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

Below are samples of promotional content I've made for workshops and events. I wrote all of the copy and designed the flyers using Photoshop and Canva, and I attached them to outreach email messages, social media posts, and event calendars.




























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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Here's the complete list of my blog posts, starting with the most recent. You can also use the tags and categories to find the content that interests you.