First morning back at #5AMWritersClub since I went off and shot a movie two weeks ago. Ask me anything. #scriptsky

Small photo dump from It Visits Me

I'll return to #5AMWritersClub this week. Possibly tomorrow. Depends on my sleep schedule. Missed you all the past two weeks.

who am I, @minorfracas.bsky.social (no, he's way nicer than I am)

We wrapped a day early (with several hours to spare). Absolutely blessed to have worked with the most incredible crew and the most dynamic and incandescent actors. That shoot could not have happened without everyone absolutely bringing it. It Visits Me

Final day of principal photography It Visits Me

Day 9 of It Visits Me gave us some wild stuff. Pretty standard day up til about 8:30 when it started snowing with blizzard conditions. We had to move fast to capitalize on that free production value. These photos don't do it justice. I think we got something amazing.

Day 7 couldn't have gone better. It was a full day and I didn't have many photo opportunities, but everyone delivered yesterday. Today we have a short but complicated sequence, I'm hoping to get more photos of us in action. It Visits Me

Rest today after 6 days of shooting It Visits Me. We've had a few setbacks (sickness, snowstorms, power outages, the death of a pet) but the work has been spectacular so far. We've got a busy week ahead, but there's a world in which we wrap a day early. Can we do it??

Today and yesterday have been the most technologically challenging days and we knew they'd be the hardest days to shoot. But we've gotten some incredible footage and amazing performances. Day 3 It Visits Me

Always appreciate a Bloody Disgusting shout-out! It Visits Me

One of our toughest days in terms of complicated camera and action, but we made all but two shots, and we can make up for them in the morning. Proud of what we're making here. Day 2 It Visits Me

Martini shot for Day 1

Talented team making something cool happen... Day 1 It Visits Me

Much luck, success, and creativity. Make memorable moments. Can’t wait to buy my ticket! Please share your progress. We’re all cheering you on as we clock in for #5amwritersclub

A film happens gradually and then Suddenly. I'm in the Suddenly stage 😂

MY FRIEND IS MAKING A MOVIE READ ALL ABOUT IT

Oh this is cool

What's the best way to keep you all posted on production progress? Do you care? Do you want set photos? Do you want stories of success and failure? LMK!!

Nothing beats writing #horror on #FridayThe13th Have a great day #Scriptsky #WritingCommunity #5AmWritersClub

Letting all #5AMWritersClub folks know, it's okay to take a break if you need to. I'll be dropping off the face of the planet next week and the week after to shoot a movie. But I'll be thinking of you! And I hope you're still around when I get back. #scriptsky

We're 4 days out from filming our feature film. Should I be worried that so far we haven't had anything super crazy bad happen? Have I just jinxed myself? (What am I saying, I'm a horror writer, of course I have!)

Are we working hard this morning or hardly working? Eh? Eh? I'm sorry, you all. Forgive me and write something better than that. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Not sure if anyone else is being distracted by Olympic sports at 5 in the morning, but I'm trying to be good and write something--anything. But if you are being distracted by the Olympics, it's winter and it's February, so you're fully absolved. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Yesterday during the night, while it was -17°, my heat stopped working. I woke up to a frigid apartment and decided warmth was the better part of valor and stayed in bed instead of waking up for #5AMWritersClub. But now it's time to crack on. Let's do some damage. #scriptsky

10 days out from filming. LLC is set up. Payroll is set up. Contracts and releases sent to cast and crew agreements are going out today. We're getting our bank account set up today. Got props arriving in the mail this weekend. Things are moving.

We can do this. We can do this. We can do this. We can do this. We've got this. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Are you working on a script this morning? Are you writing poetry? Are you dreaming of monsters, villains, heroes, nincompoops, idiots, wastrels, drunkards, fools, gods, demons, geniuses, curmudgeons, salesmen, politicians, artists, wrestlers, diamond thieves? #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

We only have one shot to make today start out with a writing win. If you're here, you've begun. Good job. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Solidarity in delusion is the only therapy we can afford, some mornings. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

We're 14 days out from our first day of shooting. It's all hands on deck for finalizing paperwork, getting art and props, revising (and revising again) the meal plan, and last minute transportation snags. We're makin' a movie, y'all.

I normally try to limit how much I do this but I hit the fucking roof when I saw this and I need everyone to know how *fucking pissed* I am I just had to waste minutes of my life seeing it and responding to it.

After a week of sickness I am back to crush it here with the #5AMWritersClub I've missed you all. #scriptsky

New first draft just dropped #scriptsky

And like that, Friday is back. Short weeks will do that to ya. We're going to smash out a few words, break a few hearts, make a few other hearts pound, and take advantage of your emotional state to make you FEEL. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Donuts not included. To our great sorrow. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Anyone writing anything unusual this morning? Would love to hear the strange and bizarre things coming out of your brain at this hour. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

The thing about producing an indie microbudget feature is, you aren't *just* making creative decisions. You're also the caterer. You're transpo. You're getting lodging and train tickets and planning meals. You're going to the grocery store. You're doing a metric ton of paperwork.

I'm prepared to work with you this morning because we're all about community here at the #5AMWritersClub, but don't ask me to share my pop tarts with you. #scriptsky

We should try to write something together. Separately. But communally. Right now. Oh that's right we already do it's called #5AMWritersClub yeeeehaww! #scriptsky

One month from principle photography. Getting closer...But we're locked tf in. I wonder if I should resurrect my Substack to write about the process of making an indie feature.

It's not good when you start humming the ditty from that pharmaceutical commercial you've seen a billion times. It's really not good.

A career in the arts is not something you undertake lightly.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing screenwriters they could write about their pet interests and that would be enough.

All due respect to Billy Joel, there was no world in which his bartender was going to be a movie star. A character actor--MAYBE.

Challenge yourself this morning. Write something out of your comfort zone. Be bold. Fearless. Write something you should be embarrassed about, but aren't. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

Time travel scripts are murder to write.

Writers sitting there thinking of every possible solution to making sure characters don't have properly working mobile phones.

You don't always get to decide when you write. You only get to decide, what you will write when you are given the time. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky

You've got it in you. Now you just have to share it. #5AMWritersClub #scriptsky