Vicki Peterson
Vicki Peterson is a screenwriter and founding partner of Catharsis (storycatharsis.com), which mentors writers and develops screen projects for various producers.
Vicki’s most recent writing projects include television pilots, Mind Over Matter and Alum Rock Ave, which is with Herrick Entertainment. Her feature, Mother at War is with producer Ken Stewart. Her other projects include features, TV specs, and rewrites for production companies, and her scripts have been selected as finalists for several film festivals and fellowships.
Vicki is formerly the director of both the Writing for Film and Television Program and Producing and Entertainment Executive Program at Act One, Inc. (actoneprogram.com), of which she is also an alumna.
Before that, Vicki was a development executive at Origin Entertainment and Hero Pictures. Vicki got her start in theatre, working at the Tony award-winning La Jolla Playhouse on several pre-Broadway productions.
The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules: A Guide for the Rebel Writer
You Talkin' to Me?: How to Write Great Dialogue
The Script-Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider’s Look at Getting your Script Sold and Produced (2nd Edition)
Editing for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration
Directing Feature Films: The Creative Collaboration Between Directors, Writers, and Actors
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)
Film and Video Budgets 6
Notes to Screenwriters: Advancing Your Story, Screenplay, and Career With Whatever Hollywood Throws at You