SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 462 – CSI: How To Write True Crime with Jennifer Dornbush
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Author Jennifer Dornbush. From a very young age, Jennifer Dornbush was exposed to True Crime and the Forensic’s world as a daughter of a medical examiner. She is the author of “Forensic Speak: How To Write Realistic Crime Dramas,” a guidebook for writers to get these details right.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Author Jennifer Dornbush.
From a very young age, Jennifer Dornbush was exposed to True Crime and the Forensic's world as a daughter of a medical examiner. Jennifer Dornbush is the author of Forensic Speak: How To Write Realistic Crime Dramas, a guidebook for writers to get these details right.
They talk about the balance between being true to reality and the need to write entertaining stories. This is sure to be a helpful interview for authors and screenwriters, so dig in.
You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.
You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Jennifer Dornbush on IMDb
- Jennifer Dornbush on Facebook
- Jennifer Dornbush on Instagram
- Jennifer Dornbush website
- Buy the book: Forensic Speak here.
- Crime scene expert community for writers.
- The SYS script analysis service
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
Want to learn more about forensics and crime writing? Check out these OnDemand Webinars taught by Jennifer Dornbush at The Writers Store!
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.
