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 10 week Teleseminar where the participants learn to write a TV Spec and pilot scrip with Jen Grisanti

www.jengrisanticonsultancy.com

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BIO
Jen Grisanti is a Story/Career Consultant, Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, former 12-year studio executive with her last job being VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount, Blogger for The Huffington Post and author of the new books, Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story and TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells.
Grisanti started her career as an assistant to Aaron Spelling 19 years ago. Aaron was her mentor for the next 12 years as she climbed the ranks and eventually ran Current Programs at Spelling Television Inc., covering all of Spelling’s shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and Charmed. In 2004, Jen was promoted to Vice President of Current Programs at CBS/Paramount where she covered shows including Medium, Numbers, NCIS, 4400 and Girlfriends. While at CBS/Paramount, she served as a mentor in the CBS Diversity Program, which seeks out and nurtures young writers and directors.
In January 2008, Jen launched Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., a consulting firm dedicated to helping talented writers break into the industry. By drawing on her 12-year experience as a studio executive where she gave daily notes to executive producers/showrunners, Jen personally guides writers to shape their material, hone their pitches, and focus their careers. Since launching, Jen has worked with over 350 writers working in television, features and novels.  Twenty-four of her clients have staffed as writers on television shows and ten have sold pilots, two that went to series.  One of the writers she worked with has a big feature coming out.  In 2008, Jen was hired to be the Writing Instructor for NBC’s Writers on the Verge. Jen is also a blogger for The Huffington Post.  Jen wrote Story Line:  Finding The Gold In Your Life Story in 2010.  It is published byMichael Wiese Productions and came out in March of 2011.  Jen also wrote TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write A Script That Sells.  It is a compilation of her 5 top selling workbooks.
Her brand is Developing From Within. Her company hosts Storywise Seminars and Teleseminars as a way to get this message out.  She has CDs and workbooks for “How To Write a TV Spec Script” and “How To Write A TV Pilot Script” and a Storywise Workbook:  Gearing Up for Staffing and Development Season.  She also has a Storywise Podcast Series available on iTunes and her website,www.jengrisanticonsultancy.com. The podcast digs deep into the story behind some of our top storytellers as a way to inform, motivate and inspire listeners to go after their dreams. Final Draft/Script Magazine are now promoting the podcast series as well. Jen has taught classes for the TV/Film Summit, Scriptwriters Network ,Screenwriting Expo, the Great American Pitchfest, the Northwestern Screenwriter’s Guild in Seattle, Alameda’s Writer’s Group. She has heard pitches for The Great American Pitchfest and PitchCon.  She has served on panels for the WGA, iTVFest, UFVA, PGA and The Writer’s Bootcamp. In 2009, her company hosted a Writing Retreat in Hawaii at the Turtle Bay Resort.