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Posts by Kate Phillips
Little Lion Man patrolling his domain. ππ¦
#mainecoon #catsofbluesky
Have a meowvelous #caturday everybody!
Q: Inciting Incident.
A: Climax.
Or...
Inciting Incident "Ooh, what's gonna happen now?"
Climax: "This."
What's your favourite #storymath formula? ββοΈβπ
#screenwriting #storystructure
Do it while you still can.
That feeling is something you wanna tattoo on the inside of your eyelids while you're writing your screenplay
Maybe the only funny thing he said. Underwhelming host. Could've taken some pointers from Nikki Glaser.
American people, the entire world is pleading with you to get rid of these shit stains.
I grew up watching #GeneHackman movies. Gonna go get cosy and watch Hoosiers β reckon we need a bit more underdog energy RN. #RIP π
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
"I do not want my picture in your offices. The President is not an idol, an icon or a portrait. Hang your kids' photos instead, and look at them each time you are making a decision." Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2019 inaugural speech
JFYI
#UkrainianView
Grew up with Tom Robbins. Those titles! 'Still Life With Woodpecker', 'Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas', Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'. Sigh. 92. Good innings.
Oh, man, I used to study Tom Robbins' writing techniques very carefully. Never could master them, but what I learned helped my own copywriting career tremendously.
I don't think he'd want to Rest In Peace. Hope he spends eternity with a genius waitress.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen... #BookSky
Exactly how I feel. Daily basis.
Lab with necktie typing on computer as war rages in the background
Screenwriting circa 2025
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
6/20
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
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#NZauthors
Yeah, I remind myself of this whenever I contemplate getting a 'proper job'.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
5/20
#theOG
#booksky
#scriptsky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
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In 1983 Reagan watched The Day After, a TV movie about nuclear war. βGreatly depressedβ the previously hawkish President reached out to Gorbachev. Both realised the arms race was madness. The result was a reduction in nuclear warheads from 70k-12.5k. Stories can save the world.
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#booksky
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
4/20
(Borrowing this image from @velociashtor.bsky.social who reminded me that I ADORE THIS BOOK π)
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#20daychallenge
#funny
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Phil, you are a treasure to the #scriptsky community. Need to think of a really excellent question now...
I love this book so much! Jenny Lawson is hands down the funniest writer I've ever read.
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. ππ
3/20
#Booksky
#Bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
#writing
'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver.
20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. ππ
2/20
#Booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
I love it. Feels very Dr. Strangelove, doesn't it? My own copy is not this cool.
Slaughterhouse 5, by Kurt Vonnegut
20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. ππ
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
1/20
Great quote, and in my fave colours. Borrowing π