Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D.

Psychology PhD; screenwriter of the award-winning, coming-of-age memoir "Stealing Buddha's Dinner"

[Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D. @jennawritesgood]

When a fire breaks out at Bich's high school dance—and no one shows up to her dad's Lunar New Year party—for one night only, can Bich and her dad join forces to "Make Asia Great Again?" #amquerying #stealingbuddhasdinner
#LunarNewYear

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HMU if anyone's looking for a Lunar New Year-themed screenplay based on proven IP! STEALING BUDDHA'S DINNER is SIXTEEN CANDLES meets JOY LUCK CLUB. #amquerying #LunarNewYear

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Stealing Buddha's (TV) Dinner #AddAWordRuinABook @FallonTonight

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@JaimePrimak Will you consider a screenplay adaptation of a quirky, female-lead, award-winning, critically acclaimed, coming-of-age memoir?

[Jaime Primak @JaimePrimak]

Writers - does anyone have a finished Irreverent comedy feature.... Think BAD SANTA, SCARY MOVIE, TIJUANA JACKSON...

This is a priority. We are reading right now. Female lead ideal but not necessary.

#writers #WritingCommunity #writerslift #holidaymovies #comedy

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@Beatgrrrl Did you ever make your #christopherwool? I attempted one too! :)

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@jerrysaltz How'd I do? #sellthehouse #sellthecar #sellthekids

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@MaulikPancholy I know Wabash! I lived in northwest Indiana, but went to Purdue for undergrad. Will definitely check it out!

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@MaulikPancholy what town in Indiana is your Rahul from? This northwest-Indiana transplant wants to know! 😊

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@JenPonton THANK YOU!! Just submitted my deets!

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@JenPonton Thank you, Jen!

[Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D. @jennawritesgood]

@_Greg_Beck_ Sure! Thank you! Would love to read yours too!

[Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D. @jennawritesgood]

@_Greg_Beck_ Hi! It's a 1/2-hour pilot based on my (brief) experience as a telemarketer. 🤣

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@JordynGiddens My @pen15show spec. It's sooooo much fun to write. I remember jr. high like it was yesterday and am still friends with my BFF from age 13!

[Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D. @jennawritesgood]

@ally_seibert I also call carbonated drinks "pop." It's the right thing to do. #midwestgirl

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Congrats congrats congrats! 🎉🎉🎉

[MJ🌻 (she/her) @MichelleJigga]

I've avoided making this kinda announcement on social media because no one cares. Then I thought that instead of making this about ME, but I could make this about all the people who helped me realize this dream. So…

Last week, I got staffed. I am now a paid, working TV writer.

[Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D. @jennawritesgood]

WOW! I hope you've channeled this life experience into something you've written!! 💯

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This is so HUGE! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Jenna Finwall Ryan, Ph.D. @jennawritesgood]

@LizAlps @TylerDinucci Yes, @LizAlps! Thank you!! 🙏 @MarcDworkin is an upper level writer and Co-Creator/Executive Producer of Nickelodeon's Knight Squad (among others) who tweeted a rec of my "Call Girls" sample yesterday! 🙏 #WGAStaffingBoost #wgasolidaritychallenge