Rosenberg 's first project was a dance film commissioned by Paramount Pictures that was ultimately never made . She then shifted to television writing . She first wrote for '' Class of ' 96 '' in 1993 , and went on to work on shows including '' Dr. Quinn , Medicine Woman '' ( 1995 – 1996 ) , '' Dark Skies '' ( 1996 ) , '' The Magnificent Seven '' ( 1998 ) , '' Ally McBeal '' ( 2001 ) and '' Birds of Prey '' ( 2002 ) before she came to join the writing staff of '' The O.C. '' in 2003 . Leaving '' The O.C. '' at the conclusion of its first season , she was hired to write her second screenplay , the 2006 dance film '' Step Up '' . ( Later , she was also offered the job of writing the sequel , '' Step Up 2 : The Streets '' , but turned the offer down as she was busy with other projects . ) Rosenberg went on to write for the television series '' Love Monkey '' ( 2006 ) and '' Dexter '' ( 2006 – 2010 ) . Her job on the Showtime series was her first on a show written for cable — she stated in 2007 , " Cable is the place to be ... it 's just wonderful . " Rosenberg initially worked as a consulting producer and writer on the first season . She and the other members of the '' Dexter '' writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony for their work on the first season . She gained a staff position as co-executive producer and writer for the second season in 2007 and continued in this role for the third season in 2008 . The writing staff was again nominated for the WGA award at the February 2009 ceremony for their work on the third season . As part of the senior production team she was also co-nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series award at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards . She was promoted to executive producer for the fourth season in 2009 and continued to write episodes . She was nominated for the WGA award a third consecutive time at the February 2010 ceremony for her work on the fourth season of '' Dexter ''
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
Melissa Rosenberg