Megan N.

Looking for a professional writer who's honest, funny, creative, and brilliant with dialogue? A storyteller who can make people laugh and cry, cringe and cheer? A pun wizard who has a magical way with words? Look no further. SCREENWRITING EXPERIENCE: I have an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA, a BA in film from CSULB and over ten years of experience writing compelling commercial film and television scripts. As a working and produced screenwriter, I have been hired to write and rewrite many feature scripts as well as develop pitches and treatments. I specialize in comedy, dramedy, and children's but am adept at any genre. I am also the official script writer for the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. CREATIVE WRITING AND EDITING EXPERIENCE: I have over 10 years of experience writing, critiquing, and editing children's books and other children's content such as sleep stories and meditations, and have been hired to edit and proofread adult fiction as well. Under the name Megan Woodward, I am the author of THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY NOT CURSED (Simon and Schuster, 2024) and HILARIOUS DANCE, CHEER, AND GYMNASTICS JOKES AND PUNS (Capstone, 2024), NO IFS ANDS OR BUTTS (Albert Whitman, 2026), and another unannounced title slated for release in 2028. Meganwoodward dot com COPYWRITING EXPERIENCE: I have done copywriting work for a marijuana dispensery, a salon chain, and a high end travel company. As the script writer for the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, I write a lot of copy for the parade units and parade sponsors involved. Here is a list of specific work for which I am available: -copywriting work -write or rewrite feature scripts -write or rewrite pilot scripts -write or rewrite short film/web series scripts -edit, review and provide notes on scripts -proofread for grammar and spelling -punch up dialogue and jokes -character outlines/ rewrites to create realistic, relatable, multi-dimensional characters -write outlines/ treatments -form pitches -critique children's book manuscripts/ queries -edit/proofread children's book manuscripts/ queries -edit/ proofread novels -ghostwriting work -other forms of writing included but not limited to: cover letters, blogs, essays, wedding speeches, divorce speeches... (hey, why not?)