#Writers

Lots of writers get caught up in what I call, "giving stage directions." The protag does this, looks here, makes a face, interspersed w/dialog, joined by character B who sounds
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Write of Passage - @david_perell's course - is the best place to go if you want to start writing online. I finished 1 year ago and have been honing my
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Damn it. Why do media critics like @Sulliview and @NPRpubliceditor @kellymcb get to use "lame" without ever having to respond? "Lame" is ableist, akin to using "gay" or "ghetto" as
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Perhaps this has been observed and written by others before, but I've only thinking along these lines fairly recently, so will share, regardless:Thread on non-western stories and western editors: A
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The recent WGA win made me realize people think all writers are Audi-driving Nobu-devouring maniacs. The pay disparity between TV writers can be quite a lot and working conditions aren't
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After our CH conversation, it’s clear to me that people still have a lot of misconceptions or have received not-so-good advice about contests and fellowship programs. Please always do your
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A LONG thread: What I’ve Learned From Beta-Reading & Why I Love to Do It + how I read so many So I joined writing Twitter in may 2020 &
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Cities in sci-fi stories are always named shit like "Central City" and "The Capital" while in real life cities are named shit like Leroystown after Leroy Fort, a fort that
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Thinking about female anger today. TROS Rey feels so ooc because her anger is misplaced. She's abruptly angry for no reason that most women relate to. JJerrio must have heard
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Apropos of nothing in particular, I would like to briefly address the trend I’m seeing of agents and other cogs of the publishing machine opening their DMs to pitches and
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What is with all this “Team” bashing from the #hearties? Is it not possible that either option could be a good choice for Elizabeth? I get having a favorite. I
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The only writing advice I have ever had that was any good comes in four parts (though @Richard_Kadrey’s advice today is also spot on. So here is a small thread.
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When I broke in as a screenwriter about a decade ago, I started a running document of script principles that's evolved over the years. Basically, reminders to myself. A lot
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Some personal news: tomorrow is my last day at Google. I'm so grateful for the experiences, opportunities, and friends I've made during the past three years. From helping startups get
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Hickman keeps skimming by with Jean, constantly allllmost doing something important with her, but keeps her constantly as an accessory (or even, equal partner) sharing moments with ScottShe’s who I
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ANNOUNCEMENT: We have raised enough funds that we can offer up to 400 FREE submissions to Black writers for our contest, judged by @speakdeadly (poetry), @corinfiction (fiction), @senatormayukh (nonfiction), and
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