UCLA MFA Screenwriting Mentor
With over a decade of classroom experience and having served as a contest judge in Los Angeles and for UCLA, I blend craft pedagogy with industry strategy. I’ve taught at universities and worked on feature projects for major companies. I can help make a script structurally sound and aid its development. I foster a nurturing approach to writer mentoring.
Notable Work
Co-authored a book on screenwriting secrets, as told in interviews with 24 Oscar-winning writers. Published in 2020 by Rowman & Littlefield.
Took top prize in Samuel Goldwyn Screenwriting Contest, the Sloan Science in Film Contest, all UCLA Annual Showcase events, Colleary Donor Award and Judged for Bluecat Screenwriting and UCLA professional program.
Writing Samples
Logline Feature Script
The Gebhardt’s are desperate to raise a brood of gifted scientists. However, their kids are more naturally inclined towards the creative arts. When songwriter Malcolm Black moves in next door and encourages the kids to follow their natural drive, the parents go to great lengths keep him away and maintain control.
Logline Episodic Pilot
Dr. Eric Bell was on the verge of leaving medicine when he lost his private pediatric practice and took a position at a local hospital. However, within moments of working in the ER, Bell finds himself receiving messages from ‘the other side’ as patients who have died or are experiencing NDE, come back with cryptic messages.
Meg sets most of her writing in Nebraska or the Midwest and recently purchased a home in Lincoln, where she grew up. She has another Master’s degree in Organic chemistry, and stays current in teaching this part-time in Los Angeles. When she’s not writing, she can be found exploring the great outdoors with her Australian Shepherd dog or curled up on a couch with a book.
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