Lisa Jones

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RE: The Iridescence Award

I just applied. Thanks, Sandra!

In forum Get Out

5 months ago
The Iridescence Award

Hello Get Out Fam, I hope you all are doing well and working on exciting projects. The Kinsman Quarterly has a contest for BIPOC authors. It's not a screenplay contest, but they are looking for submis...

In forum Get Out

5 months ago
RE: American Fiction

@christopherharmon Yeah, I could relate. Even though my mother was the daughter of a sharecropper and my father did nothing but manual labor his entire life, I, like thousands of black people, have sp...

In forum Let's Talk Movies

2 months ago
RE: American Fiction

I might be in the minority here, but I loved that AF was set amongst the Black Elite. These folks exist but aren't seen very often by the rest of us. I hated that OUR KIND OF PEOPLE got canceled so fa...

In forum Let's Talk Movies

2 months ago
RE: BOOK OF CLARENCE AND MAGICAL NEGROES

Until a film is released, most of the copies of the screenplay in circulation are watermarked and typically a "leaked" version. So that we don't get in trouble with the people who generously give us ...

In forum Script Hunter

4 months ago
RE: BLACK CAKE on Hulu

I've put in a request to see if we can host a few episodes and some scripts on our site. Will keep you all posted.

In forum Television Comments and Critiques

2 months ago
RE: BLACK CAKE on Hulu

@jones-lisa-hgmail-com YES! It was abundantly clear why each character behaved the way they did. I'm hoping there's a season 2 because I'm dying to know what happened to Mabel's baby daddy. LOL!

In forum Television Comments and Critiques

2 months ago
RE: Great screenwriting tools

Excellent Facebook post! Thanks for sharing, Christopher, and bringing it to our attention. Another resource are the free books in the OBS Drive Library. We should always check this file before spendi...

In forum Screenwriting structure, formatting and technique

1 year ago
Great screenwriting tools

A link on the OBS FACEBOOK page shows some books that will help us as screenwriters. If buying is not in your budget, the authors usually have podcasts or Youtube presence that we can see free.

In forum Screenwriting structure, formatting and technique

1 year ago
New Screenwriting book

About a month ago, a writing mentor of mine was hired to write a movie project. I was honored he hired me to do notes for him. During a discussion of notes on his story we started talking about John T...

In forum Screenwriting structure, formatting and technique

1 year ago
NBC Universal Launch: NBC TV WRITERS PROGRAM

Hello Everyone! Writers on the Verge is out. There steps in a new writers program. Opened today; deadline March 7th. Do your due diligence and read over the criteria. EDIT: WHAT MAKES 4-ACT STRUC...

In forum Fellowships, Contests and Festivals

2 years ago
Hey Everyone!

My name's Ron, and I'm a drama/dramedy writer who loves creating character-driven stories and exploring complex relationships between an ensemble cast. Whether it's a family drama, a thriller, or a sc...

In forum Member Introductions

2 years ago