So what’s the etiquette when you’ve queried a manager and never got a response? Good to query again with a different script at a much later time? For that matter, what about querying another manager in the same company? #queries #querying #screenwriting

More queries sent. More of my soul vanishing into the abyss. If I had hair, it would be red by now.

I love going to the movies by myself. Am I weird? #theatre #movie #popcorn #weirdo #weird #WeirdAF

Circling back to my earlier thread here (and I'll preface by saying I think this HSR account makes a lot of good/valid points): one of the greatest film scripts arguably ever - nominated for an Oscar! - didn't get one "Excellent" in this evaluation. Everything's subjective.

By some miracle I managed to not get sick last time my little guys were under the weather. But this time after snot soaked hands forced themselves into my mouth the odds are not in my favour of repeating that amazing feat.

Populating the world of your screenplay with supporting characters can be intimidating. I was hit and miss most of my screenwriting career, focusing on too many random things. I finally found consistency when I learned to ask the right questions. This is how I do it now. 👇

I struggled with Act 2 for years. It was the barren desert where my screenplays went to die. What changed for me was realizing the role of Act 2 in the story. Embracing this was a huge breakthrough in my screenwriting. Here is how I attack Act 2 now: 👇

Finally caught up on the screenwriting twitter drama yesterday. I always thought INT was introvert (a scene following an introvert) and EXT was following an extrovert. This has shattered my entire foundation as a screenwriter

When I started screenwriting, I wrote in 3 Acts. I switched to 4 Acts just before my first sale. Now it's 8 sequences. However you're writing today, it is not likely how you'll be writing tomorrow. Don't settle. Keep growing. Experiment. Have fun.

Save the Cat has a whole new meaning now.

Calling all Internet friends! If you can RT to help spread the word about LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, I would be so grateful. It’s an epic story, bigger than anything LEGO Star Wars has attempted before. But we need your help! All four eps now on Disney+!

Everyday I get into my car I walk into a spiderweb in the exact same spot. I’m convinced it’s the same f’ing spider whose sole purpose in life is to make my mornings as miserable as possible.

Yesterday, within the space of an hour, a successful pro called my writing on-the-nose and amateurish... and the writer/creator of one of the most successful TV shows of all time flattered my work and hired me to do some writing for him. Nobody KNOWS anything. Just keep writing.

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Hey screenwriting friends—and anyone who puts forth work of any kind to be critiqued, really—let’s talk about notes for a second. 1/12