Raven Symone - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Jennifer Weiner’s State of Georgia Has Been Canceled State of Georgia has been canceled, ending the ABC Family show produced by novelist Jennifer Weiner.

The novelist tweeted her reaction: “Alas: #stateofgeorgia is no more. So grateful to the cast, the crew and the writers for letting me come and play…and to all who watched.”

The show starred Raven-Symone, following the adventures of a young actress and her nerdy friend trying to make it in New York City. Weiner talked about the show in this USA Today interview.

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]]> Jason Boog http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/jennifer-weiner-state-of-georgia-has-been-canceled_b38445#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/jennifer-weiner-state-of-georgia-has-been-canceled_b38445 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=38445 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:23:13 +0000 Jennifer Weiner Offers Screenwriting Tips Author Jennifer Weiner introduced her new novel Then Came You at Barnes & Noble Union Square this week . The novel was inspired by the New York Times article, “Her Body, My Baby: My Adventures with a Surrogate Mom.”

Weiner (pictured) explained how she came to be the co-creator and executive producer for the ABC Family television series, State of Georgia. During her time in Hollywood, she worked closely with the show’s writers.

Weiner also hinted at her current projects. Her next book will star a failed Hollywood producer and she is working on a dystopian tale about infertility (a book reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood). Attendees left with signed books and free whoopie pies.

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]]> Maryann Yin http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/jennifer-weiner-offers-screenwriting-tips_b34189#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/jennifer-weiner-offers-screenwriting-tips_b34189 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=34189 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:23:42 +0000