Jennifer Archer is a YA author and screenwriter based in Toronto, Ontario, and winner of the 2022 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
Jennifer writes stories rooted in reality with just a hint of magic because what’s life without a little magic? Her stories are always full of adventure, heartache, and hope.
When she’s not writing, she’s hiding behind a book, re-watching Pride and Prejudice, or trying to find peace in nature (really trying).
Drop her a line anytime!
Literary representation:
Christa Heschke & Daniele DeAngelis Hunter, McIntosh & Otis, New York
I’m a Cancer sun, Virgo rising which makes me a highly organized, task-oriented hermit—great for writing.
One day my university roommate made a cake. When I asked her why, she said, ‘Because I want cake.’ There was no turning back after that. But my secret cake sin is that I lob off most of the icing… shhh.
After I read The Fault In Our Stars, I sobbed through an entire family dinner. The dinner was spaghetti. It was a messy combination
Season ranking: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. Halloween decorating begins in August, but honestly ghosts exist year round in my writing room. This is the way.
My son and I have a bizarre amount of stuffed animals. Snorlax is mine, and I can’t get rid of any because they’re our…people. (insert eye watering emoji) It’s a problem. Please don’t ever give me a stuffy. You have no idea what you’d be doing to me.
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Driving, listening to music, paying attention to people and the world around me. Latch on to a sight or person that captures your interest and build a story around it.
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A bit of both. It’s always easier to plot, but I’m the worst at taking my own advice. When you pants, there’s often a lot more heavy lifting in the editing process.
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A.S. King, Derek Milman, Lev AC Rosen, Kelly Devos, David Levithan, Andrew Smith, Nicola Yoon, V.E. Schwab, John Green, Hannah Moskowitz, Heather Demetrios
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Read critically. Really think about what worked or didn’t in stories or movies and why. Scriptshadow was a great resource for me, even if you don’t write scripts. Find another writer to swap a few chapters with. If you manage to sit down and write, you’re already ahead of the game.