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I’m Jess, screenwriter & author of angry girls and beautiful monsters.

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It’s been way too long since I’ve introduced myself for all the lovely folks who are new here, so this is me saying hello! ☀️ I’m a Cuban American YA fantasy author & screenwriter living and working in LA. My goal as an author
Repotted my monstera and my pothos today, and I’m germinating a couple lemon seeds to attempt growing a potted lemon tree to keep indoors! 🍋  I haven’t opened my laptop in three days. The house is clean. The laundry...already needs to
The draft that I’ve been so impatient to finish...is finished! 🎉 I’ve decided to do one more round with beta readers before querying because I added few layers and a LOT of lore to this draft, and I want to be sure it’s all tracki
Stories are magic. ✨  Which makes writers magicians. 🪄  And much like the audience at a magic show, when readers open a book, they’re saying, “I know this isn’t real, but I’m going to believe it anyway, just for a little
I’m thinking a lot about anger today. 🔥  I’ve spent the majority of my young adult and adult life angry, and I used to think I was broken because of it. When I was younger, expressions of my anger were almost always immediately followe
✨New blog post!✨  Yesterday, during a writing session with @devondwrites, we got to talking about how we go about discovering our characters’ distinct voices. At the time, I didn’t have a good way to articulate my process—it&rsquo