Singular Writing at Extraordinary Speed
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Résumé
• Nancy's solo show "7 Years I Could Have Spent in Vermont"produced for the stage by MAX (HBO)
• Twentieth Century Fox: The First 75 Years book commissioned by 20th Century Studios (formerly Fox)
• Copywriter for major film studios for award-winning films & television projects for 20+ years
BOOKS
“Millicent Moon” (Children’s Poems) – AUTHOR (in progress)
“The Total Cat Manual: Meet, Love And Care For Your New Best Friend” – CONTRIBUTOR
“No Kidding: Women Writers On Bypassing Parenthood” – CONTRIBUTOR
“The Mother of All Dilemmas” by Kathleen Guthrie Woods* – COPY EDITOR
“Vegan & Gluten-free Recipes To Live For: Comfort Food That Comforts!” – AUTHOR
“Twentieth Century Fox: The First 75 Years” – AUTHOR
“State of Mind” Sci-fi/thriller novel by Sven Davison – PROOFREADER
“MGM: When The Lion Roars” by Peter Hay – RESEARCHER
*Featured in Katie Couric Media’s “37 Life-Changing Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down”
FILM/VIDEOS/TELEVISION
Drawings**
Dixie Venus**
Cat Logic (Animation)
Space Ho!**
Love Connection – Reality TV Show
**Writer, producer
STAGE/LIVE PERFORMANCE
“7 Years I Could Have Spent in Vermont” – produced by HBO (Warner-HBO Workspace)
“Larry's Story: The Note" – produced at 26 venues for Homeward LA, to benefit Midnight Mission
“Pancakes,” “Simple Air,” “Nursery Crimes," "Fred A-Stare" – Produced by Neo Ensemble Theatre
JOURNALISM/COLUMNS
• Examiner.com (Formerly): Columnist – San Fernando Valley Pets
• Perceptions Magazine – Chief Editor/Contributing Writer
• The Scratching Post – Online Animal Rescue Newsletter
COPYWRITING
• Web Landing Pages • Social, Including Live Tweets • Packaging • Radio & Mobile Spots
• Video Production • Product Naming • Press Releases • Long- & Short-Form • Catalog • Ghostwriting
• Copy Editing & Proofreading AP/Chicago • Headlines/Taglines • Consumer Ads (Print/Digital/Email)
• Sales Decks • Newsletters • Articles (Including Research) • POP, In-Store Banners, Outdoor
• Trade Shows, Sales Meetings & Other Event Presentations • B2B
PRIMARY CLIENTS: • 20th CENTURY STUDIOS / SEARCHLIGHT / FX • THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY • WARNER BROS.
Digital copy for high profile film/TV projects: Avatar: The Way of Water, The Creator, The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Thor: Love and Thunder, West Side Story, Nightmare Alley, Turning Red, Summer of Soul, Nomadland, Soul, Jojo Rabbit, Ford V. Ferarri, Booksmart, Bohemian Rhapsody, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Post, The Shape of Water, Hidden Figures, Birdman, 12 Years A Slave, Blazing Saddles 40th Anniversary packaging and booklet, numerous franchises and studio classics, along with The Orville, This is Us, Empire, Archer, The Americans, What We Do In the Shadows, Modern Family, New Girl, The X-Files, American Dad, GLEE, 24, Sons of Anarchy, Bob’s Burgers, American Horror Story, Arrested Development, & many more.
INDUSTRIES: Entertainment, medical (including holistic), real estate, non-profits, education, home décor, lifestyle, travel, retirement communities, live theatre, manufacturing, legal, animal welfare, HR, auto & others
Writing samples not already available to the public provided upon request.
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"CAT LOGIC"
an animated series
Pilot Episode: DON'T GIMME SHELTER
FADE IN:
INT., BEDROOM -- MORNING
TWO TUXEDO CATS lie on a bed purring in harmony. Under the
covers is a middle-aged MAN. (Note that we understand what the cats are saying, but the humans only hear meows.)
TUX #1
I love you, Daddy.
TUX #2
Me too, Daddy.
THE MAN
Do you love your daddy?
TUX #2
We do, Daddy.
THE MAN
Do you love your daddy as much as I love you?
TUX #1
We do, Daddy!
THE MAN
Daddy loves you!
TUX #2
(looking at TUX #1)
Other room?
TUX #1
Yeah. Because he’ll never stop with this.
The CATS jump down and stroll into the other room. The MAN
yawns and rolls over on his side.
THE MAN
I love my babies.
The cats look at him, then at each other.
CUT TO:
INT., KITCHEN OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN
A glass of water and prescription bottle sits on a
tablecloth, camouflaged by its floral pattern.
A BROWN TABBY, MILLIE, follows an ELDERLY WOMAN around the room, trying to get her attention.
ELDERLY WOMAN
Oh, dear. Where did I put those...Millie, stop following me.
I need my...
MILLIE sits looking pointedly at the pill bottle.
ELDERLY WOMAN, CONT’D
Where on earth...
MILLIE
On the table! On the table!
ELDERLY WOMAN
Millie, I don’t feel well. Stop meowing. I need my pills.
Oh, my.
She grabs her chest in pain.
MILLIE suddenly leaps onto the counter and bats the bottle
onto the floor. The WOMAN sees the bottle, picks it up and
manages to take a pill just in time!
ELDERLY WOMAN, CONT’D
Bless your heart, Millie. Bless your heart.
CUT TO:
INT., CONFERENCE ROOM, SMITH-GOLDBERG AD AGENCY (SGAA), DAYTIME.
Seven people, including NATE GOLDBERG, TRACY RUNYON, MIKE
DOWD, PAUL SMTIH, and PAUL’s father, DAVE, sit around a big
glass table.
NATE
Tracy, Mike, Paul. You’re on Burger Meister.
MIKE and PAUL high-five it. TRACY smiles uncertainly.
NATE, CONT’D
We’ll meet their guys here Monday at 11. Have a good
weekend, guys.
TRACY
Thanks, Nate.
MIKE
The Meister! Ooh. I might meet that chick in the
wetsuit who pounds that burger down. Think I can get
her to pound...
PAUL
Shut it.
MIKE dings him on the back of the head as they exit the
conference room.
FADE TO:
EXT., CITY STREET -- EARLY EVENING.
TRACY in her car entering a busy, snowy street. The digital clock in the car reads 6:39.
CUT TO:
TRACY slams her car radio buttons.
TRACY
Traffic report. Traffic report!
SHE changes the station again.
VOICE ON RADIO
You’re tuned to 98.5, c-o-o-o-l jazz.
The car behind TRACY inches toward HER bumper.
TRACY
Don’t! You’re gonna... Nooo!
Rear-ended, SHE goes face-first into the steering wheel.
THE DRIVER behind her begins to weave in and out of the
nearly impenetrable traffic.
TRACY
Are you KIDDING me? You jerk! Get back here!
The clock clicks to 6:49.
TRACY, CONT’D
Ugh! No!
SHE’s only a few feet ahead of where she was 10 minutes ago.
SHE darts out of the line of cars, heads down an alley and
begins zigzagging across town.
The clock clicks to 6:56 as TRACY careens into the animal
shelter parking lot. SHE bursts through the front door,
panting.
CUT TO:
CARLA
Relax, you made it. You here to adopt?
TRACY nods furiously.
TRACY
(wheezing)
Yes. A cat.
CARLA
It’ll take a few minutes, but I’ll stay later for a
cat adoption.
FADE TO:
EXT., ANIMAL SHELTER -- NIGHTTIME.
Long shot of TRACY leaving the shelter, a cat carrier in hand.
TRACY
Thank you again, Carla.
CARLA
You’re welcome, Tracy. You think about those others, okay?
TRACY nods.
Two very wide cat eyes can be seen through the carrier door
grid. They blink uncertainly, and the KITTY turns his head back towards the shelter.
CUT TO:
INT., ANIMAL SHELTER -- NIGHTTIME.
A beautiful black and silver TABBY rubs against the bars of
her cage. Surrounding her are TWO KITTENS.
TABBY
I hope you find homes, babies.
The TWO KITTENS look at their mother with the same wide-eye
concern and confusion as the kitty in TRACY’s carrier.
CUT TO:
INT., WHISKERZ JAZZ CLUB, DEEP IN THE CITY, NIGHTTIME.
We open on the color crimson, which we pull back to see is
lettering on a silver kick drum: CATZ P. JAMMAHZ. We pull
back further and see the drum being played in a jazz quartet
headed by a sleek black feline singer, MINX.
MINX
And old midnight comes around. Feelin'
sad, really gets bad, round ... round ... round ...
mid ... night ...
The crowd erupts in enthused yet muffled applause, since the
patrons all have furry paws.
MINX
Thank mew. Thank mew very much.
We’re going to take a short break.
SHE leaves the stage for a nearby table, where DOPP, a
striking buff tabby, sits with ERN, an eagle-type bird. DOPP pulls out a chair for MINX, and the two brush faces.
DOPP
Brilliant, as always, my love.
MINX
Thank you, darling.
ERN
(with rapid-fire delivery)
Yep. Good! Good! Very good! Minx, a new club
is interested in you: The House of Mews.
Decent pay, upscale clientele. It’s downtown.
Upscale, but downtown. Ha-ha. Ha-ha!
MINX
I don’t know, Ernie. Dopp?
DOPP
I’m sure the guys from the station will go when
I can’t, Minx. They’re big fans.
MINX
Let’s think about it, Ernie.
ERN
(his head darts from side to side)
No rush. They’d love you to start next month.
Two weeks is good. If we can say yes within the
week, that’d be great. Can you be there
Monday?
MINX
(laughing)
Okay, Ernie. We’ll talk tomorrow.
The break is over, and MINX heads for the stage.