Next in our “writers who have done it all” series is Vancouver-based TV/feature/graphic novel writer, poet, and stand-up comic Jennica Harper. Not only has she worked in many genres and mediums, but she has great tips and anecdotes about them.
Jennica Harper has published poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in over 25 publications in Canada and the United States, as well as two poetry collections, and a graphic novel Abigail’s War, which she currently developing as a feature with Zeros2Heroes Media.
An award-winning stand-up comic, Jennica is a lot of fun to listen to … You’ll love the discussion on how story editing for Canadian features has many similarities to TV writing in Hollywood, yet how Hollywood feature writing differs from the Canadian approach.
Jennica also has a lot of great tips about breaking in, planting many seeds, and being aggressive at going after what you want.
Follow Jennica on Twitter: @jennicaharper
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First published June 2, 2011.
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111 - Michael Jamin (Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill, Maron, Tacoma FD)
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107 - Jami O'Brien (Creator / Showrunner of N0S4A2)
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104 - Evan Bleiweiss (Vampire Diaries, Rosewood, Black Sails, The Crossing)
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102 - Spiro Skentzos (Arrow, Grimm, Chadam)
101 - Shawn Ryan (Timeless, SWAT, The Shield, The Chicago Code, The Unit)
100 - Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes (Warehouse 13, Arrow, The Flash, Legacies)
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