So grateful to
@WomenInFilm
for selecting me for their year-long Mentoring Program, & for my remarkable peers & mentors - writers/showrunners
@janeikajames
@JaSheikaJames
(Bel-Air, Gossip Girl) and producer Jamila Jordan for their inspiration and support!
Had to say goodbye to Midnight, who passed on today. She was a rescue we adopted during the pandemic. She had lived through some trauma but she grew more and more sociable and lay on the floor beside me as I wrote, asking for belly-rubs. She was a sweet soul. 💜
Thrilled to announce I’ve been signed by Gavin Dorman
@SchemersEnt
- thank you, Gavin - so excited for this journey!! And thank you to the incredible Joey Tuccio and the whole team at
@roadmapwriters
for all your support - very grateful!! 🙏❤️
#Screenwriting
#WritingCommmunity
321 Roadmap Writers signed! Congratulations to Suzanne Griffin
@SuzanneGriffin1
who just signed with Schemers Entertainment through a Roadmap intro!!
#WritingCommunity
So thrilled to receive on 8 on The Black List for my female-driven, 1-hour adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS!!(And 9s for Character and Setting!) Thank you,
@theblcklst
reader, for this honor. This is my 2nd script to receive an overall 8 on
@theblcklst
.
#screenwriting
#theblcklst
Thrilled to share that I am now a 2022 WIF Mentoring Program Mentee!! Thank you,
@WomenInFilm
, for this incredible opportunity to learn from industry mentors and my fellow Writers Circle mentees. So grateful - and can’t wait!!!
#WIFMentoring2022
#screenwriting
A reminder that champion of emerging writers Javier Grillo-Marxuach freely makes available television pilot pitches, story outlines, concept documents and scripts to anyone wishing to better understand the artistic process. Something rare and generous. 💜
Thrilled that all three of my 1-hour pilots - BLOOD AND DREAMS (Adventure), THE SENSUALIST (Drama), and THE AGE OF DESIRE (Drama/Erotic Thriller) are now Austin Second Rounders. Thank you,
@austinfilmfest
, for continuing to uplift my work!!
#tvpilot
#tvwriter
#femaledriven
#AFF
Absolutely thrilled to be chosen for the Coverfly Career Mentorship Program!! Thank you,
@Coverfly
and Mark Mazur at
@acttwowriters
for this incredible opportunity. I am very, very grateful and looking forward to working with you!!!
#screenwriting
#coverfly
#gratitude
We are so excited to welcome
@SuzanneGriffin1
to our mentorship program in partnership with
@acttwowriters
! She will be working with Mark Mazur 🎉
Check back this month for the next opportunity for FREE mentorship!
Details on the program:
SPOILERS if you’ve not seen THE BEAR. Reading the AMAZING pilot - Here p1 & p5 - dense blocks of action concentrating that visceral energy, caps making visuals/actions hit harder. The humor, the world, the danger all on the page. Read it at
@TheScriptLab
💜
Please send good vibes. My son who is in Strasbourg has had irregular heartbeats. May be stress but they are keeping him overnight in the hospital.All this unfolding while I’ve been traveling.Blood tests come back this morning so hoping it is thoracic tension, which passes. 💜
Thank you
@theblcklst
reviewer!! My 3rd script to receive an 8 on the Black List! Seeking a rep who wants to champion a female writer with a deep portfolio, a fellowship, many accolades, and a passion for collaboration and elevating marginalized voices. ❤️
#screenwriting
For anyone who is still asking - Why do we need screenwriting labs for women? - and more specifically, Why do we need screenwriting labs exclusively for women over 40? Please read: What Percentage of Movies Are Written by Women Over 40? via
@IndieWire
Thank you,
@theblcklst
, for this terrific opportunity to submit to the Cannes Film Residency, based on the strength of my romantic drama THE ITALIAN LOVER!! THE ITALIAN LOVER has three 8’s on The Black List and was a Nicholl Quarterfinalist.
#theitalianlover
#theblcklst
#cannes
So incredibly honored to be chosen as one of 10 women creators for the Spring 2024 HerArts Film Lab in Paestum, Italy, where I’ll be developing a new Romantic Horror pilot. Thank you to the HerArts team for including me in this amazing community!! 🙏💜
#WritingCommunity
#HerArts
I have a new writing partner - Hickory. Adopted from the
#ASPCA
in Manhattan, Hickory was rescued from a hoarding situation. He races about the apartment, now, enjoying his new freedom. Black cats are adopted less frequently than other cats - please consider adopting one! 🐈⬛💜
I see you all succeeding - landing mentorships, labs, fellowships, comps - and if I don't congratulate everyone for everything that hits this week - because it's my birthday weekend (I'm claiming the whole weekend bc my birthday's Monday 😆) I still think you're amazing!!💜🎉
@MagicalOverload
Life really takes off at 50. Emotional security, insight, knowing exactly who you are, confidence - experience gives you this. And I think the character that comes with that improves faces, too.
This feedback for my drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE. My meeting with this exec had been delayed a few times and I was signed before we could meet, but I’ll always have this. 💜 Write your passion, friends, and don’t hold back.
#Screenwriting
#tvpilot
#WritingCommunity
Thanks,
@CineStory
!! My female-driven adventure pilot is now a 2020 TV Quarterfinalist. Congrats to all the writers! Blood and Dreams can be found on
@Coverfly
’s The Red List. It also features a 50+ female protagonist.
#femaledriven
#tvpilot
#screenwriting
It will always be one of the cleverest, most original opening scenes ever. And a first page that doesn’t look like any other. Happy Birthday, Billy Wilder! 🎂
#sunsetboulevard
#billywilder
#screenwriting
Absolutely thrilled that my female-driven adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS has been chosen for THE GOLDEN LIST - as 1 of the 9 best unproduced TV Pilots of 2022!!! Thank you,
@goldenscriptnet
for this incredible honor!!
Thrilled to announce that my female-driven pilots BLOOD AND DREAMS (Adventure) and THE AGE OF DESIRE (Drama) are now 2022 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Top Ten FINALISTS!!! Thanks,
@networkISA
and Congrats, all!!
My female-driven Adventure pilot Blood and Dreams is now a 2021 Emerging Screenwriters Top 25 Semifinalist - congrats, all!! Genre Winners - Emerging Screenwriters
More great news!! So proud to see my two 1-hour drama pilots THE SENSUALIST and THE AGE OF DESIRE are now
@screencrafting
Fellowship Quarterfinalists!!! Thanks,
@screencrafting
and congrats to my many friends on the list. Now, both these pilots are on
@Coverfly
’s The Red List! ❤️
Wow!! Thrilled to receive my third 8 on The Black List for my romantic drama feature THE ITALIAN LOVER. Thank you
@theblcklst
& my Black List reader for this affirmation. THE ITALIAN LOVER is on
@Coverfly
, where it's in the Top 1% of all scripts.
#PreWGA
#screenwriting
#amwriting
So thrilled that my romantic drama - and bi-protagonist🌈- feature screenplay THE ITALIAN LOVER is now a
@StoweStoryLabs
Bellem Entertainment Fellowship Semifinalist!! 🙏💜Congrats to all the SFs - including
@dalilaalirajah
@Gene_D27
Sarit Zadock, Jaime Kawamoto
@juliabergeron
🎉
Excited that my female-driven 1-hour adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS has made the QF round Of the
@screencrafting
Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition!! Thank you, ScreenCraft, and congrats to all the QFs! Blood and Dreams can be found on
@Coverfly
's The Red List. ❤️
An incredible honor to see my feature romantic drama THE ITALIAN LOVER is now a Finalist for the
@StoweStoryLabs
Bellem Entertainment Fellowship - thank you, Stowe, for all your support and congrats to all the fellowship Finalists!!
#biprotagonist
#WritingCommunity
#film
Stowe Story Labs is thrilled to announce 2024 Fellowship Finalists and Stowe Launch Advanced Development Shortlist to our Narrative Labs and Writers' Retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all on this terrific achievement.
Thank you,
@theblcklst
and
@UPS
for inviting me to submit to the Be Unstoppable Film Project, to be considered to produce a proof of concept for my Nicholl Quarterfinalist drama THE SLEEPING HOUSE! My BL reader called the script a “powerful romantic epic”.
#film
Absolutely thrilled that my female-driven drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE is now an Outstanding Screenplays 2021 FINALIST!!! Thank you,
@outscreenplays
, for this wonderful honor. TAOD is also on
@Coverfly
's The Red List. Congratulations to all the finalists!
#screenwriting
#prewga
Energizing feedback from a general with an exec at a renowned Film/TV company, who I can now gratefully count as a supporter of my work and my voice. Thank you,
@RoadmapWriters
for helping me make this wonderful connection. ❤️ 🙏
#tvpilot
#femaledriven
#screenwriting
Thrilled that my adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS is now a
@Stage32Scripts
Female Driven Screenwriting Contest Semifinalist - thanks,
@Stage32
, for the recognition!! ❤️
@theblcklst
calls this pilot “Brutal, captivating” with “visceral action and drama.”
#StaffMe
So grateful and honored to be a
@StoweStoryLabs
Maven Fellowship Semifinalist for my female-driven 1-hour adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS, about two women who come together across divides of religion and culture to end a bloody conflict. Congrats to all the fabulous SFs!!🎉💜🙏
Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce 2023 Fellowship Semifinalists to our narrative labs and writers retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all semifinalists, and thank you to our fellowship partners.
Absolutely thrilled that my adventure pilot Blood and Dreams is now a FINALIST in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition - thank you,
@NetworkISA
!! This pilot is the
#1
All-time 1-hour Adventure pilot on
@Coverfly
’s The Red List.
#prewga
#tvpilot
We are thrilled to congratulate the Top 10 Finalists in each genre of the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition!
#ISAContestWinner
View the list:
Absolutely thrilled that my 1-hr adventure drama pilot ALLIANCE is now a
@PAGEawards
Semifinalist!! Many thanks, PAGE Awards, for honoring my work. PAGE has been key to relaunching my career, and I'm eternally grateful for their support. Congrats to all the writers!💙🙏🎉🎉🎉
My pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS ending the year - again - as the
#1
All-Time One-hour Adventure Pilot on The Red List. Now, to find a manager/producer interested in reading a diverse, female-driven adventure pilot! Thanks,
@Coverfly
, for supporting my work!!!
#femaledriven
Joan Lane (producer, The King’s Speech), wrote me after reading my pilot The Sensualist, “Your pilot episode is one of the best pieces of writing I have had the pleasure of reading. This series deserves to be picked up and enjoyed by viewers worldwide.”
Thrilled to see my Adventure pilot ALLIANCE and my feature Romantic Drama THE ITALIAN LOVER advancing to the Quarterfinals!! Thank you
@PAGEawards
for all your support through the years. 🙏💜 Congratulations, to all who advanced or threw their hat into the ring!! 🥳
#film
#tv
So honored that my 1-hour drama pilot THE SENSUALIST is now a 2022 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Semifinalist!! Thank you,
@screencrafting
for supporting my vision. THE SENSUALIST is a
@StoweStoryLabs
Fellowship winner, and is on
@Coverfly
's The Red List. Seeking rep.❤️
The Black List coverage has really slid. A reader wrote - and I waited six weeks for their few basic sentences - “Your character says things like... “ and then made something up - not even a remote paraphrase of anything I wrote. The script is right in front of you! Not good. 😆
My wildly cinematic romantic fantasy feature CLEAN is now an Austin Second Rounder!! I rarely submit it - it’s my only fantasy and won the IFP Beigel award years ago - but perhaps time for it to step out more! Thanks,
@austinfilmfest
for my 2nd SR laurels this year. ❤️
So thrilled to have 2 scripts advance to the QFs - my female-driven drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE and my romantic drama THE ITALIAN LOVER (three 8s on the
@theblcklst
)!! Thank you
@WeScreenplay
for embracing these LGBTQ+ stories.💜Congrats to all the writers!🎉
#WritingCommunity
Congrats to
@SuzanneGriffin1
, one of the
@PAGEawards
fellows. We are thrilled to work with her on The Sensualist. Suzanne creates passionate, unexpected protagonists reinventing themselves in richly-detailed worlds on the edge of upheaval. We thank PAGE for their partnership!
👏 Congratulations Finalists! 👏 WeScreenplay is thrilled to advance select entrants to the finalist round of the Diverse Voices Screenwriting Lab! Get all the details here:
Honored that my female-driven pilot Blood and Dreams advanced to the Top Ten in the Table Read Genre Screenplay Competition - thanks,
@NetworkISA
, and congrats to all these fab writers, including
@Ms_L_Simpson
! ❤️🎉
Thank you for the love,
@screencrafting
!! - I am so grateful for all your support. My Black List Recommended script is moving on to the Semifinals!!! Congrats to all the fabulous writers on this list.🙏💜🎉🎉🎉
Exciting!! Thrilled to be chosen to submit my proposal for a short proof of concept film based on my feature screenplay THE ITALIAN LOVER - Thank you
@theblcklst
and
@HornitosTequila
for this amazing opportunity! The script is in the top 1% on
@Coverfly
.
Had a general with an exec at a top streaming platform and received this exciting feedback on my drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE, a
@FilmarketHub
Project of the Month winner, now on
@Coverfly
's The Red List. Thanks,
@roadmapwriters
, for helping me build my industry relationships!❤️
Thrilled that my female-driven adventure/drama ALLIANCE is now an Emerging Screenwriters Top 10 Finalist!! Thank you
@NetworkISA
for this honor, and congratulations to all the Finalists. I love writing action for women!! 🙏🎉🎉🎉
#WritingCommunity
#womeninfilm
Wow!! My female-driven drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE is a TOP 10 Finalist in Filmmatic’s Season 6 TV Pilot Competition. Thank you
@FilmmaticNews
for recognizing my work. And congrats fellow Finalists
@AndyL4Work
and
@steveblame
! Congrats, all!
#tvwriter
Thrilled that my drama pilot THE SENSUALIST - about a blended Jewish-Gentile family facing a rising tide of Antisemitism in Gilded Age New York, is now a
@WeScreenplay
TV Pilot Screenwriting Lab Quarterfinalist!! Congrats to all the writers!
#WritingCommunity
#StaffMe
#tvpilot
Honored that my queer, female-driven drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE is a selected project for July’s
@StoweStoryLabs
Remote Writers Retreat. Thank you, Stowe, for this opportunity to learn from so many talented peers and mentors. I am so grateful. ❤️
#femaledriven
#tvpilot
Thrilled that my 1-hr drama pilot THE SENSUALIST was named a Top 10 pilot in
@FilmarketHub
’s 2023 English Language TV Pilot Contest, and will be featured in their online market!! Thank you,
@FilmarketHub
, and congrats to all the writers! 🎉🎉🎉🙏
#WritingCommmunity
#tvpilot
So exciting to see my feature drama THE SLEEPING HOUSE now trending on The Black List!! Thank you,
@theblcklst
for giving my work this recognition and platform. The script is also trending on the lists for female writers and international scripts.
#femalewriters
#theblcklst
THREAD: Absolutely thrilled that my adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS has been selected by
@NetworkISA
as a LEGION M TOP 16 project - to be voted on by the public on Legion M’s FILM SCOUT app for fabulous prizes. Thank you, ISA, for this honor!!
#screenwriting
#TVwriter
Thrilled that my queer, female-driven drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE is now a
@writersXwriters
Competition Semifinalist - thank you for the honor!! TAOD was a
@StoweStoryLabs
Fellowship Finalist, is a 2023
@WeScreenplay
DiverseVoices Finalist, & is on
@Coverfly
's The Red List. 🙏
Absolutely thrilled that my 1-hour female-driven drama pilot THE AGE OF DESIRE is now a Finalist for the Stowe Story Labs Fellowship sponsored by
@StaceyDavisLaw
!!! Congrats to all the Finalists, and thank you
@StoweStoryLabs
for this honor! I am so grateful. ❤️
#screenwriting
Stowe Story Labs is pleased and proud to announce the Finalists for the 2022 fellowships which have a finalist round. You can read the full list here: . Congratulations to all!
I stayed away from contests during the strike so it's gratifying to find today that I have 5 scripts on
@Coverfly
's The Red List - 3 pilots, a feature, a short - and I have the
#1
Series Bible. My female-driven adventure pilot ALLIANCE is currently at
#1
for the month.
#StaffMe
Thrilled that my feature drama screenplay THE SLEEPING HOUSE has received its second overall 8 this month on The Black List. Many thanks to
@theblcklst
for all your encouragement, and to my reviewer for your thoughtfulness and support.
#screenwriting
#drama
#womeninfilm
My 2020
@TheAcademy
Nicholl Fellowship QF screenplay The Sleeping House is rated "Excellent" by Wscripted, an online marketplace connecting female storytellers with decision-makers. The script was also a 2020
@theblcklst
x
@WomenInFilm
Feature Lab Short-lister. Thanks, Wscripted!
Remembering my brother Kevin who at age 24 passed away in a car accident 45 years ago today. I didn’t know until today that someone had saved this note I wrote to him when I was a kid and he was already in college. He had kept this note for seven years. Pic of Kevin as a boy. 💜
The bible for my 1-hour drama series THE SENSUALIST is now a Finalist in the NexTV Writing and Pitch Competition - thanks NexTV for your support!! The Sensualist is in the Top 1% of all scripts on
@Coverfly
, and won a fellowship from
@stowestorylabs
.
#screenwriting
#womeninfilm
Great to see my adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS advance to the Table Read Semifinals - thank you,
@NetworkISA
, and congrats to all the writers, including
@WritingCrows
Vee Saieh!! 🙏💜🎉🎉🎉
@roadmapwriters
New Yorker, child advocate and lit-lover who writes female-empowering, stereotype-smashing romantic drama - both TV pilots and features - whose fierce, witty protagonists learn, as I have, that the journey to self-determination and acceptance is never a solo one.
#RoadmapWriters
Thrilled that my female-driven adventure pilot BLOOD AND DREAMS is a Top 4 script from the Table Read My Screenplay Competition chosen by Legion M’s Film Scouts to be read by the Legion M team. Thank you
@NetworkISA
@LegionMOfficial
for this great chance, and to all who voted!!!
You've cast your vote and now the results are in!✨Congratulations to the Top 4 scripts, selected by over 15,000 voters, which will be read by the
@LegionMOfficial
team. Which script will win the Legion M Film Scout Award??? Stay tuned to find out!
Congrats to the amazing writers who placed Top 50 in the Jumpstart Writing Competition for Features and Pilots!
#Jumpstart
#RoadmapWriters
Pilots:
Features:
Great to see my bisexual protagonist romantic drama THE ITALIAN LOVER is now a
@NetworkISA
2023 Park City Table Read Semifinalist - thanks, ISA! The Italian Lover has also been a Nicholl Quarterfinalist, and has three 8s on the Black List.❤️
#theitalianlover
#sundance
#theblcklst
Tomorrow a meeting and a pitch. General last week and hopefully one next week. And writing new pilot and bible! May the creative gods be good to you all! Sleep tight. 😴 Tomorrow - slay!!! 💜