Jeff J. Blix
Writer/Designer/Reader/Author at The Brogan Agency
Graphic Designer, Screenwriter, Editor and Story Analyst
February 2016
1 week ago
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About Jeff
Hey. I'm Jeff. I got my start writing coverages at the request of Kevin Pike, a renowned and Emmy-winning special effects expert who worked on Back to the Future and Jaws. I designed his Filmtrix website, and he wanted some opinions on some screenplays for his clients. I also began running his Filmtrix Social Media Account. From that point on, my career writing coverages began. Afterward, I started writing coverages on the industry-leading Coverfly Peer review platform. For two years, I wrote coverages in the world's largest database for scripts. I've covered everything from pitches, pilots, to feature scripts for semifinalists in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship to Screencraft/Big Break Finalists to people who are not native English speakers writing their first screenplay.
In the last 10 years, I've written more than 20 screenplays in almost all genres. From Comedy, to Horror, to Sci-fi, to Western. For one of my scripts, I was agented at The Brogan Agency (it used to be a WGA signatory), and it was sent to a production company. For three separate scripts, I took contest placement. I've been a Quarter Finalist in both Final Draft's Big Break and Roadmap's Road to New Republic, a Finalist in the 2021 Scriptapalooza contest, and a Semi-Finalist in the 2022 Page Awards. I've also done some out-of-left field things in the film industry too. I did clip reel editing for producer Jack Binder and he produced the 2018 Oscar-nominated Ethan Hawke film “First Reformed," along with many others.
The big question is, where did I learn screenwriting from? Short answer: screenwriting, reading about screenwriting, and getting constructive feedback about screenwriting. I don't believe writers can really be made; they are born. It's more about creative DNA, tenacity, and work ethic if they wish to succeed or not as a professional. One can learn from those old-school DVD audio commentary tracks, too. I took the Quentin Tarantino approach; I learned screenwriting myself by trial, error, and input. It also doesn't hurt to be a lifelong film nut.
When I'm not burning the midnight oil writing, reading and covering scripts, I also am a designer. I have an expansive background in both graphic and web design (fifteen years, went to College for it but my passion was always with storytelling). I have written mission statements and designed websites for Hollywood acting, Hollywood set and audio production companies. Occasionally, I'm a ghostwriter of non-fiction books and have written 6 in total for clients around the country. Everything from neuroplasticity to gambling, to ancient myths, to childhood education. From May to September 2023, I ghostwrote a seven-week #1 selling book in a 'mythology/history storytelling' genre.Since then, it has spearheaded me forward to write my own books on the Kindle self-publishing format. Lastly, in January 2024 and October 2023, and then from January to July 2024, I pseudonym-wrote a #1-selling book in a history/myth genre on Amazon. To this day, it has been a continuous top seller on Amazon and has reached the top spot again. In October 2023, I published my first novella on Amazon. It is a contained sci-fi thriller called 'The White House Bunker'. You can buy it today on Amazon.
All in all, my heart is with fiction writing and helping writers improve their screenplays. That's my creative background and credentials in a nutshell. Don't hesitate to ask if you have a question about my coverage services.
Unique traits: Sharp eye for unique images and sharp ear for language.
Certifications
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Awards
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Pseudonym Wrote 8 Month Continuous Best Selling Book In A Genre On Amazon
(2024) -
Screencraft Sci-fi/Fantasy Contest Quarter-Finalist
(2024) -
Pseudonym Wrote #1 Selling Book In A Genre On Amazon
(2024) -
Page Awards Quarter-Finalist
(2023) -
Screencraft Sci-fi/Fantasy Contest Quarter-Finalist
(2023) -
Ghostwrote 7 Week #1 Best Selling Book In A Genre On Amazon
(2023) -
Pseudonym Wrote #1 Selling Book In A Genre On Amazon
(2023) -
Page Awards Semi-Finalist
(2022) -
Final Draft’s Big Break Screenplay Contest Quarterfinalist
(2022) -
Scriptapalooza TV Finalist
(2021) -
Top 50 - Road to New Republic Feature Screenplay Competition
(2018) -
Final Draft’s Big Break Screenplay Contest Quarterfinalist
(2017) -
Thumbtack Best Of Award (Design)
(2016)
Education
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Brown College
(2002-2004)
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