Writing Coach
Stephanie combines her extensive writing and teaching experience with a personalized approach to coach writers through their scriptwriting process. She has a rich background in TV, film, and theatre, including writing for the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning show “Transparent” and developing projects with top networks like HBO and studios like UCP. She previously taught at Writing Pad and currently teaches at University of Colorado Denver demonstrating her commitment to sharing her expertise.
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In her private coaching sessions, Stephanie customizes the experience to meet each writer at their current stage, whether they need help with a logline, synopsis, character development, outline or a full draft. This tailored approach ensures that every writer receives the specific guidance they need to advance their skills and bring their stories to life. With her depth of knowledge and dedication to nurturing talent, Stephanie empowers writers to achieve their creative goals and develop their unique voices.
Testimonials
​"I can't begin to express how much Stephanie has improved my writing. Her humor, wit, attention to detail, and industry knowledge are incredibly impressive! I appreciated how fully she invested herself in my script and characters, helping me shape my pilot into what it is today. Stephanie taught me the fundamentals of writing a pilot and helped me transform my ideas into something special and unique. From tone to structure to mining story, she is an amazing working writer, and your time with her will be invaluable!"
-Caroline C.
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“Stephanie was instrumental in helping me take an idea and turn it into a story that others wanted to read. From inception to script, her knowledge, curiosity and dedication to the craft, challenged me to focus on what is important, to ask what is necessary, and to push myself to create at a level I had yet to achieve. After each session, I was reinvigorated by her feedback and inspired to constantly look for ways to better every page. Thanks to Stephanie's guidance, my writing has been received in a way that, prior to her coaching, I had only dreamt about. She has given me the tools to be a better writer, for which I am immensely grateful. I wholly recommend Stephanie to anyone looking to take their storytelling to new heights.”
-Paul F.
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“Steph is the best writing teacher I've ever had, hands down. She's brilliant, witty, creative, and patient, but she also doesn't impose her own style onto my work in the way other writing teachers have done in the past. Instead, she focuses on guiding me to the soul of the story I'm trying to tell, and then helps me push to make that the best story it can be through principled, disciplined lessons on writing fundamentals. This combination of strong foundations with flexibility creative approaches makes her the perfect writing coach for anyone who has a story in their heart that needs to get on the page. Oh, and she's SO nice, warm, and just a general bad ass, so that helps! 10/10 would recommend!”
-Connor S.
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“Stephanie has been tremendously helpful in helping me navigate the world of television writing. I came to her with several ideas, but with no clear direction of where to take them. In our sessions we would brainstorm and create more 'story' for my ideas. I come from a legal background, so learning the art of writing itself was also a challenge and Stephanie's breakdown of the whole process and art of writing was incredibly invaluable. Thank you, Stephanie!!”
-Angie K.
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“Stephanie Kornick was my writing teacher in early 2020. She was absolutely fantastic. She coached me from Log Line through 2nd draft and I ended up with a pilot I adore. She helped me reach industry expectations while fostering my unique voice. I am extremely proud of what I accomplished with Stephanie's guidance. She was very knowledgeable and I had a blast learning from her. I highly recommend Stephanie and will continue to use her as a teacher/coach in the future.”
-Samantha C.
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“Stephanie is a wealth of knowledge! If you are writing your very first script, or have been in the game awhile, she caters to each individual to cultivate the most beneficial learning you may need. I was clueless about how to even start writing my ideas down to page and she guided me through the imperative beginning stages (that I can now use forever.) She is fun, imaginative, approachable and kind. I am so grateful to have her teachings!”
-Teya P.
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“I could not recommend Stephanie more highly! She was very engaging and personable, and even though our class was over Zoom, made everyone feel at home and facilitated the discussion in an organic and enjoyable way. After taking Stephanie's class I noticed a significant improvement in my understanding of structure and pacing - the way that she explains interweaving character beats changed the way that I approach my stories. I have taken several great pilot writing workshops but Stephanie's was by far the most helpful for my confidence in writing TV pilots.”
-Lucia A.
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"Working with Stephanie has given me a lot of confidence as a writer. Her ability to "yes and" your ideas is on a level I've never seen before and she really pushes you to trust your voice and lean into "funcomfortable" ideas. Whenever I've felt a roadblock on a story idea, I've taken my scripts through her workshops/classes and have been able to break them so that the scripts I've written really align with my intentions as a storyteller. I can't recommend her genius enough and I'm really grateful to have worked with her on so many of my most personal projects."
-Stevie W.