Where's My Inciting Incident? A Personal Essay
A strange thing happens when you spend your life studying how stories work – you start to think life works that way too. Or at least I...

Carrie Nelson
Feb 9, 20213 min read

If you would like to get a sense of my writing style or the themes I like to explore in stories, below are links to a few samples of my work. If you'd like to know more about them or the other projects I'm working on, please contact me.

It's Funny Because It's True
When a fiery, feminist standup comedian begins to find professional success, she risks the only good relationship she's ever had by mining her personal life – and his – for material.
Drama/ Comedy – Limited Series – 40 pages

Indigo Burgess and the Barton Boys
Deep seeded resentment and family drama comes to a head when a young man moves in with his older brother and they both fall for the same woman.
Drama – Feature

Other Fish
When a grounded young man takes a job on a boat after his father's sudden death, he and a free spirited shipmate fall in and out of love with the other at different times.
Drama – Feature
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