Screenwriting advice: Avoid describing a character's physical details unless they're important to the plot. What you're aiming for is an unmemorable featureless blob. If the reader can visualize anything, you've failed. #scriptsky

Normally I hate rewriting, but there's something about being in a four-hour presentation on Agile Methodology that makes me want to get back to it. #scriptsky

franz kafka in certain situations: wow this is so me-esque

#SpecScriptShoutOut for NO GHOSTS TONIGHT. Adele Smaill's humane story of migrants facing a treacherous Channel crossing, told with compassion and understanding. Screenwriters are often asked, "Why does this story need to be told now?" Not something you'll be asking about this one... #scriptsky

Motivational writing tip: Every time you sit down to write, imagine an AI screaming. #scriptsky

My 1st new entry for #FirstPageFriday in ages from my latest WIP. It’s been a hoppin ride for this lil story. 6 years in the making. I’m on cloud nine after finishing the latest draft, but time will tell if it’s still the bee’s knees once I get feedback that brings me back down to Earth 😅 #Scriptsky

Found this which is an interesting read IMO www.reddit.com/r/Screenwrit...

It's a rewrite day, which means I'm easing into the headspace (drinking tea) and circling the project conceptually (scrolling social media). #scriptsky

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Huge thanks to Adele for the kind words about VOICELESS, and for kicking off a #SpecScriptShoutOut chain last night. I’m hoping to read more peer scripts this year, so if there are standouts that spring to mind, give them a boost. #scriptsky

The first step is admitting that you have a debilitating ellipsis addiction. Just discovered I can save a whole page in this script by converting all ellipses to periods. I refuse. #scriptsky

Homer explains my philosophy on rewriting. #scriptsky

Hi, I'm one of many screenwriting Davids. I write because I watched Buffy season two, and that was that. My work is on the weirder side of fantasy / horror / sf, and so far the highlight has been the occasional contest judge being into that. #scriptsky

In celebration of National Screenwriters Day I changed two words on a page then made a cup of tea. #scriptsky

Today is the Sundayest Sunday of the whole year.

The myth of Sisyphus was originally about having multiple work-in-progress feature scripts and being trapped in an endless cycle of rewrites. #scriptsky

THE CUL-DE-SAC A family struggling with trust issues is forced to take shelter in their home after a chemical bomb renders their cul-de-sac a toxic wasteland. They must learn to work together in order to survive as deadly forces close in on them. #screenpit #fea #th #isa

JOHN THE REVELATOR A Confederate deserter is pursued by a hell-bent Lieutenant across the high desert while his transformative visions increasingly bleed into reality. A post-modern Western #Dr #Th #Hi #Wes #Fea #Re #ScreenPit #Scriptsky

✨ PAGE Gold Winner ✨ – VOICELESS In 1890s Montana, a mute girl with an unsettling power escapes an abusive marriage and flees across the plains, joining a disillusioned preacher on a journey towards freedom or damnation. #ScreenPit #scriptsky #Fea #CWin #Dr #Wes #Su #Ad

Don't Blink When a group of unsuspecting teens discovers a mysterious Ouija board, it reveals an impossible warning and unleashes a sinister entity hellbent on enacting deadly consequences. Emmy-winning director attached! Let's bring this one to life! #ScreenPit #Ho #Fea #WrDis #SeRe #scriptsky

NO GHOSTS TONIGHT - Drama/thriller feature Desperate to get home, a young woman forces her way aboard an inflatable dinghy full of asylum seekers trying to evade capture and survive a deadly Channel crossing. Finalist: Nicholl. Winner: Shore Scripts, Golden Script Competition #screenpit #scriptsky

PAGE Gold Winner – VOICELESS In 1890s Montana, a mute girl with an unsettling power escapes an abusive marriage and flees across the plains, joining a disillusioned preacher on a journey towards freedom or damnation. #ScreenPit #scriptsky

2026 Resolutions: - Get a rep by hook or by crook - Write at least one more feature - Learn to stop finding rewriting so miserable - Mercilessly block or mute people who post AI-generated screenplay posters because life’s too short for that shit #scriptsky

I listened to every episode of the Scriptnotes podcast and wrote comprehensive notes. All that work has now been rendered pointless by this lovely gift I will treasure. @johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social #scriptsky

2025 Wrap-Up: Written: 2 features Entered: 3 contests Wins: PAGE Gold & AFF Semis Enjoyed: Austin Film Fest This year was fairly weak on Actual Writing, but strong on Nice Things Because Of Writing. #scriptsky

Pleased to say it's that time again... #scriptsky

If you're looking for a new favorite feel-good movie, I highly recommend Swing Girls. letterboxd.com/film/swing-g...

When it finally happens, will the world's champagne stockpiles be enough?

They say you shouldn't write unfilmable scene descriptions. This is because they haven't learned from the masters. #scriptsky

To create tension, write your characters into a tight corner that seems impossible to escape. If *you* can't think of a way out, then the audience won't be able to either. Then simply, uh... think of a way... hm. Fuck. #scriptsky

ME: Okay, we’re pausing on writing pages until I can solve these act one issues. BRAIN: Here’s an idea for act two. ME: Act one ideas only, please. BRAIN: Two more ideas for act two. ME: For the love of God, focus. BRAIN: Write a stage play. ME: … BRAIN: Open a bakery. #scriptsky

Only just noticed that they’re charging $500 for this. You’d have to actively hate yourself to pay that amount. You can avoid screenwriting for *free*. #scriptsky

I just vomit drafted in my mouth. #scriptsky

I wasn't remotely ready in time for Spectember, and now the month won't even portmanteau nicely, but I need to maintain my blistering pace of two features a year, so Specember it is. #scriptsky

Looking pretty sweet... #scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025

If you're lucky enough to get the chance to interview Alan Moore, I recommend asking him his opinion on superhero movies for the 4000th time so that pop culture sites can use it as an article headline and make it seem like he yelled it angrily on a street corner.

I'm proud of the work, but I do wish the AFF readers wouldn't gush like this. #scriptsky

New to giving notes on other people's work, and it's so tricky. Am I being too critical? Am I being so uncritical that it's not useful? Do I sound too much like I think I know what I'm talking about? Would be useful if I could find some people to give me notes on my notes... #scriptsky

At AFF I chatted with a crew member who worked on verticals. His advice: "Forget everything you know about writing well." Thankfully I never learned how to write well so I'm ahead of the game. But if no-one expects much from a format then it's ripe for something special. #scriptsky #scriptsocial

First page of a short script - CONTINUITY - that I wrote just for fun earlier this year. #scriptsky #FirstPageFriday

AFF was crazy fun and I didn’t remotely get to do all the things, or meet all the people, I wanted to. Let’s just do it again next weekend? #scriptsky #aff2025

Have managed to randomly bump into Scriptsky people every day in Austin so far. Be warned that if we haven’t met yet, your name’s in a cosmic lottery to be next to me in a line somewhere. #scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival

Very cool to see your own script in AFF’s script library. It’s like the Smithsonian but more flammable. #scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025

Finally arrived in Austin. Writers as far as the eye can see. Illicit script-trading on street corners. Just saw an LLM dragged into an alley. #scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival

Just got my first, "The writing's very strong but ultimately this wasn't for us" email. Feeling pathetically giddy at having graduated to actually being *rejected*, instead of just, you know, having no contact with anyone in the industry whatsoever. #scriptsky

Staring at the AFF schedule and struggling to fathom how there's any time to eat, drink and socialize inbetween panel frenzy. #scriptsky #aff #aff2025

Back to my usual rewrite nonsense of writing extensive notes on what needs to change... ...and then going through them in turn and lying to myself that nah, it's actually fine. #scriptsky

If I keep dragging my feet on making any changes, maybe the rewrite fairy will just slip a fresh new draft under my pillow. #scriptsky

Sweet mother of midpoints... My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner. No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking. #scriptsky #pageawards

I've been thinking about this for a while and going back and forth on it, so fuck it, we ball. I'm looking to work with an Indigenous queer screenwriter to cowrite a screenplay with. the idea isn't set and stone but i'd love for it to have a queer romance. 1/3 #scriptsky #scriptsky+