About the Author

Donna Michelle Anderson, p/k/a “DMA,” first developed her “1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System” as a story analyst at a major Hollywood production company. Within a year, she was teaching the popular system to students at the prestigious UCLA Extension Writing Program. She has since presented and taught The “1-3-5” at universities, film programs, film festivals, industry conferences, professional organizations and to private clients around the world. Recently, The “1-3-5” was the first story structure system integrated into Final Draft’s industry-leading screenwriting software.

In her entertainment industry career, DMA also has been a writer, producer, showrunner and network executive for record-setting scripted and unscripted TV programming and a private consultant and analyst to filmmakers who have successfully sold and distributed their movies. She is the creator of the patented Show Starter Scheduling & Budgeting Plus production financials software. A graduate with distinction of Stanford University, DMA is an active member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (TV Academy), the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and American Mensa.