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LC
Posted: January 6th, 2018, 8:37am Report to Moderator
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Yep, me too.

Least she's 'not the porn star' though... Made a point to let me know that. Has now added her middle name to differentiate.

Appears she does not follow these forums...

C'mon, at least be honest about what you're spruiking.  

P.S. I also just received the follow up email, prob cause I didn't respond to the first.


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Least she's 'not the porn star' though...


- Ha, I'm (sort of) ashamed to admit this was the first thing I thought of when I received her first email.  


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I sent John/Michelle a link to this very thread two weeks ago to show him that he’s been exposed on the site and that hopefully he would piss off, but apparently he’s persistent in stupidity.


Did some research on this guy and found a bad review of one of his several script service companies where he chimes in to defend himself. Him and the original poster started correcting each other’s grammar in the replies. Quite the childish crap I would only expect myself to engage in. Funny stuff.

James


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I haven’t received this email.

I FEEL LEFT OUT!  


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Don’t worry Frank. It’s a great club to be in!


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Copy/paste Michelle doesn't give up easy. Not sure what she's aiming for though.


I should be thanking you for writing it, Pia! I'm not a writer. I'm also not the porn star who shares my name. That's just a very unfortunate coincidence and why I use my middle name.

I do have a voracious appetite for screenplays and novels though. I love the escape from reality they offer. My friends in the industry got me interested in reading scripts. Although I’m not on social media, between my research and their suggestions, I always have something to read.

I've read a lot of scripts where the dialogue isn’t anything like someone would actually speak. Among other things, I think you did a really good job with the dialogue. Characters are key. That much I know. It came off natural and with personality. That's awesome. I wish you continued success! I'll definitely check out any other works you're involved in. Have a wonderful week!

Best wishes,


Michelle Jennifer Barrett


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Howzit, folks.

Just want to chime in with my own experience with the illustrious John/Michelle...

Same emails, same chain, same information... I started to think it was fishy after the second reply, but what I'm actually wondering is: is the list of companies legit? Seems like a useful compilation to have handy, even if it came from a self-serving source?

Phil
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I too have received emails from the lady who isn't a porn star.
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Quoted from Grandma Bear
Copy/paste Michelle doesn't give up easy. Not sure what she's aiming for though.


I should be thanking you for writing it, Pia! I'm not a writer. I'm also not the porn star who shares my name. That's just a very unfortunate coincidence and why I use my middle name.

I do have a voracious appetite for screenplays and novels though. I love the escape from reality they offer. My friends in the industry got me interested in reading scripts. Although I’m not on social media, between my research and their suggestions, I always have something to read.

I've read a lot of scripts where the dialogue isn’t anything like someone would actually speak. Among other things, I think you did a really good job with the dialogue. Characters are key. That much I know. It came off natural and with personality. That's awesome. I wish you continued success! I'll definitely check out any other works you're involved in. Have a wonderful week!

Best wishes,


Michelle Jennifer Barrett



Working on a new script:

Title:  Porn To Run

Logline: In order to protect her unsullied reputation, a famous porn star poses as a struggling screenwriter in order to ensnare a con artist who's using the Star's good name as part of a scam preying on the hopes and dreams of struggling writers.

Based on a True Story.


My Scripts can all be seen here:

http://dlambertson.wix.com/scripts
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MarkRenshaw
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Quoted from FrankM
I haven’t received this email.

I FEEL LEFT OUT!  



Me too. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?? AM I NOT WORTH SCAMMING??


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Got this exact same e-mail.



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Hi Andrew,

I'm just writing to let you I read your 12-page screenplay, Smile, and really enjoyed it. I found it online on SimplyScripts:

http://www.simplyscripts.com/scripts/Smile-Lightfood.pdf

I really liked the characters and plot. It'd be cool to see it filmed! Or expanded to a movie or TV show or even adapted into a novel. In any case, thought I'd let you know. I hope to read more from you in the future!

Best wishes,


Michelle Jennifer Barrett  

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Posted: January 11th, 2018, 10:02am Report to Moderator
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Same. Told me she's not the porn star (Never heard of her) and sent me a list of  names that I'm not supposed to share online. I've saved it my own dropbox.

All fun and games until we all happened to give this John person a bad review on his screenplay and this is the beginning of the end for all of us..



I DON'T READ REVIEWS BEFORE I REVIEW!!
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Put another notch on the bedpost for me.

Michelle has struck again!

-Jordan

...or is this REALLY Jordan?

DUN Dun dun!!!


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bert
Posted: January 11th, 2018, 1:28pm Report to Moderator
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Same. Told me she's not the porn star...


I pretended I had missed that detail.  Told her I was a big fan of her work, too.

Asked her to send me some photos.


Hey, it's my tiny, little IMDb!
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Penoyer79
Posted: January 12th, 2018, 3:57am Report to Moderator
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i got that same email as well

Total SCAM.

she also sent me a link to a dropbox that was supposedly a Hollywood directory of filmmakers looking to make scripts from amateurs or some nonsense ...
did anyone actually download that link and see what's in it?

I found her shady and decided not to touch it.
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