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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1h

#Scriptsky

We all have our own writing styles, our own voice

Sometime it's short, to the point, almost staccato writing

Sometimes it's flowery, dense prose

Most of use are somewhere in between

Where are you between the two examples below?

(There are no wrong answers)

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2h

Ho
Lee
Shiiiitballllls!

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 4h

4:16pm, Friday, October 10, 2025

Saw my first Christmas commercial of "the season?"

a man in a blue shirt and tie is smiling and saying `` alright , i 'm gonna go cry '' .

ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is smiling and saying `` alright , i 'm gonna go cry '' .

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 9h

Not sure this hasn't been done already, but since Disney owns 20th Century Fox, it seems inevitable that it might include the Alien Queen in its pantheon of "Disney Princesses/Evil Queens"

Otherwise, missed opportunity.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 11h

Dude, I NEVER put time constraints on a read.

I realize people have lives and that they are doing me a solid.

I'll DM you.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 12h

Well THIS is the way to start a Friday!

It's always a little scary when you send your latest script out to first readers. But when initial reactions look like this, you know you were on the right track

Appreciate those kind souls who take time out of there lives to read your work, folks!

Tyler Burchett @tyler-thewriter.bsky.social · 15h

#Scriptsky we hear a lot about “voice,” but you know it when you see it. Had the pleasure of reading @timwestland.bsky.social’s THE BODY FARM. Snappy dialogue, compelling characters, and a twist you don’t see coming…. Awesome stuff Tim!

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 12h

BC!

You're being too kind, but I'll take it!!!

Thank you, sir.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 12h

Aw, Thank you Tyler!

I really appreciate the amazingly quick read, and your kind notes and suggestions.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter’s The Four Seasons

Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter's Cats

John Carpenter's Woodstock

John Carpenter's Jaws

John Carpenter's Duck Soup

John Carpenter's Coconuts

John Carpenter's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter’s The Bible

John Carpenter’s Saw

John Carpenter’s Oceans 11

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter’s The Bible

John Carpenter’s Saw

John Carpenter’s Oceans 11

Avishai ✡️ Weinberger @avishaiw.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter’s Firestarter

Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter’s A History of Violence

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

a peacock with a white tail is surrounded by colorful petals on a black background

ALT: a peacock with a white tail is surrounded by colorful petals on a black background

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

Life leads to Death.

Mind The Gap.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

Just found out that Dolly Parton covered Collective Soul's song, "Shine" (and won a Grammy)

While I really enjoy Collective Soul's original, I prefer Dolly's version

The lyrics feel "more right" coming from her. She makes it her own.

There's some real "Devil went down to Georgie" fiddle work, too

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

Pedo.
Super duper Pedo.
School Shooter.

How these three aren't already arrested is beyond comprehension.

Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 1d

I sat down tonight with a simple task:

Come up with a completely off the wall premise, something unlike anything I've ever seen or heard of!

Goals right?

Thing is... I think I may have succeeded

The outline is flowing from my fingers right now

It's deep, emotional, and 100% bonkers

#scriptsky

a man wearing a cowboy hat and plaid shirt says off the wall bat-loop crazy

ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat and plaid shirt says off the wall bat-loop crazy

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

Why is the lieutenant "hell bent?"

I think that's key

Also, not sure you need so many commas.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

Spitballing (in jest)

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

METER-MADE
On the run from the Feds, a mob hitman hides in plain site as a mid-town meter reader... dispensing his own brand of street justice one double parking bastard at a time.

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

I agree about the guideline

If a film needs to move, let it move

Breaking rules should be the only rule

And yes, it has tension breakers, but it's always on the run, one way or another

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for that, Sean

I'll be doing it!

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

Big GIANT Thanks out to @peteconradwriter.bsky.social for an unbelievable quick read of my script.

Thank you for the suggestions, notes, and thoughts.

Mucho appreciado, sir!

#scriptsky

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently Microsoft is scraping everything in Word if you have CoPilot turned on

To stop it:

Go to the Search bar in Word
Type in: Privacy
Select: Privacy Settings
Scroll down to: Connected Experiences
UNCHECK "Turn on experiences and analyze your content"
Click OK

That's it!
#Writing
#Scriptsky

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

@leahfromsd.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/share/reel/B...

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

For me, that's maybe the saddest

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Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 2d

What's the most stressful film you've ever watched?

I'll start with the hands down winner:

Uncut Gems

#scriptsky

a man with glasses and a beard is standing in front of a crowd

ALT: a man with glasses and a beard is standing in front of a crowd

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