“I want to get my story produced, but I’m also an #audience member – I want to see #women of all ages on #screen, and I want to see them in inspiring roles."

‘The #industry is broken’: #TVwriter funds pilot after being told to cut #femalelead’s age by 20 years | Television | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jan/24/the-industry-is-broken-writer-wants-ageism-and-sexism-in-television-left-on-cutting-room-floor

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‘Are you kidding me?’: TV writer says she was asked to make female lead 20 years younger

Katja Meier says she was told women over 50 were not seen as a ‘valid audience’, so decided to make the pilot herself

The Guardian
Hey #UKagents & #producers, if you’re looking for a light-murder-mystery (Christie/Wodehouse vibe w/new twists on the usual murder-mystery tropes) the fab showreel for my award-winning HAWKWOOD pilot table-read @SpotlightUK is ready to 👀! #MurderMystery #comedy #pilot #Neurodivergent #tvwriter #LGBQcharacters #tv #devilishlyhandsome #detective https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NavCklSn7Eo
Hawkwood : "Salted With Fire" - Pilot Episode - Table Read

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Re #Introduction for another new instance. I am an introverted gay Puerto Rican/German-American cis male (he/his). I work as a psychotherapist, and a writer. I live in Chicago with my husband and cat. #Writer #Novelist #Author #Screenwriter #TVWriter #Comedy #Humor #Mystery #MurderMystery #Theater #Psychotherapy #Psychology #Gay #LGBTQ #MentalHealth #HighlySensitive #HSP #INFJ #ProUnion #LaborUnions #PuertoRico #BLM #Atheist #GayNerd #GayGeek #Gaymer #StarTrek #Superman #TeenTitans #Chicago

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Let’s keep this going. Nice to see so many familiar faces. #screenwriter #screenwriting
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#screenwritertwitterrefugee

I really wish the other place held on just long enough for me to FINALLY shout from the rooftops when dear life. *finally* gets optioned. #tenyearslater

Every connection made, was made there. Mostly. Actually. The three biggies happened through; a co-worker, a comment box, & my blog. The rest. There. The other place. I wanted to get my turn to share. To shout. To scream it out loud. So. When it happens. I'll just go outside & scream. From all the rooftops.
#TVdrama #tvwriter #dearlife

So excited that a show I’m a writer on is coming to ABC TV next year. I first got involved with the team in 2019 when Karen who produced the series got in touch with me. Over the years, over various lockdowns and online zoom writers rooms we wrote our scripts. Thankfully we managed to have face to face writers rooms as well. I’m thrilled to see what my scripts will look like on screen. If you’re in Australia try and catch it!
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Found out the @Coverfly rank of my #pilot spec, “Hawkwood” (a Wodehouse-ish Agatha Christie-ish #comedy #murdermystery) has gone up to the Top 30% of all Discoverable Projects & it’s a Finalist in the LA International Screenplay Awards Diversity Initiative! Also just had a successful table-read for it @SpotlightUK on the West End w/a very talented & funny cast of UK actors! Still need to get a #UKagent so I can submit it & my other tv specs to #producers!🤞 #amquerying #neurodiverse #tvwriter
I’ve been feeling overwhelmed at the thought of starting over, but here we go — an #Introduction! I’m a Canadian #TVwriter and #Showrunner. I love comedy and drama, especially together. When it comes to silly, pithy fun on social media, I like mine text-based.