of the shower, suds dripping off your body leaving a soapy trail on your floor, all to FRANTICALLY write down an idea in your notes app that you SWEAR is revolutionary but it actually just says “ghosts and sandwiches but they are friends???”

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

INT. ROOM, DAY WRITER spends one hour crafting a tweet about writing a script instead of actually writing one. END OF EPISODE

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

I don't have a manager yet but my grandma keeps telling me to "email SNL" so I feeeeel like I'm on the right track.

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Writers sending a "checking in" email: "hi so sorry to bug you just thought I'd check in since it's been 6 months haha but seriously take your time I know you're busy actually you don't even have to respond bc I am going to bury myself alive now thank you so much for your time"

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Cara

@carawithac13

7 months

“And if you type a character’s name incorrectly one time, Final Draft won’t let you forget it. They’re like “did you mean Lobertdf” and you’re like “no I obviously meant Robert.”

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Cara

@carawithac13

11 months

Writers sending their scripts to literally anyone “hey thank you for agreeing to read this haha hope you like it but take your time but also I’ve already decided you hate it so I’m quitting either way haha just kidding thank you I’m sorry goodbye!”

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

“Can you explain this gap in your resume?” “Sure, are you familiar with unemployment?”

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Cara

@carawithac13

11 months

You can type a character's name incorrectly ONE time and Final Draft simply won't let you forget it. They're like "did you mean Amanda or Amanxdf 🙃🙃🙃” and you're like "Amanda” and they're like "are you sureeeeeeeee 😜😜😜”

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

About 5 years ago, I lost a friend to brain cancer. At the time, I’d been at my job for less than two weeks. When I returned to work after the funeral the next day, my colleague saw I was struggling. He very gently said, “I am so sorry about your friend. What was he like?”

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Cara

@carawithac13

4 months

NOBODY believes in me more than the LinkedIn Job job recommendations feature. “We see you were a writers’ assistant on a TV show��have you thought about applying for the role of SENIOR VP OF MATH??”

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 months

Has anyone tried unplugging the entertainment industry and then plugging it back in?

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

If you don't alert Twitter that you finished your first draft of a script, did you even write one? *Subtweeting myself <3333

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

I write the word “just” so often in my scripts you’d think I was sponsored by it.

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Writers justifying unnecessary purchases like, “This $85 palm tree themed notebook made of silk that disintegrates when exposed to sunlight will allow me to finish the script I haven’t touched since 2014.”

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Cara

@carawithac13

9 months

Sending strength to writers-in-between-jobs everywhere who will be forced to field questions at the Thanksgiving table like, “I know you’re not working but have you tried emailing SNL?” and “I actually have an idea for a screenplay mind if I pick your brain?”

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

He allowed me, a stranger, to grieve openly in an office, a place where you’re typically expected to leave your feelings at the door. It was a radical act of kindness that I remind myself of when it feels like we are all doomed. It helps every time. 💜

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Cara

@carawithac13

5 months

Writers sending “checking in” emails like, “Hey! Hope your daylight savings was excellent! Speaking of time, do you have any to spare to discuss the script I sent you 11 months ago? No pressure haha that extra hour of sunlight has me all turned around love u”

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@carawithac13

1 year

THIS IS AN URGENT QUESTION: if you could live in one fictional character’s apartment, whose would it be? Go! THE STAKES COULDN’T BE HIGHER FOLKS

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Cara

@carawithac13

10 months

Some freelance job postings are like, "Looking for a WRITER who can write an award winning trilogy by next Thursday. You must be completely dedicated to this project (i.e. no sleeping, wear a diaper). Calligraphy preferred. I will pay you in experience.”

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 months

Yes I “work in TV” which means I work two part-time, non-tv related jobs and text my manager every week saying things like “so am I doomed or what haha”

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

I was stunned. How did this person I just met know exactly what I needed in this moment? He listened intently as I gushed about my friend, he laughed with gusto when I shared funny stories about him, he didn’t get uncomfortable when I cried a little too hard.

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" "Sure, are you familiar with the entertainment industry?"

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 months

Yes I “work in TV” which means I work two part-time, non-tv related jobs and gently tell my well-meaning relatives that no, I cannot simply “email SNL”

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

Writers sending in a “checking in” email like “hey happy national cheesecake day haha anyway while I have you I thought I’d check in since it’s been a year but no rush and actually I’ve decided to fake my own death so you don’t even need to respond haha have a great week!!!"

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Some freelance writing job postings are like, "Looking for a PULITZER PRIZE winning writer to write my estranged aunt's eulogy. 20 pages MINIMUM. Need it by sundown TONIGHT. Must be written in CALLIGRAPHY. You'll be paid in yogurt."

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 months

Writers sending checking in emails like, “Happy national cheese day! Speaking of things that have a shelf life of several months, just wanted to circle back about my script I sent you kind of a long time ago haha no worries though because nothing matters! Love you”

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

*phone rings, it’s a random number from Arizona* Me: THIS COULD BE THE PHONE CALL THAT CHANGES MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE FOREVER! *i answer the phone* Robot voice on the other end: THERE IS A WARRANT OUT FOR YOUR ARREST

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

Me writing a first draft: INT. PLACE, DAY (?) Someone somewhere does something.

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 months

Looking for work in TV right now is like going on a rickety, ancient roller coaster that you KNOW is broken but you’re like “haha this is fine! We are having fun! Oop there goes a wheel! What an adrenaline rush! Whoops that is actually just dread. Are we doomed haha srsly though”

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Cara

@carawithac13

6 months

“Can you explain this gap in your resume?” “Sure it’s basically just a blank space where a job should be.”

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Some job postings are like, "Looking for a WA/SC/Heart Surgeon hybrid. Must be available in the next 6 minutes. You'll be paid in expired Dave and Buster's tokens. Experience as a clinical psychologist is a plus but not required."

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Oh, snap! My script MONARCHS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY is a quarterfinalist! This calls for 10 minutes of being excited followed by one month of worrying about the next announcement 🍾 Congrats to all and thanks to @TheScriptLab and @Coverfly for making it so easy to submit

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

Tweeting this mostly because it features a compliment that isn't from my mom and those are rare but ALSO because I uploaded a new half-hour script to my @Coverfly profile and may someone will dig it!

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" "Sure, are you familiar with the space bar?"

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

Sincere tweet alert! I received my @theblcklst evaluation back today and my pilot MONARCHS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY scored a 7. After a series of "no thank yous", this felt good. And thanks to the thoughtful feedback, I'm genuinely excited to revise it ☺️

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" "Sure are you familiar with your dreams being crushed"

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Cara

@carawithac13

7 months

My therapist: and what do we do when we feel someone has disrespected us? Me: put them in a script and have their character fall down a well My therapist: *sighs deeply, head in his hands* again with the wells.

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Writers are like- not "suddenly", not "all of a sudden" but a secret third thing.

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

Hey...do you know what rocks? When people root for other people. No agenda, no strings. Just a good person celebrating another good person's win. That's very cool. I like that.

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

Hey look! An email that isn’t spam for a change! Thanks @TheScriptLab and @Coverfly and congrats to all! 💜

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Cara

@carawithac13

5 months

Going to LA in a few days and my aunt asked me if I was going to get lunch at “Through Burger”. She meant In-N-Out. Honestly? No notes.

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

What's fun about working in TV is that sometimes a person will find out what you do for a living and be like, "Oh, I don't WATCH TV I don't even OWN a TV" and not everybody knows this but you are supposed to give them a standing ovation and a sweet treat pls spread the word

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 month

When someone who has never worked in TV tells you how the entertainment industry works:

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

Ah, I love the smell of shameless self-promotion in the morning 🙃 But truly, thank you to @Coverfly for including me in their Endorsed Writers Program!

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Cara

@carawithac13

9 months

I’m just a girl, standing in front of a blank script, asking it to write itself.

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

I’m just a writer, standing in front of an email draft, trying to figure out how many exclamation points is too many.

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 months

Lala and Scheana if making someone else’s traumatic breakup about them was an Olympic event #pumprules #scandoval #vprreunion

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Some freelance writing job postings are like, “Need a writer who is a direct descendant of a famous poet to write a 4,000 word essay about my dad. It must be handwritten (calligraphy preferred) and I need it by dusk tomorrow. I will pay you $6 over the next 3 years.”

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

One year ago today, my friend who doesn't watch much TV asked me, with total sincerity, "What's that show that everyone keeps talking about? Tim Bundy?" (it was Ted Lasso)

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

My writing routine is to frantically write 20 pages in one day OR stare at a blank Final Draft doc until the sun goes down. There is no in-between.

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

Writing really is so fun. I think my favorite part is probably the existential dread that fills your body when you realize the script you just sent off to someone has 14 typos in it.

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

#SpecScriptShoutOut I had the pleasure of reading @andycompton_ ‘s feature BELLYACHE . It was funny, heartbreaking and uplifting all at once. A great balance of levity and heart. Can’t wait to see it on screen one day!

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@carawithac13

1 year

Thanks, @Coverfly ! And thanks to @PostcardCritic for answering my email and not assuming I was a bot!

Coverfly

@Coverfly

1 year

"I queried Allen Eckhouse with Logical Talent and cited my Coverfly profile. He'd signed clients from Coverfly before so the fact that I was [featured on Coverfly] definitely impacted our correspondence and ultimately led to us working together." - @cararothenbergg

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Every 3 months I am compelled to buy a cute journal as though THAT is what will make my career take off. It has never worked and I will also never stop.

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

I was on the very funny and talented @andycompton_ ‘s podcast and I said “like” approximately 3K times. This episode was sponsored by the word like. But hey maybe listen here anyway!

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The Social Screenwriters Podcast

@SocialWriterPod

3 years

Hey there, everybody. Episode 2 of TSSP is out now on all platforms! My guest is screenwriter and funny Twitter person, Cara Rothenbergg ( @cararothenbergg )! We laughed, we cried, we had a technical mishap so severe we had to re-record the second half a week later. Check it out!

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 month

Sorry I’m late I was rehearsing for an argument about something that hasn’t happened and probably never will

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 months

Charlie to Maria: #Survivor46 #Survivor

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@carawithac13

4 months

Writers sending checking in emails like, “Hey! Happy April Fools’ Day! Speaking of jokes, my script that I sent you in 2022 is chock full of ‘em! You know what isn’t a prank? The range of emotions you’ll feel after reading it! Just whenever you get the chance haha ok take care”

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@carawithac13

2 years

Congrats to all who advanced in any screenwriting contests today! And a special congrats to those of us who could not remember if we submitted anything! Love that for us!

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@carawithac13

2 years

Oh look the coolest man in the world @hwinkler4real started following me?? this is normal and something that happens to me ALL the time. very chill. no big deal !!!!!!!!!

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

Yes I DO have an idea for a screenplay but you don't know her she goes to another school

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Cara

@carawithac13

3 years

A happy Friday, indeed!

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Devastated to report that going to bed at a reasonable hour is kind of good for you🥺

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@carawithac13

8 months

If you’re in a fast food parking lot, and you see someone shoving fistfuls of fries in their mouth in the privacy of their car as the Lord intended, DO NOT park next to them. This is the social contract we all signed. Please abide by it. Show some DECENCY.

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@carawithac13

7 months

My parents kept all of my old report cards and my music teacher from 4th grade simply wrote, “Cara never gave the clarinet a chance.”

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@carawithac13

2 years

@kwlundeberg @jrothenberg_ @parkrjay Lmaoooo I am the sister and I approve this message

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@carawithac13

5 months

Someone, anyone: “I really enjoyed your script!” Me: “thank you!” My internal monologue: “wtf is THAT supposed to mean???”

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

Maybe it's the writers' assistant in me, but I simply cannot type softly. It always sounds like there's a hailstorm on my keyboard.

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Cara

@carawithac13

7 months

Me accepting the award for writing the word “just” 56 times in one script

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Cara

@carawithac13

7 months

My new pilot is on @MyTrackingBoard ! FROWN LINES: A struggling actress gets botched Botox. On her quest to get her face back, she joins the ranks of an underground crime ring that just might have the key to making all of her dreams come true…for a price

FROWN LINES - The Tracking Board

Logical Talent Management is out with FROWN LINES by Cara Rothenberg. A struggling actress gets botched Botox. On her quest to get her face back, she joins the ranks of an underground crime ring that...

www.tracking-board.com

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

"Get out of your comfort zone" lol what makes you think I am comfortable in ANY zone

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Cara

@carawithac13

10 months

Writers sending “checking in” emails like, “happy national dictionary day haha speaking of words, I was wondering if you had the chance to read the ones I sent to you 14 months ago but if not no worries bc I’m changing my identity anyway haha thanks so much!!!”

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

My best friend from high school bought a house and my other best friend from high school is having a baby and I have reached 66 followers on TikTok. 10s across the board, people!

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Cara

@carawithac13

2 years

They say "do what scares you", so today I read a poem that I wrote in 10th grade 😱

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@carawithac13

10 months

Writing at a coffee shop is funny because I look around at the other folks on their laptops and they are working on important spreadsheets and business proposals and I’m over here like “how many “suddenlys” is too many in a script???”

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@carawithac13

3 years

INT. GROCERY STORE-DAY Man: HEY!Do you know how to make dip? Me: Dip?Any specific kind? Man:Nope. Just dip. Me: No I don’t, sorry *laughs nervously* Man: ugh *pushes cart away in disgust* *this happened yesterday and Im still processing why this man thought I was a dip expert

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@carawithac13

1 year

Today marks 12 years since I started seeing my therapist and if he doesn’t acknowledge our anniversary who am I SUPPOSED TO UNPACK THAT WITH????

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@carawithac13

1 year

"can you explain this gap in your resume?" "sure are you familiar with not getting the jobs you applied for"

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@carawithac13

2 years

If I get to 1K followers by midnight I will dance like no one is watching which is the ONLY way I dance because the last time I danced when someone WAS watching multiple people asked me “if I was ok”

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@carawithac13

7 months

Writers sending “checking in” emails like “happy new year! Speaking of new things, here’s something that isn’t: the script I sent you 11 months ago. haha jk I love you! As a friend. Anywho! No rush on reading! By 2027 would be ideal but totally fine if not!!!”

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@carawithac13

8 months

My notes app is FILLED with really clear, fleshed out ideas for scripts like: “pilot where the villain’s name is Rice Pilaf”

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@carawithac13

5 months

Me: “I was a writers’ assistant on a TV show” What some of my relatives hear: “I am Lorne Michaels”

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@carawithac13

2 years

The Twitter glitch had me thinking I was in Twitter jail even though the most controversial thing I’ve ever said on here is that I sometimes put garlic salt on my popcorn.

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@carawithac13

7 months

Grief is so rude. I will be doing just fine and then a song I never even liked/does not have anything to do with my lost loved one comes on the radio and suddenly I am openly weeping in a Walgreens

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@carawithac13

1 year

Hi! My half-hour pilot A GOOD INFLUENCE is on the ⁦ @MyTrackingBoard ⁩ spec market. It is about redemption and female friendship and at the risk of being sincere (ugh), I’m pretty proud of it!

A GOOD INFLUENCE - The Tracking Board

Logical Talent Management is out with A GOOD INFLUENCE by Cara Rothenberg. Desperate to rehabilitate her image after an unflattering video goes viral, self-absorbed reality TV star Carsyn Gates joins...

www.tracking-board.com

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@carawithac13

2 years

You will not find a better hypewoman than me when I am 2 vodka sodas deep.

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@carawithac13

10 months

I hate screenwriter Halloween parties, what do you mean you’re a bold slug line?

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Cara

@carawithac13

1 year

Writers sending "checking in" emails like "hey hope you're enjoying spring! Speaking of a verb that means to move rapidly forward, just thought I'd see if you had a chance to quickly read the script that I sent 11 months ago haha but no worries if not!"

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@carawithac13

7 months

My fellow writers. It happened again. I bought a brightly colored journal I don’t need BUT THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT. THIS WILL BE THE ONE THAT HEALS ME. YOU’LL SEE. YOU’LL ALLLLLL SEE! (you won’t)

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@carawithac13

1 year

A writer FRIEND of mine is consumed by self-doubt and ADDICTED to praise but when she gets it she assumes it's a CONSPIRACY and then drinks too much ESPRESSO and SPIRALS anyway my FRIEND is silly haha I can't relate bc I am a WELL-ADJUSTED person and also I can't feel my fingers

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@carawithac13

2 years

I am always impressed by how quickly I go from, “This thing I wrote might be good!” to “I must bury this hot garbage in a hole in my backyard.”

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