Graphic of centaur respiratory physiology depicting two sets of lungs

“But Doc, I’m an SFF writer! Surely I can just make up whatever science I want”

Sure.

But did you ever consider things like “Centaurs must be bad@$$ opera singers because they might have TWO sets of lungs.”

No. You didnt.

Youre welcome

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Writing is staring at a document called:

“New Script v12 FINAL FINAL DEFINITELY FINAL”

Then seeing several other drafts that also say FINAL

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Hi friends, I need your help with a name rebrand.

Here are a couple options I’m playing with, can you let me know what you think and if you have other ideas?

1) The Plot Doc
2) The Real Script Doctor
3 The Fiction Physician
4) Reel MD
5) Story Rx

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Spent some time organising my writing folders today and… slightly shocked myself.

Over the years I’ve written:

172 scripts
472 drafts
59 produced projects

Across features, TV, web series, shorts, sketches, and stage plays.

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Quick Shot: NAUSEOUS

NauseOUS means to CAUSE nausea

NauseATED means to HAVE nausea. It’s synonymous with nauseATING.

eg: “the nauseous chemical”

So, “I’m nauseous” really means “I’m nauseating”

When in doubt, just STOP using the word nauseous.

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The Good: A producer of things you have heard of LOVED my story

The Bad: They told me it needs to be a PLAY

WTF, now I’m supposed to be an aspiring playwright, too?

This keeps getting harder

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So I have spent the last week organising my writing documents into folders and renaming drafts to be more organised. Please tell me it’s not just me who does this. 😩

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Quick Shot: SURGICAL MASKS

Dude, stop with the drama already. No surgeon is going to remove their mask in the OR in the middle of a case.

If they do, add to the drama of everyone from the surgeon to the scrub tech screaming them out of the OR

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@andreamann.bsky.social is an absolute delight and very knowledgeable about screenwriting. You’ll be in safe hands. All that and in the backdrop of the gorgeous Yorkshire Dales.

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If you haven’t already seen this, a bit of positive news for the #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky and #WritingCommunity 👇

Shameless promotional post. If you’re not several pints of Guinness deep by now why not order a special edition Blu-ray of my film The Bench…. Or a signed script.

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Off to bed. For those stopping up to watch the #Oscars in full here’s a fun game for you: count how many winners thank the screenwriters for their work on the script without which none of them would have had the work that helped secure the award.

Enjoy!

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Scripts I’ve read in 2026

A Few Good Men
Molly’s Game
Moneyball
Steve Jobs
Studio 60 on Sunset Strip Pilot
The Newsroom Pilot
Garden State
48 Hours
Before Sunrise
In Bruges
True Romance
Silver Linings Playbook

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This needs engraving on a wall large enough to be seen in space.

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Slightly embarrassing… but this is page one of the first script I ever wrote.

No computer back then — I wrote everything by hand and later typed it up.

Total Scream rip-off.

Post the first page of your first script. If you dare. 👇

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If I had to pick three films that started my journey into screenwriting they would be

Scream
The Last Boy Scout
Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliet

What were yours?

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One of my favourite ways to beat writer’s block:

Open a great screenplay and type it out word for word.

You start thinking like the writer because you’re literally writing the same choices they made.

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Page one of my script STICK UP.

Writers — what should page one do for you?

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Hey there! I'm mostly thrillers, sometimes lurching towards drama.

You'll find a bunch of screenwriters on the #scriptsky and #scriptskyuk tags/feeds (they pick up anything with the tag), and I think #filmsky is also busy.

I've added you to my Screenwriters list too, which is also a feed.

Is the #scriptskyuk feed permanently broken @davidovitch.bsky.social ?

Thank the creative gods we have @writersguildgb.bsky.social standing up for screenwriters, playwrights and wider industry against the legitimate dangers of AI sweeping away our rights.

Check out their 🧵 and attached link. 👇

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Until then, we can keep sharing the history we collected on the Hidden Now Heard project. You can take a look at our archive here: www.peoplescollection.wales/users/15475

4/4 #scriptsky #scriptskyuk

“The court ruled that a work must have a *human creator* in order to qualify for copyright.”

Every writer, musician and artist right now… No shit, Sherlock!

We cross live as they solemnly contemplate this ruling…

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Sickening. This is a betrayal of every screenwriter, playwright, poet and novelist in the UK. We’ve had copyright laws since around 1710 and they intend to upend all of that to help feed billionaire tech companies. 😡

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Quick Shot: DERMAL PIERCINGS

You know you can’t have any metal when you use an MRI, otherwise they become dangerous projectiles…

Those dermal piercings will literally need to be cut out of your character’s skin with a scalpel.

So many plot possibilities

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Feels like one for #scriptskyuk

Didn’t know you from ‘The Bad Place’ (sadly), but thrilled we found one another on here. Likewise other great screenwriting folk. A great community. #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky

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On this lovely MSWL day, felt like a good time to remind authors (and agents!) that I am weirdly passionate about improving the medical accuracy in your writing projects.

Seriously, free, no charge.

Thanks for trusting me with your books, podcasts, ands scripts

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Energy to do things like grow, heal, or throw a car through a building has to come from somewhere, and using that energy releases heat.

Some fun thoughts about the consequences of your worldbuilding to spice up your writing.

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