Amy Weingartner

Hey there!

I’m Amy Weingartner — a Los Angeles–based writer, editor, and literary/screenplay agent focused on helping your stories move from page to screen, and your manuscripts from bottom drawer to published.

I work with writers and creators on story development, and market-aware creative strategy. I also teach screenwriting as faculty at The Los Angeles Film School and screenwriting, creative writing, and literature at AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) College.

My career spans publishing, comics, film, animation, and education, and I’ve held roles as an publishing director, writer, book editor, agent, producer, professor, and entertainment executive.

🧭 What I Bring to Uptales

I help writers make their work publishable and market-ready as well as industry-prepared — without losing what makes their story unique.

I bring:

• Editorial insight on structure, voice, pacing, and character
• A development-minded approach shaped by experience across publishing and screen storytelling
• Teaching-based clarity: actionable direction, not vague notes
• A practical view of how stories translate across formats and audiences
• Guidance on book → screenplay conversion and adaptation craft

🛠️ Background & Experience

• Faculty at AMDA, teaching in M.F.A. in screenwriting program/creative writing/literature
• Faculty at The Los Angeles Film School teaching Story Structure and Character Creation
• Began career at D.C. Comics / Warner Bros. working with Tim Burton, then worked as a book editor and comics writer at D.C. Comics
• Moved to Marvel Entertainment, where she edited Spider-Man Magazine, working with Stan Lee
• Executive Editor developing content for kids 6-14 at Disney Publishing
• Editorial Manager at Warner Bros. Publishing overseeing movie and TV-tie in publishing for films/TV properties such as Ready Player One, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Dunkirk, Batman, Supergirl, The Flash, Gotham, Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and more.
• Author and developer of children’s books including Hero Challenge!, Ice Race!, Toy Box Trouble!, and Treasure Hunt!, The Nightmare Before Christmas "Where's Jack,"
• Part of Screenland Literary Associates representing authors and screenwriters

🎤 Amy’s Guiding Philosophy

Know your characters' desire, make your story specific and engaging, and your audience will follow.

A great adaptation from book to screen reveals the story’s driving force and creative core — the engine that makes it work on screen.

✅ Work With Amy On

• Book manuscript development from conception to market-ready
• Screenplay story, scene design, and pacing
• Character clarity and dialogue refinement
• Revision strategy and development notes
• Converting your book or manuscript into screenplay structure
• Building a cleaner path from creative intent → screen execution
• Audience and market awareness → know who you are trying to reach
• NOTE: Special expertise with younger audiences → books for specific age demos (3-6 picture books/readers, 7-12 chapter books for middle grede, young adult and new adult books, and graphic novels for all ages.