A showrunner once told me that writing for TV is like going to war. That’s overdramatic, but room-breaking a story can feel a bit like trench warfare. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 is on the 6 qualities I value most in co-workers when we’re stuck in the trenches together.
October 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A showrunner once told me that writing for TV is like going to war. That’s overdramatic, but room-breaking a story can feel a bit like trench warfare. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 is on the 6 qualities I value most in co-workers when we’re stuck in the trenches together.
Free to a good home:
Series plot device. Breaking Bad meets Euphoria.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
Series plot device. Breaking Bad meets Euphoria.
#screenwriting #scriptsky
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels (Gift Article)
Drawn by money and status, teenagers in Arizona are buying, stealing and selling weapons destined for criminal groups in Mexico.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Free to a good home:
Series plot device. Breaking Bad meets Euphoria.
#screenwriting #scriptsky
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
Series plot device. Breaking Bad meets Euphoria.
#screenwriting #scriptsky
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
Movie Mentors exist to help the Protagonist gain insight into their inner nature. Mentor Moments have a powerful influence on the Protagonist and their journey. gointothestory.blcklst.com/the-importan... #movies #screenwriting #scriptsky
October 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Movie Mentors exist to help the Protagonist gain insight into their inner nature. Mentor Moments have a powerful influence on the Protagonist and their journey. gointothestory.blcklst.com/the-importan... #movies #screenwriting #scriptsky
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Do with this as you will :) I know how we all lurve LLMs.
The podcast is currently being a good listen (and intelligible at 2x)
Do with this as you will :) I know how we all lurve LLMs.
The podcast is currently being a good listen (and intelligible at 2x)
No two words send AI industry advocates into fits of rage more than "stochastic parrots." The question is: Why? Why do they get so worked up over this particular critical framework time and time again?
I sat down with @emilymbender.bsky.social, one of the coauthors of the original paper, to discuss
I sat down with @emilymbender.bsky.social, one of the coauthors of the original paper, to discuss
The two words the AI industry hates more than anything
I talk with computational linguist Emily M. Bender, co-author of the influential 2021 “stochastic parrots” paper, about why AI industry leaders can’t stop seething over the term.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
October 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
#scriptsky
Do with this as you will :) I know how we all lurve LLMs.
The podcast is currently being a good listen (and intelligible at 2x)
Do with this as you will :) I know how we all lurve LLMs.
The podcast is currently being a good listen (and intelligible at 2x)
If you've ever wondered about my Family of Characters theory - Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster - here's an in-depth 90-minute video essay. Explores this core group of character archetypes in 7 diverse movies. www.patreon.com/GoIntoTheSto... #screenwriting #scriptsky
October 3, 2026 at 6:22 AM
If you've ever wondered about my Family of Characters theory - Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster - here's an in-depth 90-minute video essay. Explores this core group of character archetypes in 7 diverse movies. www.patreon.com/GoIntoTheSto... #screenwriting #scriptsky
Hear from our Short Film Fund-winning writer/directors who have written, produced and brought their own films to life, with insights that can be useful wherever you are in your filmmaking journey. #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #screenwriting
https://ow.ly/thLC50ZUawP
https://ow.ly/thLC50ZUawP
October 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Hear from our Short Film Fund-winning writer/directors who have written, produced and brought their own films to life, with insights that can be useful wherever you are in your filmmaking journey. #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #screenwriting
https://ow.ly/thLC50ZUawP
https://ow.ly/thLC50ZUawP
MOBLAND Season 1 was produced on an incredibly tight schedule, with scripts still being developed and refined while filming was underway. Production wrapped just four days before the show’s global premiere! #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #screenwriting #filmfact
October 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
MOBLAND Season 1 was produced on an incredibly tight schedule, with scripts still being developed and refined while filming was underway. Production wrapped just four days before the show’s global premiere! #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #screenwriting #filmfact
The FINAL Deadline for the Short Film Fund is October 30th! Enter your short film for the chance to receive $15,000 in Production Funding or $4,000 in Finishing Funds, along with mentorship, industry support and more. #scriptsky #scriptsky+
ENTER NOW: https://www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
ENTER NOW: https://www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
October 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The FINAL Deadline for the Short Film Fund is October 30th! Enter your short film for the chance to receive $15,000 in Production Funding or $4,000 in Finishing Funds, along with mentorship, industry support and more. #scriptsky #scriptsky+
ENTER NOW: https://www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
ENTER NOW: https://www.shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
I miss OMNI magazine so often, so much.
And SPY.
We once were a decent civilization.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
And SPY.
We once were a decent civilization.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I miss OMNI magazine so often, so much.
And SPY.
We once were a decent civilization.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
And SPY.
We once were a decent civilization.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
One of my favorite short stories/novellas ever is a thing called "Sandkings" i read back in 1979 in OMNI magazine, Seriously creepy bug fiction. I looked it up again last year and was kinda stunned to be reminded of the author: George R. R. Martin.
😳
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
😳
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
One of my favorite short stories/novellas ever is a thing called "Sandkings" i read back in 1979 in OMNI magazine, Seriously creepy bug fiction. I looked it up again last year and was kinda stunned to be reminded of the author: George R. R. Martin.
😳
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
😳
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
I tend to run into a lot of Serious Mature Professional folks in the daygig.
I tend to enjoy them the same way that cats enjoy mice.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
I tend to enjoy them the same way that cats enjoy mice.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I tend to run into a lot of Serious Mature Professional folks in the daygig.
I tend to enjoy them the same way that cats enjoy mice.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
I tend to enjoy them the same way that cats enjoy mice.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
Cicada scream is the sound of a Texas summer. I miss it every year when the weather cools and the fat bastards go to sleep for another few months.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Cicada scream is the sound of a Texas summer. I miss it every year when the weather cools and the fat bastards go to sleep for another few months.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I'm occasionally taking swigs from a bottle of sparkling water in my fridge! #scriptsky #scriptchat
October 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I'm occasionally taking swigs from a bottle of sparkling water in my fridge! #scriptsky #scriptchat
Oh and BTW FWIW LMNOP it seems "#ScriptChat" is trending.
So be careful what you say. Adults might be lurking.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
So be careful what you say. Adults might be lurking.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Oh and BTW FWIW LMNOP it seems "#ScriptChat" is trending.
So be careful what you say. Adults might be lurking.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
So be careful what you say. Adults might be lurking.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
THE NINE PRECEPTS OF LICHTENBERGIANISM
1. TASK AVOIDANCE
2. WASTE BOOKS
3. ABORTIVE ATTEMPTS
4. GESTALT
5. SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION
6. RITUAL
7. STEAL FROM THE BEST
8. AUDIENCE
9. ABANDONMENT
lichtenbergianism.com
1. TASK AVOIDANCE
2. WASTE BOOKS
3. ABORTIVE ATTEMPTS
4. GESTALT
5. SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION
6. RITUAL
7. STEAL FROM THE BEST
8. AUDIENCE
9. ABANDONMENT
lichtenbergianism.com
Lichtenbergianism
lichtenbergianism.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This is a good vid about how editors create "oh fuck!" moments.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ivh...
Before the movie exists for the editor to cut, it's the job of the screenwriter to create "oh fuck!" narrative moments and convey them with specificity in the language of the screenplay.
#scriptsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ivh...
Before the movie exists for the editor to cut, it's the job of the screenwriter to create "oh fuck!" narrative moments and convey them with specificity in the language of the screenplay.
#scriptsky
Editing: Creating the "OH F**K" Moment
YouTube video by RocketJump Film School
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is a good vid about how editors create "oh fuck!" moments.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ivh...
Before the movie exists for the editor to cut, it's the job of the screenwriter to create "oh fuck!" narrative moments and convey them with specificity in the language of the screenplay.
#scriptsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ivh...
Before the movie exists for the editor to cut, it's the job of the screenwriter to create "oh fuck!" narrative moments and convey them with specificity in the language of the screenplay.
#scriptsky
Already had two pints of Guinness but have shifted to water since I am not allowed to have THAT much Joy in my life on a work night.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Already had two pints of Guinness but have shifted to water since I am not allowed to have THAT much Joy in my life on a work night.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
#ScriptChat bevie check!
I'm drinking some Oolong tea out kf my fave new mug. What you drinking tonight? #Scriptsky
I'm drinking some Oolong tea out kf my fave new mug. What you drinking tonight? #Scriptsky
October 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
#ScriptChat bevie check!
I'm drinking some Oolong tea out kf my fave new mug. What you drinking tonight? #Scriptsky
I'm drinking some Oolong tea out kf my fave new mug. What you drinking tonight? #Scriptsky
Having a full time gig tends to crimp my wee-hour alcohol fueled creative bouts, while exhaustion tends to swallow up any of those early morning fits of literary frivolity.
I'm a victim.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
I'm a victim.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Having a full time gig tends to crimp my wee-hour alcohol fueled creative bouts, while exhaustion tends to swallow up any of those early morning fits of literary frivolity.
I'm a victim.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
I'm a victim.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
After 50 years of scribbling stories (I started young and have then sucked for a long time) I understand that I have two times when I am most creative:
-- LATE LATE at night when deep into the hooch
-- EARLY EARLY in the day before the Universe has pissed me off for the day
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
-- LATE LATE at night when deep into the hooch
-- EARLY EARLY in the day before the Universe has pissed me off for the day
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
After 50 years of scribbling stories (I started young and have then sucked for a long time) I understand that I have two times when I am most creative:
-- LATE LATE at night when deep into the hooch
-- EARLY EARLY in the day before the Universe has pissed me off for the day
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
-- LATE LATE at night when deep into the hooch
-- EARLY EARLY in the day before the Universe has pissed me off for the day
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
UNRAVELED is like MISERY meets BABY REINDEER.
It's only a 2nd draft, but there's promise! And also some super fucked up scenes 😅 #Scriptsky #ScriptChat
It's only a 2nd draft, but there's promise! And also some super fucked up scenes 😅 #Scriptsky #ScriptChat
October 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
UNRAVELED is like MISERY meets BABY REINDEER.
It's only a 2nd draft, but there's promise! And also some super fucked up scenes 😅 #Scriptsky #ScriptChat
It's only a 2nd draft, but there's promise! And also some super fucked up scenes 😅 #Scriptsky #ScriptChat
Victories?
yeah, was swept up by the Muses and pantsed a feature length script that is a riot. Plan is to shoot it in the new year, and then took that momentum over to a very cool novel idea that I'm locking down the outline while on vacation.
#ScriptSky #ScriptChat #booksky #writingcommunity
yeah, was swept up by the Muses and pantsed a feature length script that is a riot. Plan is to shoot it in the new year, and then took that momentum over to a very cool novel idea that I'm locking down the outline while on vacation.
#ScriptSky #ScriptChat #booksky #writingcommunity
October 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Victories?
yeah, was swept up by the Muses and pantsed a feature length script that is a riot. Plan is to shoot it in the new year, and then took that momentum over to a very cool novel idea that I'm locking down the outline while on vacation.
#ScriptSky #ScriptChat #booksky #writingcommunity
yeah, was swept up by the Muses and pantsed a feature length script that is a riot. Plan is to shoot it in the new year, and then took that momentum over to a very cool novel idea that I'm locking down the outline while on vacation.
#ScriptSky #ScriptChat #booksky #writingcommunity
For some inexplicable mysterious reason I just this constant vague consuming notion that "everything is shit" these days and that kinda sorta tends to eat into my mojo for conjuring Genius.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
October 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
For some inexplicable mysterious reason I just this constant vague consuming notion that "everything is shit" these days and that kinda sorta tends to eat into my mojo for conjuring Genius.
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky
#ScriptChat #ScriptSky