I feel like @[email protected] must know what I'm struggling with because this really hits home right now! 😅 If you're looking for ways to trim your word count, streamline your scenes, and keep the pacing snappy, this is the thread for you! #Scriptsky #Screenwriting

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There’s no one correct way to write SCENE DESCRIPTION in a script, but there are some best (and worst) practices. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwritimg thread is about the nuts and bolts stuff you do on the page to fill in the audience on what they’re supposed to see on the screen. 🧵1

I agree with Carole, but I’d go one step further: your goal shouldn’t be to try and sell a spec pilot. Selling is the cherry on top of the sundae. The point of a spec pilot is to write a killer sample that shows who you are as a writer and serves as a calling card to get other work. #Scriptsky

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#FirstPageFriday #FunPageFriday #Scriptsky Feels like if should be a rule that if you have a charismatic female villain in a sci-fi story, it should look like Tilda Swinton. Even if it she's the Temu version 😂

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I’ve had green lights get unlit, offers withdrawn, and sure thing development projects killed, plus dozens of close calls and runner-ups. Learned quick that a verbal commitment isn’t an offer, an offer isn’t a closed deal, and never to count my paychecks before they cashed. #Scriptsky

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I'm curious, #Scriptsky: What's a recent movie that changed your writer DNA? I know we all have the movies we watched growing up that inspired us, but I want to know what you've watched (or read) recently that forced you to change for the better/take a chance/make a bigger swing with your work 👀

Malinda Kathleen Reese: Inspir...

#TwoPageTeesday for my dumb dumb murder story that I'm going to finish one of these days! #Scriptsky

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Okay, #Scriptsky, how have we not done something today to share your Mother characters? 👀 Good, bad, selfless, selfish, show us what you got!

Amy Poehler: I'm a Cool Mom!

Going to need a reader soon, ideally someone who has NOT read THE LOCKSMITH before. Made some changes that I think make more sense for the story, but I feel like going in blind might be a better way for me to gauge success. Let me know if you'd be interested, or are looking for a swap! #Scriptsky