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I have a screenwriting prof from UCLA Extension that told me a similar story.
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Marielle Lela Quesney

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Apr 20, 2018·1 min read

Thanks for that story, Marielle. Using initials instead of proper names is not uncommon. Witness two of the 2017 Nicholl winning scripts written by SJ Inwards (“Jellyfish Summer”) and KG Rockmaker (“Last Days of Winter”) aka Sarah Jane Inwards and Kristen Gray-Rockmaker.

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