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 Jen Frankel is a screenwriter, novelist, composer, and artist living in Toronto. Born in London ON, she has also lived in Montreal, Stratford, Petawawa, on Prince Edward Island, and in a small cabin somewhere on the coast of Nova Scotia. Her work has appeared in literary magazines across North America, in newspapers and journals, on the radio, and on the stage from Halifax to Edmonton. In the last year, after turning her focus to screenwriting, she has written and/or produced nine short films including "Beautiful," shot on location in Stratford ON, and was a semi-finalist in the Final Draft Big Break competition, one of the largest screenplay competitions in the States. Click on the links below to read installments of Jen's column. You can also read Jen's novel "The Last Rite" and other ficiton on this site's jenstuff section. October 8, 2008 Getting It Out There - how do you overcome the artist's natural dislike of self-promotion? January 10, 2008 Clinton and Obama - Is the States less ready for a black man or a woman as the next President? October 10, 2007 Internet Bullying - A news report on Internet bullying makes Jen re-evaluate her own self-esteem. October 3, 2007 Organizing Writing - Jen is working on her new novel, "The Red Ring." September 27, 2007 Proportional Representation - Jen's obsession in the upcoming Ontario election September 25, 2007 Review of the classic British comedy series, Blackadder, featuring Rowan Atkinson and House's Hugh Laurie. August 22, 2007 Jen goes into voluntary exile to rediscover what she really wants, and rekindles her writing. August 8, 2007 Jen on the new Harry Potter book -- J.K. Rowling is maybe not the world's best writer, but she sure knows how to tell a story. July 22, 2007 Jen loves The Closer, but wishes networks would make new wheels after a success, instead of reinventing old ones. July 1, 2007 Michael Moore shows obvious bias in his films - should we care? SICKO touches Jen's heart. June 12, 2007 Heroes - and Jen. Marvel and DC Comics produce film after film based on comic book superheroes. Why do we just eat them up? June 3, 2007 Why Elisabeth Hasselbeck (The View) is Jen Frankel's Hero. No, really. May 29, 2007 Jen talks about the amazing Stephen Lewis and his crusade against AIDS in Africa. May 19, 2007 Jen anticipates unleashing the Fat Ladies' Mafia on the Vortex Video Game Design competition. May 9, 2007 Jen tackles her greatest challenge: transcribing her own journals. April 10, 2007 Adventures in Lalaland Part 2, and what Jen knows and believes. March 30, 2007 Jen reports on her Adventures in Lalaland. March 8, 2007 Jen heads West, chasing a dream. February 15, 2007 Jen wants to make... television? February 11, 2007 Jen tries a Group Building exercise February 5, 2007 Jen decides it's better to make a noise than go through life silent Be sure to check out Jesse Ryder Hughes's weekly blog too. Do you have questions or comments about what you've read in Jen's blog, or on the rest of the site? Then click here to send us your thoughts, ideas for content or any other feedback. We'd love to hear from you! Return from Jen Frankel's Blog to WILDsound Filmmaking Feedback Events home page
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