Valerie Peterson

Sundance!

Valerie — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:24:00 +0000

It’s been while since I’ve been to Sundance — ahem. But when one of my writer’s groups were looking to fill a house months back, I jumped at the chance to hit Park City before their move next year. At the time I didn’t realize I’d be preoccupied December right up until the flight with my...

Headcheese shooting days …

Valerie — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:24:00 +0000

Just a few stills / behind the scenes photos of our initial Headcheese shooting days. Overseeing the Thornwood shoots — right around her December 13 celebration day — was St. Lucia, the Sicilian martyr who also happens to be the patron saint of Sweden.

Inspiring holiday joy

Valerie — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:24:00 +0000

Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV) never fails to lift the souls of all who hear them — especially since the proceeds of this glorious non-profit choir goes to gospel music education outreach programs in NYC. I never fail to marvel at the annual teen conductor (who is typically training at LaGuardia High School for Music and Art...

Sentimental Value …

Valerie — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:24:00 +0000

When you’re a half-breed-Swede invited to a Scandinavian film starring Stellan Skarsgard with a talkback with the filmmakers and actors that happens to be playing on the next block from where you live … well, no brainer. Thanks SAG-Aftra and Patti! Love the complex relationships — not easily defined. And from the credits, you can tell...

Scary Movie …

Valerie — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:24:00 +0000

Was privileged to be invited* to a SAG-AFTRA screening of the forthcoming film House of Dynamite — a WAY TOO realistic look at what happens when a nuclear weapon is launched a major U.S. city. The very human story is told from a variety of perspectives, centered around those who are charged with doing something about...

YAY! New AFF TV Script Honors

Valerie — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:24:00 +0000

I LOVE the Austin Film Festival — precisely because it is a “writers festival.” SO many great, informative panels, plus hob-nobbing with other writers at the various events and bars. So … I’m totally thrilled that an early draft of my latest TV pilot script — Triple Indemnity, “a procedural drama leavened with humor” — has achieved Second...

YAY! TWL Honors My Latest TV Pilot Script!

Valerie — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:24:00 +0000

Got a quarterfinalist nod from The Writers Lab, the wonderful script competition for women over 40 that’s supported by amazing organizations such as NYWIFT (of which I’m a member) — and the Writers Guild East (I’m pre — but until I make it officially, I volunteer 😉 Anyhoo … though what I submitted is an early draft,...

Peterson’s cocktails get some holiday love …

Valerie — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:24:00 +0000

Celebrating four years of Peterson's Holiday Helper cocktail recipes being featured in Milwaukee's alternative newspaper, Shepherd's Express.

YAY for my screenplay achievement!

Valerie — Tue, 21 May 2024 13:24:00 +0000

Woo hoo! In a creative career, there’s always more work to do, the next hill to climb — and every achievement on this crazy creative spiral should be absorbed and noted as such. So — YAY! — for The Jane Austen Syndrome having achieved semi-finalist status in the Stage 32 Grown Up Movies Screenplay Contest.

Color me …

Valerie — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:24:00 +0000

I recount the experience — as well as the positive, long-lasting results — of getting a personal color analysis from Kerry Jones of Indigo Tones.