The "Alice in Wonderland" of spec fic, features & TV. Outsiders going down rabbit holes trying to find their place in the world are my specialty. she/her
My only wish is that the final contest deadline had come a bit later...like after my revisions, which garnered this awesome series of gifs I'm resharing. Now faced with my 1st draft being judged. Don't be me. Always send your best work. Even if it means waiting a year.
@WildNightStudio
I cannot describe how happy reading this made me. As someone going through a divorce (who might be able to compete with shittiest proposal...not impending doom, we had 27 years), this absolutely thrills me. Congratulations.
@MuseZack
If you've been moved by Zack's thread, consider signing to save wolves in Idaho where trophy hunters can trap, snare, shoot an unlimited # of wolves+wolf pups. They can use ATVs, snowmobiles,+aircraft to track+kill. Sign to restore federal protections ➡
Woke up to a rejection almost every morning this week but also had a success. I'll have my first writing credit on something that exists in the world and not just on my hard drive.
I've been splitting my time between screenwriting & novel writing, but maybe I should let the screenwriting go (or a least take an extended hiatus) and just focus on the books. Have been musing about this a lot lately.
The black list reader for my feature suggested 3 managers they thought would be passionate about the script. So I made the feedback public if anyone wants to check it out and put in a good word. Joking but not joking.
I can't believe I get to say I'm a Finalist for the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship. And a Finalist for Roadmap Writer's GPS Fellowship. And I was a Finalist for the Black List Artist Development Fellowship via Stowe Story Labs.
I can't believe I get to say I'm a Finalist for the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship. And a Finalist for Roadmap Writer's GPS Fellowship. And I was a Finalist for the Black List Artist Development Fellowship via Stowe Story Labs.
Stowe Story Labs is thrilled to announce 2024 Fellowship Finalists and Stowe Launch Advanced Development Shortlist to our Narrative Labs and Writers' Retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all on this terrific achievement.
Thank you for including my feature WALTER VS HIMSELF with these wonderful writers and their projects. Thrilled to be considered for a Stowe/Black List fellowship!
Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce 2024 Fellowship Semi-Finalists to our Narrative Labs and Writers' Retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all semi-finalists, and a big thank you to our fellowship partners.
Mid-lifers, do you remember the last time you ran "as fast as you can?" Was watching a guy doing sprints on the beach and I can't recall the last time I did that, and also, nor do I want to 😆
Some working writers responding to trying to break in writers about how to get their material read sound a lot like the equivalent of I paid off my student loan, so you should be able to figure it out. Good luck!
Since I've seen a lot of
#prewga
writers wondering what the strike means for them. Here's a reminder. If you want to be in the WGA one day, you're on strike too.
@GinaIppy
In 2007, I was a Finalist in the Nicholl so was flown out to LA for the awards. We were told “congrats— this is an incredible achievement. If you meet with producers or studios during this strike, you’re blacklisted for life.”
So I marched the picket line at Paramount. ✊️
Thank you to everyone who's offered words of support and shared their experience. I wish I could respond to everyone! For those who've been there, I hope seeing the comments will be as uplifting for you as it has been for me. You only get one life. Gotta use it wisely. Cheers.
WALTER VS HIMSELF in the Top 50 for ISA's Fast Track Fellowship. I did many, many drafts of this project. Got tons of feedback. So gratifying to have people enjoy it.
Thank you
@NetworkISA
!
I wish I could pause this moment in time when anything's still possible. The anything being the chance to be mentored in this fellowship. Thank you, Roadmap! Congrats everyone!
New challenge this week, will be pitching a feature. Have pitched my novel & that went well, so excited to step out of my comfort zone again. Aside from the challenge of obtaining a mug during this mugstasam, what ru tackling that lights you up with fear lol?
#PipelineWriters
Beyond excited I made this list! It's a dream of mine to participate in this program and WALTER VS HIMSELF is a dream project. Congrats to all these stellar writers. Rooting for your stories to be seen.
Semifinalists for Humanitas’s New Voices Fellowship and College Screenwriting Awards are live! Join us in congratulating these writers! Full lists available at the link in bio.
These tweets claiming where you should be as a writer within X # of years are really pissing me off. As if we're all working under the same circumstances and it's a simple calculation.
No one is going to respond to this. Just a manifestation tweet to the manifestation overlords to please manifest an indie producer (I know, they're nearly extinct, but a few still exist) &/or a director who is able to make a quirky, inexpensive Kaufmanesque movie. Shazam.
Is Sunday morning a good time to announce the feature I've worked very, very hard on got a double recommend from
@Stage32
? I hope so. Thank you
@Stage32Scripts
! Proud of this one.
#screenwriting
Not everyone is going to see this but wanted to say how much I appreciate the sympathetic words regarding my dog. I started to respond to people who have reached out but it's making me cry so if you're one of those people, TY, and I'll tell you how wonderful you are when I can.❤️
#writers
, help me out. I accidentally committed an unforgivable faux pas. Cleaning out my in-box & found notes given to me by a fellow writer & it looks like I thanked them in advance but not again after receiving. It's been almost a year. Is it weird if I send an apology now?
Shout-out to the patriarchy for not allowing me to take my ex's name off my cell phone account w/out him calling them with me but he can call our car insurance that's in my name and they'll do anything he wants.
Happy Friday
#pipelinewriters
. Posting early b/c I have a zoom from 5-7pm. List 5 reasons you like being a writer.
- I like imagining other worlds
- I like creating characters
- I like other writers
- I like being alone
- I like figuring out the puzzle/sense of accomplishment
WALTER VS HIMSELF is on the Red List for Sci-Fi
When his fed-up mirror reflection becomes sentient and starts dating his girlfriend, a troubled cello prodigy struggles with his sense of self as he attempts to merge back into one person.
I found a director I want to approach re: my indie feature script. I watched a short film he made and am in love with it. I have his contact info. Any advice on how to start a conversation w/out scaring him😂?
#pipelinewriters
#FilmTwitter
I don't call myself a comedy writer but I do write w/ comedic elements. Like many of you (yay! Congrats!) I found out my pilot is an AFF 2nd rounder in the comedy pilot category. In 2018 it was a 2nd rounder in the pilot drama category. Not sure what to do w/ this information 😂
When the cat is bored she's a total shit (chews the furniture, pushes stuff off the counter into the dog's water bowl, eats the plants). Just took all of her toys and left them in a pile on the floor. Will see what happens next.
WALTER VS HIMSELF
When his fed-up mirror reflection becomes sentient & starts dating his girlfriend, a troubled cello prodigy struggles with his sense of self as he attempts to merge back into one person.
ETERNAL SUNSHINE X TWILIGHT ZONE
#ScreenPit
#IP
#Fea
#SFI
#RoCo
#Fy
#40up
I've been working on overcoming my fear of pitching and gotta thank
@roadmapauthors
&
@roadmapwriters
for helping me do that. Had my first free-style (no written crutch there to catch me) and I freaking did it. Still celebrating in my mind.
The Root/Lovecraft Country asking Black short story writers to pick a decade/important moment in Black American history, and weave a tale of the monsters that litter that time.
$5,000 grand prize, story published on The Root, and mentorship from writers on the show. 1/2
With so many of you moving to LA, saying out loud how much I'd like to meet each of you in person when you're settled
@JLisaJay
@MxOberon
@ScriptsByJames
@BogeyGuyC
...and I know I'm missing a few people.
So the real thing is happening today and I've felt sick since waking up. Reading through all your helpful suggestions again. Thank you
#pipelinewriters
Hey
#pipelinewriters
! Had a practice pitch the other day and felt it went well. Wasn't nervous but then there was nothing at stake. When there is, my anxiety can be paralyzing and makes it hard to think and talk. Any advice on how to manage this?
#pipelinewriters
, tell me your writing epiphanies! this week i realized one of my short stories would be a great feature and now i cannot wait to get started (and why did it take me 2+ years to think to do this!?).
The support
@ScriptPipeline
has shown me over the years is unparalleled...I won FLP (fantasy) in 2012(!) & they still answer my emails😂. And now this on
@PipelineArtists
& giving THE GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF WALTER TWIG a recommend. To say I'm grateful is an understatement. 🙏
"If a story isn’t working in one format, I’ll try it in another—and rewrite ‘til I die. Did I mention I was dedicated?" -
@GarveyinVenice
Read Lisa Garvey's "Snapshot" profile on
#PipelineArtists
:
We did the hard thing and said goodbye to our sweet old guy yesterday. I hate this part, but having them in your life for as long as they're able is worth it.
Hey
#pipelinewriters
. It's been a minute. Can't join tonight b/c of a dinner but wanted to share this relic. My first screenwriting program. Floppy disks included.
We are at an adult "pool party" and my husband put on his bathing suit before we came here and I tried to explain to him that no one was actually going to be swimming. Anyway, he is now in the pool by himself while everyone else is standing around the edges sipping cocktails.
Hey
#pipelinewriters
! Had a practice pitch the other day and felt it went well. Wasn't nervous but then there was nothing at stake. When there is, my anxiety can be paralyzing and makes it hard to think and talk. Any advice on how to manage this?
A quiet Thursday afternoon seems like a good time to share a bright spot in my week.
Someone said my script was poetic, charming, very quirky, relatable, easy to read, and felt like reading a dream.
Moments like these are why we don't give up.
Ok
#pipelineauthors
, my good news (because who else am I going to tell it to, if not you) is that my novella is a finalist for potential publication with an indie press. this is something I submitted pre-covid and totally forgot about, so the email was a huge surprise.
Today is the pup's 2nd birthday and he doesn't understand why the kitten is still getting so much attention. But he got a rain parka and destroyed one of her toys so win-win.
Why does going to the grocery store and the aftermath of putting everything away make me feel like I couldn't possibly do anything else? Day over.
At...checks notes...3pm. Total exhaustion.
I was interviewing on the Paramount lot in the Star Trek ofcs for one of the only paid writing internships that existed at the time & was told it was between me & the niece of one of the producers. So, unless she declined (ha!), I wasn't going to get it. But thanks for coming in!
Sorry to be missing another
#pipelinewriters
night, but I had a deadline and now need to drive across the city. Cheers to you all and a big shout-out to the Q-finalists and everyone else writing like no one is watching because one day we'll all be 👀♥️🥳
Found hard copies of the first screenplays I ever wrote back in grad school ('95-98). Who drags shit like this around all these years? Omg. But since I have them, now feel like I have to read them.
I found someone to get notes from that makes me excited and motivated to rewrite and the only thing that will make me happier is when the rewrites are done.
The feature I've been working on 4 the past yr+ has been recognized positively at every draft. It's also been rejected at every draft. Do I think it's gotten better along the way? I mean, I like to think so, yes. But it's still going to b praised & rejected. No one knows anything
Special
#FF
to
@Mr_Dymond
. At the
#WRAC19
bowling meet up several weeks ago I found out that he's here in LA doing Imagine Imapct 2. I forgot to mention him & this awesome accomplishment. That oversight has haunted me since. Congrats again! Enjoyed meeting you.
Got attacked by 2 dogs on the morning walk. Just passing by and they ran out of the house and came at us. Glad I didn't have my old lab with me. Also, why the fuck do we keep getting attacked. I'm going to get PTSD from walking my damn dog.
Loved your story on
@PipelineArtists
@EstevanQuintero
!
"They call it a “big break,” but it is, in truth, more the culmination of a million tiny cracks that finally give way."
What a beautiful thread to wake up to. I'm floored. And really proud of this script. (I'm allowed to say that, right?)
Thank you for the support Script Pipeline. Means the world to me.
And these gifs! Theses gifs! I'm floored and dead.
Hello
#pipelinewriters
. I'm in Maui (yay!). It's afternoon here and I need to write for a couple hours before dinner. Hope to post pics this weekend. Enjoy your evening. Lots of ❤️
After two weeks (aka: forever) on chp 16 I am on chp 17. Chp 17 is the final chapter of this draft. In approximately 5k words, I will no longer be drafting. I will have a 70k word novel that I will be EDITING (and adding approx 10k more words). Pour the champagne.
#WRAC18
If you've made it as a Semi-Finalist in a competition you definitely need to rewrite.
If you've made it as a Finalist in a competition you definitely need to rewrite.
If you've Won a competition you definitely need to rewrite.
Took me a month to rewrite my pilot. Total slog. Every moment like pulling teeth. Could only write small bits each day. Feature rewrite 6 days. Very fluid. Completely immersed. What's the takeaway?
I'll hype Roadmap Writers month mentorships. If you find someone you jive with, can be the mentorship situation you have not been able to find in the wild.
#Scriptchat
@thegarygraham
I use the fantastical to write about people trying to find their place in the world. I like to explore the extraordinary in the ordinary and the ordinary in the extraordinary.
Fantasy/Sci-fi/speculative fiction
Screen/TV/novelist
Thank you, Gary! Happy Friday all!
@thegarygraham
Good one, Gary! Happy 2020!
Never wanted kids
Have a half-sister I don't know
Breast reduction at 20 (best decision ever)
Studied art/art history in Europe
Odd jobs: video store clerk, library page, corn detassler, caretaker of exotic parrots, soccer coach, flower arranger
As threatened yesterday, someone finished their novel & surprise that someone is me.
It took two mos longer than planned b/c I ended up revising it 2x (not in its life, there hv been many, many other drafts), BUT I'm finally ready to send it to the readers I had lined up. Phew.