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DonnaMarie Miller

DonnaMarie Miller

Austin, Texas
AuthorScreenwriter
Member Since:
April 2025
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About DonnaMarie

Donna Marie has written adaptations of two of her published nonfiction books including The Broken Spoke; Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk. She is collaborating with producer Cynthia Uhrich to adapt Texas Secessionists; the 1997 Republic of Texas War, as a limited TV series.

Unique traits: I write nonfiction stories about real people and true events. I have been published as an author of two nonfiction books by Texas A&M University Press, and my work has appeared in several magazines from Texas to New York.

Career Goals

write adaptations of my books as features and/or TV series.

Ideal Intellectual Properties

for Apple TV's nonfiction franchise.

Gender:
Female
Height:
5' 8"
Weight:
150
Body type:
Slim
Hair:
Shoulder Length
Hair color:
Grey
Eyes:
Hazel
Ethnicity:
Mixed

Life Experience

Occupation coverfly
Author of two nonfiction books published by TAMU
Advanced Degree coverfly
BA in English and Journalism MFA creative writing
Journalist coverfly
Former music and true crime reporter

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My Broken Spoke feature script was named a finalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards.
My Broken Spoke feature screenplay was named a quarterfinalist in the Feature Screenplay Competition offered by Creative Screenwriting.
My collaborator Cynthia Uhrich and I were named quarterfinalists in the True Story & True Crime contest offered by Page Turner Screenplays.

Achievements

Red Lister

Made it on the Red List

5 Stars

Entered 5th competition

Dramatic Debut

Added 1st project to Coverfly

Awards

  • Finalist in the LA International Feature Screenplay Contest
    (2025)

  • Quarter Finalist in the True Story & True Crime TV pilot contest
    (2025)

  • Quarter Finalist in the Creative Screenwriting Feature Screenplay Competition
    (2025)

Representation

Work Experience

Loglines

  • The Texas Secessionists (limited TV series pilot 1-hour)

    The Texas Secessionists (limited TV series pilot 1-hour) Budget: $5M - $10M | Crime ⋄ Historical In this true crime adaptation, a group of Texas secessionists in 1997 faces down law enforcement in a Waco-style standoff for their sovereignty led by a charismatic leader who manipulates his band of gullible followers motivated by desperation and greed.

  • The Broken Spoke (feature)

    The Broken Spoke (feature) Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical ⋄ Comedy The true story of a famous American honky-tonk that began as a humble drinking hole and slowly rose into a cultural landmark of country music history through love, loss and resilience.

Education

  • MA in Creative Writing University of Texas at El Paso
    (1990-1993)

  • BA in fine arts West Texas A&M University
    (1974-1978)

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