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October 2008:

  • Jessica signed with Energy Entertainment for literary representation!
  • She her script: The Halfway Place (co-authored by Susan Elizabeth Shaw) to a producer and well-known director that are interested in the project.
  • Jessica got her script Kaldera to Mandalay Entertainment for consideration.

September 2008:

  • Jessica's short film: Hyperosmia, was selected to be produced for a horror web series called Hotel Guignol
  • She completed her 5th feature-length screenplay since October 2007, called Kaldera in less than 2 weeks! It's a sci-fi film about futuristic biological terrorism with strong female leads. It's edgy, gritty, and realistic...as usual.
  • Jessica was a "Team America Leader" on the popular game show Trivial Pursuit (broadcast date to follow)
  • Jessica booked and shot a promo commercial to bring the Interpride Gay & Lesbian Conference to Long Beach, CA in 2010.

July 2008:

  • Jessica's screenplay, Little Glass Girl,  was a quarterfinalist in the Nicholl's Fellowship and BlueCat Screenplay competitions, beating out 5000 and 2000 scripts respectively. 
  • She began writing a sci-fi thriller called Kaldera
  • Jessica wrote a short film called Hyperosmia

June 2008:

  • Jessica began writing a romantic comedy called New Arbor

May 2008:

  • Jessica finished her holiday romantic comedy called Christmas Pines in two weeks! She submitted it to Starz Network for review.
  • She signed with Alcus Holly Talent Agency
  • Pictures from Jessica' appearance on CBS's Criminal Minds are now up on the site
  • Jessica starred in the short film The Interrogation
  • She submitted her screenplays to the following screenplay competitions:
    •  Reel Women Screenplay
    • American Zoetrope
    • Writer's Network
    • FinalDraft's Big Break
    • Repped Screenplay
    • Slamdance
    • BlueCat
    • Austin Film Festival
    • Nicholl's Fellowship
    • Movie Deal
  • Jessica started writing a holiday romantic comedy called Christmas Pines.

April 2008:

  • The trailer for A Darker Reality, a film Jessica is in by FatKid Films, starring Daniel Baldwin was released.
  • Jessica guest starred on CBS's Criminal Minds opposite Nicholle and David Tom. She even got to kiss Joe Montegna!!
  • Jessica wrote a short film called Strawberry Man Came Calling. It's her homage to Donnie Darko and the Twilight Zone. She wrote it for the Locker 13 screenwriting contest.

March 2008:

  • Jessica rewrote her feature Inept and submitted it to 3 screenplay competitions.

February 2008:

  • Jessica booked and shot a guest starring role on CBS's Criminal Minds.
  • She shot a trailer for her upcoming feature Couples by SilverShadow Pictures
  • Jessica signed with 3G Management
  • Jessica completed a feature script titled The Halfway Place. Co-written by Susan Elizabeth Shaw. It's Thelma & Louise meets Girl, Interrupted.

January 2008:

  • Cry-Baby The Musical was named THE musical of the year by Washington Post . It also opened on Broadway.