HEATHER KONDAK ROSS
Writer. Researcher. Script Editor. Former Farm Queen. Funny Person. Formally Heather Jordan Ross - I got married!
HEATHER KONDAK
ROSS
Who is Heather Kondak Ross?
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Hi there! I’m Heather Kondak Ross, probably the only person you’ll ever hire with a tractor trophy. I’m a Scottish-Canadian award winning writer, researcher, script editor, and lecturer. Scottish-Canadian means that I was born in Aberdeen, raised in Prince Edward Island, and now live in Edinburgh. (Picture a Tim Hortons cup with a Greggs sleeve.) Writer-researcher-editor-lecturer means I know a lot about stories and how to tell them.
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Looking for a writer?
My background in writing spans print, journalism, shorts, and stage. Here in the UK, I’ve created award winning shorts with directors Dom Lee and Kate Hammer. In radio, I’ve written and produced pieces for CBC’s Now or Never, The Doc Project, The 180, and DNTO as well as BBC Radio 4’s It’s Funny and It’s True. As a writer, you can find my travel writing in Montecristo Magazine.
You've gotten so far, but now you're thinking, "I need help with my script!" or "I need an editor!"
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As an editor and lecturer, I work with people to get their stories straight. Whether you’re writing a feature length script, a novel, or your first comedy hour, I can help you every step of the way. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know where to start, don’t know how to wrap it up, or don’t know heads from tails - I’m here to guide you. If you’re looking for something on a bigger scale, I also hold lectures on storytelling, online and in person. I’ve taught classes for Edinburgh Napier University’s MA Screenwriting, the Prince Edward Island Writers’ Guild, and the Humour Mill Glasgow.
Looking for a trusted researcher?
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As a researcher, I’m trusted across television and film productions to cast, develop, and research stories from start to finish. Credits include BBC1’s Confession of a Teenage Fraudster and Antiques Road Trip, CBBC’s Saturday Mash Up Live as well as Blazing Griffin’s MOGWAI: If the Stars Had a Sound and Working Differently.
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Why work with Heather Kondak Ross?
Need any more reasons to work with me? Along with experience in writing and editing, I also hold a Bachelor of Journalism combined Honours in Theatre from University King’s College, a Masters in Screenwriting from Edinburgh Napier University with Distinction, and I’ve studied Story for Script Development through John Yorke Story. That’s a lot of writing know-how.
TESTIMONIALS
SCRIPT EDITING
“The story was there, the jokes were there, but Heather jump started me in finding the humour and shape of Hottest Girl at Burn Camp. She helped me prioritise what would make the whole thing really light up.” Krystal Evans, Stand Up Comedian, The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp
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"I cannot thank Heather enough for coming aboard and providing such detailed script analyses... Her feedback was invaluable in helping mould my film into the vision I had set out to create. While I declined the help of other script editors, Heather was the first to offer notes on how to focus the direction of my screenplay in ways that respected the vision I had.
I appreciated her commitment to the project, reliable turnaround times, and methodical combing of the script’s formatting. As an individual with a keen eye for detail, I treasured Heather’s equal commitment to the fine tuning of each individual scene. Heather’s editing prowess will have me returning to her for my screenplay editing needs in the future."
- Katelyn Wells, Screenwriter, Winner Toronto International Women’s Film Festival for Best Unproduced Script, Finalist, Lonely Seal International Film Festival.
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COMEDIC STORYELLING LECTURES
"I engaged Heather in my role as president of the PEI Writers' Guild (PEIWG) to facilitate an online workshop in comedic storytelling for our members. She was, to use a word that is often overused (but in this case it's 100% true): amazing. Heather not only provided relevant and key information to participants, but she did so in a warm, inviting, and encouraging atmosphere essential when facilitating writing workshops, where participants can often feel exposed and vulnerable. In their anonymous evaluation forms, participates conveyed a desire to learn more from Heather. She was professional, exceeded expectations, and is someone the PEIWG would work with again in a heartbeat." - Christine Gordon Manley, President of the Prince Edward Island Writers' Guild
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