A Powerball drawing on Labor Day means the winning numbers pay out at 'jackpot and a half,' right?

American lawmakers' salaries should be capped at minimum wage. The end. If you disagree, please explain why in extreme detail so the world can know!

Fuck Around: Patti LuPone, in a New Yorker interview, after being quoted calling Kecia Lewis a bitch: "I have spoken my mind and never apologized." Find Out: "500 Broadway Performers Sign Open Letter Urging Tony Awards to Disinvite Patti LuPone for ‘Degrading and Misogynistic’ Comments" - Variety

I just found this gem at an arcade in Coney Island and felt it was my duty to notify @seanjordancomedy.bsky.social

I think my biggest creative block when it comes to screenwriting would be logistics. Getting caught up in all of the "but would audiences find it realistic for my characters to make it from Point A to Point B between scenes?" really hampers my creative process. Anyone else have a similar block?

Who keeps letting The Weeknd attempt to act?!?!?!? Because I've got plenty of ill-conceived script ideas with loglines that are horoscope-levels of vague, if any producers trying to make names for themselves are looking to set more piles of cash on fire while getting absolutely ROASTED by critics.

There were cornhole & mini-golf setups for kids of all ages. The officiant was a hilarious stand-up comedian. And there was a Zebra. The venue had a live, Zebra-ass Zebra named Sam. Not to mention, the after party was at a bowling alley bar. We had it all for our perfect wedding last weekend 🎉🥂

To any Amazon execs in search of a fresh screenplay idea for James Bond: What if the actor was... *clears throat* ...a woman? *pauses for gasps* A woman serving on... *clears throat once more* ...HIS... Majesty's Secret Service. *pauses for people to get it* *signs multi-picture deal*

Texas toast is the result of culinary irresponsibility

"The Last Straw" (Short Screenplay) I haven't actually written this one yet. But according to some drunken notes, it's supposed to end with sea turtles rising up and becoming our overlords.

What was going to be a 4-day writing weekend is starting to look more like a 4-day tax filing and will drafting weekend.

"Calm on the Surface: An Introduction to Assistant Directing" I created this course for Barnard College as an Artemis Rising Foundation Filmmaker Fellow, detailing the importance of preparation, communication, & exuding confidence. If any film programs or leadership summits need a guest lecturer...

Turns out adjusting to a week of morning shifts (3am-11am) is pretty tough. I doubt I'll have the same issues when I revert back to a "normal" schedule this weekend. Especially when I've blocked out a TON of writing time. Maybe I'll even finish my Rom-Com script!

Lately, I've been turning to cooking shows for amazingly-unintentional, but somehow perfect, character names for my screenplays. Example: Brandy Peppercorn (Cream Sauce)

Wicked is part one of an origin story for the characters Dorothy created in her coma dream...

I saw SEPTEMBER 5 in theater last night and it genuinely shook me. This film made me FEEL, over & over again. Credits rolled around midnight, but it kept me awake until 4am. Am I biased because I now work in broadcast news? Maybe. You'll just have to watch it yourself to see how biased 😉

Sorry for the radio silence, but I was home alone with the entire weekend to write. I'm sure everyone can understand 👍

Assistant Director / Associate Director. One word changes and my career path expands so wonderfully! But I'll stay humble as long as my title begins with "Ass"

If someone could please translate "Shut the fuck up about your weekend so I can concentrate on actual work" into office speak, I'd be very appreciative.

Is "Elf" a perfect movie? Not just a perfect holiday movie, but a perfect movie-movie? (Rhetorical. Shut up. Merry Christmas!)

Remember when I said I'd sell whatever's left of my soul to write a Cillian Murphy-led James Bond? Ms. Broccoli, my offer still stands no matter who the next Bond may be. You call the shots. I just do the typie-typing.

I would sell whatever's left of my soul for the chance to write a Cillian Murphy-led James Bond screenplay

Go Birds! [belated, sorry]

Manager: Guys, if you want to reach a wider audience, you really need to write a love song or two. Styx: Sorry. We're a rock band. We don't do "love songs." Manager: Okay, but what if we called them power ballads instead? [brief band huddle] Styx, in the booth: LAAAAAADY!!!!

Like many of my fellow writers, when my anxiety is hitting hard I take a deep breath. But when I exhale, I make sure to hum in an attempt to mimic/harmonize with the THX logo. Please tell me I'm not alone in this 😫

Are any other screenwriters think the Final Draft mobile app is no better/arguably worse than just writing on-the-go in the notes app? At least notes doesn't charge a subscription...

It's criminal that we don't call them dangleberries. Happy Monday!!!

Embarrassing is not realizing that Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" took place in France until I was in my late-20s. But in defense of my younger self, only the horny candelabra & feather duster had French accents and they felt like creative choices instead of context clues

The older I get, the more I look forward to my "old man" bench sitting days

Writers! Fill in the blank: From concept to completion, my process is like _________. I'll start. My process is like a Family Circus comic, where Billy takes the most round-about route possible toward his end goal. Then I do it all over again. And again. And again... #scriptsky

All too often, a subway line in NYC is delayed because of a passenger in need of medical assistance. If I'm ever in need if medical assistance in the subway, I've instructed my fiancee to drag my body off the damn train. Not trying to delay a whole city and the EMTs won't be arriving by subway...

With "Trucktober" behind us and the big brands taking "Toyothathon" and "Happy Honda Days," I'm still not sure why car makers without a catchy holiday event haven't embraced my "Lease-cember" idea. Sure, it looks bad written down. But it'll get people talking... Welcome to December!!!

George R. R. Martin might call our lovely, bountiful Thanksgiving dinner "A Sea of Wine and Carbs"

Anyone else a sucker for movies that are broken up into chapters? Sisu Furiosa Most of Tarantino's work Feel free to share other examples of "chapter movies" and/or why you love them too!! #scriptsky #filmsky #writersky

How long must the average writer wait for their "big break" before retreating upstate to an artist's colony and selling wood carvings for $15 a pop? Asking for a friend who already has a set of whittling knives along with his collection of axes... #scriptsky

I feel the need to establish my allegiance on this platform: Go Birds!!! 🦅🦅🦅

Saturday Morning Musing: Isn't thrift shopping just commercial trash picking?

Happy Friday! Here's a logline! "Trial By Fire" (Feature screenplay - 113 pgs) When her top secret military project is sabotaged, a headstrong engineer with no combat experience must lead a team of bionic soldiers against an army of robots programmed to be judge, jury, and executioner. #scriptsky

Top 3 Reasons To Hire Me: - You need an airtight schedule for your feature film shoot - You want to gamble on an unrepped screenwriter's back catalog - You employ another Dan Sullivan and feel like it's time to introduce some chaos to the office because screw that Dan! Am I right?!?

Smartly sounds like a dumb word, right?

I think, technically, it's Dr. Pepper's Diet Monster. The doctor himself is not diet. Thanks, I'll be here all week.

Thirteen-ish films to get to know me: Arrival (see my tattoo) Cabin in the Woods (see my other tattoo) Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (no tattoo... yet) Goon Semi-Pro Jackie Brown Seven Psychopaths Galaxy Quest Edge of Tomorrow Victoria (2015) The Quick and The Dead Attack the Block The Raid / The Raid 2

Not sure in my anxiety is a product of 15 years spent working on TV Shows & Movies or what drew me to the entertainment industry in the first place. Either way, it's nice to receive an official diagnosis. Even in my late 30s. My depression has been the star of the show for too long!

"Deep Down" - Feature Screenplay A jaded therapist questioning her own mental health is summoned back to her family’s secluded cottage to confront the lake monster that spared her life two decades earlier.

How long must I wait for Blue Eye Samurai to return? Because I WILL WAIT!

If anyone was confused by my title of Axe Thrower in my bio...

I keep an ever-evolving list of my "Top 100 Not-So-Mainstream Movies" and the standard comparison for what makes the list and what does not make the list has been, and will forever be, 1999's Galaxy Quest. And I'm always open to new additions if anyone's got a suggestion...

Anyone else obsessed with their writing looking clean on the page? Finding that perfect economy of words to end sentences at the edge of the page, just before dropping down to the next line? Gives me chills just thinking about it. And now I'm terrified of how this posts... #scriptsky #screenwriting

I write action & psychological horror screenplays. So, here's the logline for my first Rom-Com: "The Social Engagement" A blogger and a photographer must go from 'work friends' to 'happy couple' after an A-List celebrity RSVPs to their fictitious wedding. Anyone open to a script swap? #scriptsky