#scriptsky some feedback from a contest judge/reader. The character analysis. Leanne is a supporting role but is the heart of the story. - Frozen Lies - this contest includes 10 pages of pro coverage.

#scriptsky #firstpagefriday Here is the first page of - Frozen Lies - We meet these two during a pretty intense car ride. We’ve all been on them - though I hope not many like THIS one! A 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition Finalist.

- Frozen Lies - has a few more placements in it this fall. Proud to share the accolade from the Best Script program. #scriptsky judges love the modern structure and character study at the center of a true-crime thriller.

#scriptsky I am a little beside myself at the moment... Slamdance just announced its final 12 scripts. - Frozen Lies - made the cut as 1 of 3 Horror/Thriller Scripts. I am going to need the full f'ing minute. I will be in LA at the end of October for final placement! slamdance.com/2025-screenp...

This is a cool upgrade for a Saturday. - Frozen Lies - is Best Unproduced Screenplay Summer 2025. #scriptsky

#scriptchat I will be at the awards for the Mystic Film Festival Sunday night. Guardrails and The Dream Weaver are finalists. The wife has asked me to prioritize events. (Austin Film Fest, Slamdance (LA)) “You can do them all after you sell one!” She’s right. And I hate that. #scriptsky

#scriptchat - Guardrails - is a semifinalist in Page Turner Screenplays GenreMashup comp 2025! #scriptsky

#scriptchat more project placements. My comedy shorts won at ACFF last week! #scriptsky

#scriptchat super excited to share wins from last month! The biggest is - Frozen Lies - is a semifinalist at Slamdance Screenplay Comp 2025! Top 1% of 4k scripts! #scriptsky

-Frozen Lies - It's not all dark. It's a little flirty... writing subtext can be fun. Some polishes were written this AM. #funpagefriday #scriptsky

-Frozen Lies - Writing a love story in the middle of a psychological thriller is hard. It is really exciting when a reader sees it and calls it out in the feedback analysis. #scriptsky

You all thought I was done for a lazy Monday- WRONG! My AFF second rounder - The Dream Weaver - is an Award Finalist in the Austin Short Film Festival. These guys run a cool program and very transparent from technical scores to creative ones. Event coincides with AFF so I may double dip! #scriptsky

Hey all- Frozen Lies has advanced as a semifinalist in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. It now is 1 of 32 left. 1 of 8 in the Horror/Thriller Genre. I am once again humbled by the continued recognition. Congrats to all who entered! #scriptsky

Hey guys- happy to share - Guardrails - has placed as a semifinalist in the Page Turner Genre MashUp awards! #scriptsky

Over all a pretty good day at the. Austin Comedy Film Festival. Comedy talent from around the world. All great films today! A Daylong Day and No-Frills 207 took top honors in their categories. Writing comedy is hard af! Congrats to everyone in the fest! Amazing time. #scriptsky

Hanging with my sister on the red-carpet. Austin Comedy Film Fest! #scriptsky

I have just completed the intake interview for the next round of a competition... So, that's a good sign? Right? The big ones do things so differently. It feels strange. #scriptsky

Traveling this weekend to Austin Comedy Film Festival. 2 scripts are award finalists. A Daylong Day - Best Short and No Frills 207 - Best Dark Short. For Your Pleasure. #firstpagefriday #scriptsky

Taking a minute as -Frozen Lies- makes its way in some industry events. I want to give a BIG shoutout to Simon (@simondoyle87.bsky.social), &Tim (@timwestland.bsky.social) for reading early drafts of Frozen Lies. Your notes + feedback made the script what it is today. #scriptsky

Humbled, overjoyed! One of my goals was to secure a spot in the top 5 competitions. Slamdance was a target all along. Frozen Lies is one of the 25 Horror/Thriller scripts. Congrats to all of the writers on the list. #scriptsky slamdance.com/2025-screenp... www.networkisa.org/screenwritin...

A Scorecard from a yet-to-be-unannounced contest. Frozen Lies (A late summer draft) QF (Top 100) This one could take this script to the next level. #scriptsky The didn't say I couldn't share the scorecard... :-)

austinfilmfestival.com/blog/2025-se... Lots of names on this list! Congrats everyone! #scriptsky

You know… Anticipation of contest announcements can kill a person..: What is worse? Knowing and being gagged for 5 days before saying anything! Damn it! Anyway. Watch this spot for some news… probably 6pm PT 09/22/2025. #scriptsky

#scriptsky crunch time. Who is going to Austin Film Festival and what roundtable are you registering for? I am putting The Dream Weaver in the pool for a scene reading! Should be fun!

- Frozen Lies - now a Finalist in the Spring Time International. The hits keep coming! #scriptsky

Now comparing notes from a draft dated 05302025 to the one dated 09172025. Caught almost all of them! *The notes arrived today as part of a contest package. So overall. Not helpful. The pd system is kinda broken if you move fast and with purpose. It will be the last time I add-on. #scriptsky

#scriptsky -Frozen Lies- continues its HOT STREAK! Now a Finalist in the Cambridge Script Festival Summer 2025 www.networkisa.org/screenwritin...

This was screened last night at The Bridgeport Film Fest. If you get a chance to see it TAKE IT! So much fun and leave it to the Queens to make a zombie movie with a message! I’ll be taking about it for a long time! #scriptsky

- Frozen Lies - When the feedback from a Dev Exec includes "Prestige Material," I can only assume they mean award-worthy. Daisy, the survivor protagonist, and Patrick, the asshole antagonist. #scriptsky

#firstpagefriday #scriptsky Here is Page one of Austin Film Fest 2025 Second Rounder. And Nominee for Best Unproduced Short at Bridgeport Film Fest this weekend. - The Dream Weaver -

Hey #scriptsky. Check out the names on this list! 250+ up-and-coming writers! Are you one of them?

In other news. Guardrails and Frozen Lies elevated to Finalists in Cannes Script Festival. The Dream Weaver is eligible for Best Short narrative at Bridgeport (Will be at Red Carpet event Saturday night) and The reimagined Nexus has taken its first step at the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fest #scriptsky

I am once again humbled by the selection team @networkisa.bsky.social. Two scripts have been selected as Second Rounders and will now be considered for the Top 50! Guardrails and Frozen Lies have been on quite a journey this summer. #scriptsky www.networkisa.org/screenwritin...

Received a note to implement immediately: Change character names that start with the same letter. Mark, Marcia, and Max appeared in the same scene speaking one after the other. I changed the two supporting characters to LAST NAME throughout the script. Reads much better now. #scriptsky

Frozen Lies is batting 1K! And Guardrails continues to shine. (I do need to stop pitting this two scripts against each other!) Both in the running for category awards on 09/18 (feature/thriller for Frozen Lies. Feature/Sci-Fi for Guardrail.) #scriptsky

Update: meeting with Director… Frozen Lies went well. He want’s something with his finger print on it. In a classic “what else you got cooking?” I pitched a title and logline. He flipped his sh*t. Production company and others will be pitched Mon. Moral of the story: Have a portfolio. #scriptsky

#scriptchat #scriptsky I have a meeting with a director tomorrow Re Frozen Lies and a project he would like me to write. Things are looking good for this fall.

#scriptchat #sciptsky @austinfilmfest.bsky.social The Dream Weaver short is a second rounder for 2025! This is a humbling recognition for this project.

#scriptchat #scriptsky a couple of wins this week. Frozen Lies won Best Screenplay in Thriller/Suspense WILDSound event. Did a great first scene read. Guardrails placed as a semi-finalist FilmQuest Film Fest.

Not to be left behind this week, - Guardrails - has been selected as a Semifinalist in the FilmQuest Film Festival. They have extended me a VIP pass and an invitation to be a judge for Films in this year's program. #scriptsky

Phil has you covered!

- Frozen Lies - Continues its summer of dominance! A Best Screenplay nod. There are lots of perks to select from at this festival. Did a winner's written interview. They are scheduling a podcast. youtu.be/_r-gBw_X7to They put together this opening scene read for the festival. Kinda fun. #scriptsky

Folks- Austin Film Festival is releasing starting to make announcements. I am humbled to share that The Dream Weaver has been selected as a Second Rounder! I’m gonna need a minute! #scriptsky

Umm… Frozen Lies is close to having a director attached. I have some tightening to do. But a call showed up on my calendar today. His agency’s coverage. “I like it. Set something up.” If things line up this may start as an indie production in the spring! #scriptsky Power of networking.

Updated cover art for -Guardrails-. (Hot 100 Capital Fund Screenplay Competition perk) A female-led techno-thriller. #scriptsky

A table read of -Frozen Lies- plays exactly like I imagined it. Cold. Calculating. Visceral Psychological Thriller in the first half. Recovery and reclaimed Identity in the second half! Empowered narrator gave the action sequences life. I will make some clips and share. #scriptsky

Just pitching away today! Folks will have shit in their inboxes when the summer break ends! A pitch to producer who made my strongest comp for Nexus… did not end in a “no”. So I’ve got that going for me. #scriptsky

I just got a peak at the line-producer breakdown of - Nexus - the high side 350m. Includes a 5m script! And 20mx3 for A-list leads. 100m for VFX. I think I need to hit the numbers tonight if I want this one made anytime soon. Oh, low number is 150m. Omg! Limited series here we come! #scriptsky

#firstpagefriday - Nexus - Added to the page count this week for my space opera. Now looking more like a 2 part series pilot! Coverage feedback. And page 1. #scriptsky