The Professional Pen (TPP) is the first black-owned Script Consultant Agency in the entertainment business. TPP is a writer-centered one-stop shop from idea to pitch. We help writers get the grit to the surface, decide which path to take when hitting a story roadblock for the umpteenth time, or give a blah character dimension so the audience roots for the character's victory regardless to whether they like the character. TPP gives straight-shot, no-chaser constructive feedback that raises questions and evokes thought-driven problem solving to make you a better writer. A Writer for your Writer. Get it now?
About Shannan, CEO & Head Consultant
Hola! I'm Shannan E. Johnson, a former creative executive at NBCU/The Syfy Channel turned storytelling expert who develops creatives and their ideas for the screen. I honed my skills in all stages of the development process taking showrunners from pitch to production on Alphas, Being Human, Haven, Sanctuary, Warehouse 13, and more Syfy dramedies.
I call Hollywood the largest gated community in the world. You cannot get the passcode unless you know someone. Nepotism at its finest. I left the industry for 8 years to travel the globe as a performing artist in dance companies and Broadway National Tours - didn't see that coming, huh? During that time, my love for storytelling didn't wane, so I began The Professional Pen in 2014 as the ultimate side hustle. But when I returned to LA and realized I, too, was on the outside of the gate, I turned my side hustle into a full-time career.
I am a script consultant = teacher + therapist. I use life to teach storytelling techniques and screenplay structure, and I use storytelling elements to teach life in my speaker series: The #RealityChaser Project (#bookme). I access my clients’ vulnerabilities and make them put themselves on the page in order to create impactful stories.
Ready to werk? #Leggo
I call Hollywood the largest gated community in the world. You cannot get the passcode unless you know someone. Nepotism at its finest. I left the industry for 8 years to travel the globe as a performing artist in dance companies and Broadway National Tours - didn't see that coming, huh? During that time, my love for storytelling didn't wane, so I began The Professional Pen in 2014 as the ultimate side hustle. But when I returned to LA and realized I, too, was on the outside of the gate, I turned my side hustle into a full-time career.
I am a script consultant = teacher + therapist. I use life to teach storytelling techniques and screenplay structure, and I use storytelling elements to teach life in my speaker series: The #RealityChaser Project (#bookme). I access my clients’ vulnerabilities and make them put themselves on the page in order to create impactful stories.
Ready to werk? #Leggo
Who Shannan is NOT...
- An investor
- A manager
- An agent
- A person who does any writing or any services for free. This is my FULL-TIME job. You need my help, and I need my coins.