Rosalind JacksonJul 5, 20202 minDISCOVERING LILITHMy reading has slacked off terribly. I’m an avid reader who fell off the wagon. How did this happen? I blame TV and social media....
Rosalind JacksonApr 27, 20193 minAMAZING GRACE | FILM REVIEWAs a kid, I didn’t spend every Sunday in church. But I went enough have the culture ingrained in my soul, my psyche. My favorite part of...
Rosalind JacksonApr 22, 20189 minSCREAMING AT THE SCREEN | SCANDAL S7 E18: OVER A CLIFFOkay. Anybody who knows me knows that I am a die-hard, ride or die gladiator. I’ve been watching Scandal since day one. The minute the ...
Rosalind JacksonApr 22, 20188 minSCREAMING AT THE SCREEN | IMPOSTERS S2 E2: TROUBLE MAYBEMattie gets a visit from Shelly Cohen, ex-husband of Lenny Cohen, another one of The Doctor’s assassins. I have to go back and look at...
Rosalind JacksonApr 8, 20182 minWRITING PROCESS | STORY DEVELOPMENTWhy do I always pick writing projects that are so challenging? I must like torturing myself. I’m a masochist. Yeah. That’s it. Don’t get...
Rosalind JacksonNov 5, 20172 minIN MY WRITE MIND | KICKING WORRY'S ASS98% of the time I don’t worry about things. Worry is such a useless, toxic emotion.When I catch myself drifting into that 2% area, I...
Rosalind JacksonApr 23, 20171 minI’SE AN AUTHOR NOW!It’s official! I’m a self-published author! Today I FINALLY published my poetry book. I say finally because I’ve been wanting to do this...
Rosalind JacksonMar 5, 20162 minWHEN ART MUST IMITATE LIFEPolitical election season. It’s the only time in life when I get riled up in a negative way. Quite frankly, I can’t take the antics of...
Rosalind JacksonOct 31, 20151 minNANOWRIMO-ishNovember 1st marks the start of NaNoWriMo. For those who aren’t familiar, NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month. According...
Rosalind JacksonSep 22, 20153 minCUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | MOMMY, WHAT'S A LOGLINE?Dammit! You’re a screenwriter. A newbie screenwriter, but a screenwriter nonetheless. You have an amazing idea that you think will make a...
Rosalind JacksonAug 31, 20152 minA GIFT DEFERREDWhen I was a kid, I thought I would be a lawyer. Not that I really knew what that meant at the time. I was around five years old when...
Rosalind JacksonJul 19, 20154 minCUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | HOW TO GET HOLLYWOOD TO TAKE YOUR CALLSomeone called my office to submit a project. I explained our script submission process to the caller and gave her my email address. She...
Rosalind JacksonJun 30, 20153 minWRITEGIRL BOOK LAUNCH PARTY“Never underestimate the power of a girl and her pen.” ~www.WriteGirl.org I don’t remember how I came to know out about WriteGirl. Most...
Rosalind JacksonJun 15, 20155 minPRODUCED BY CONFERENCE 2015Recently, I attended the Producers Guild of America’s (PGA) Produced By Conference (PBC) held on the historic Paramount Pictures studio...
Rosalind JacksonMay 26, 20154 minMY TOP 5 SCREENWRITERS# 1 SHONDA RHIMES | The Queen of Hearts Best known for: Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge My favorite work: ...
Rosalind JacksonMay 9, 20156 minSCANDAL: SEASON 4 EPISODE 20 | FIRST LADY SINGS THE BLUES“Now, you, scared man with glasses, we flip him over. Now, right now. He scream. We flip anyway.” ~Shady Doctor It’s a Christmas...
Rosalind JacksonApr 23, 20152 minCUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | HOW TO GET HOLLYWOOD TO READ YOUR SCRIPT. . . ACTION! Okay, so you finally grew the balls to call a production company to ask if you can send them your script. Good for you!...
Rosalind JacksonJun 21, 20141 minCUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | HOW TO KEEP HOLLYWOOD FROM TOSSING YOUR SCRIPTDear Fellow Screenwriters, I know you are excited when you get permission to submit a script to a production company or studio. They’re...
Rosalind JacksonJun 20, 20141 minWELCOME TO WORDYGIRL ENTERTAINMENT!Welcome to WordyGirl Entertainment! This blog is a fabulous place to find information on all things television, film, and online media...