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J. J. Hillard

@hillizard.bsky.social

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Writer IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7061196/ IndieWire: https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/wescreenplay-diverse-voices-screenwriting-competition-winners-announced-1201706359/

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · May 14

Trailer for "#Counterfeit" — #awardwinning #shortfilm I wrote that Michael E. Berg (#SpilledInkCinema) produced. Now in festivals this year!
youtu.be/axf4E8u0fMU
#indiefilm #filmnoir #dramedy #screenwriting #screenplay #screenwriter #thriller

J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 22h

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#screenwriters #screenplay #creativity #AI

Who wants to watch an AI actor read an AI script?

There's been a lot of hype this week over the first so-called AI Actress, Tilly Norwood. Created by Xicoia, the AI division of the production company Particle6, Norwood has appeared in the AI-generate...

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Charlie Brooker @charliebrooker.bsky.social · Dec 20

Cunk on Life appears on BBC2 at 9pm on the 30th Dec for BRITS, and on Netflix from 2nd Jan for FOREIGNERS

Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · Dec 18

Arguably the biggest TV event in human history since the Top of the Pops debut of Belgian dance pioneers Technotronic. It’s CUNK ON LIFE…

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Cunk on Life – Trailer - BBC

YouTube video by BBC

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 2d

PEN America congratulates Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai on winning the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature. A master novelist with a singular style, Krasznahorkai’s novels buffet stories of the apocalypse with profound looks at humanity, art and beauty. www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...

László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature

The Hungarian writer, known for his apocalyptic works, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 3d

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#SinnersMovie

“Sinners”: Director Ryan Coogler on His Latest Hit, Delta Blues, His Mississippi Roots & Vampires

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 6d

"Entrepreneurs and the capitalist class are relentlessly seeking to deploy #AI in a manner that exceeds its reasonable use cases in order to maximize profits. This profit motive will incentivize the use of AI ' #actors.'"
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#TillyNorwood

Opinion | AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood is an innovation nobody asked for

A new AI "actor" is piquing the interest of talent agents. This spells disaster for cinema.

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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 7d

I want going to dress up for Halloween this year until I stumbled across...

Spirit of Halloween costume, fiction writer, includes laptop notebooks lukewarm coffee bags under eyes and a natural desire to cause characters pain in English

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 7d

Earth doesn’t want to be “saved”. Earth just wants to be left alone 🌿✌🏽🕊️💙

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 7d

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#writers #CurrentEvents

Guide to Using Current Events in Fiction | The Writer

Ask The Writer: How can a writer keep current events in fiction fresh and meaningful for audiences years later?

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 7d

"Using #AI for any part of the creative #writing process places the emphasis on the salability of the product. Not using AI allows for the feeling of accomplishment. #Writers need to ask how much importance they place on each."
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Whether You Like it or Not, AI is Going to Take Over Creative Writing

An observation in five parts

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 10d

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Literary Magazines - The Big List of Literary Magazines

The Big List of Literary Magazines

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 12d

Trump Renews Threat of 100% Tariffs on #Films Made Outside the U.S.:
'Our Movie Making Business Has Been Stolen' Just Like 'Stealing Candy From a Baby' variety.com/2025/film/ne...
#filmmakers #screenwriters

J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 14d

As a #screenwriter/producer of a #shortfilm (" #Counterfeit") and now a #shortstory (" #BugBoy") in print, I'm not exactly a multi-hyphenate creative... yet! Ha ha! 😜
"Counterfeit" Trailer: youtu.be/axf4E8u0fMU
"Bug Boy" in Möbius Blvd magazine: darkhorsesmagazine.mystrikingly.com

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 18d

See whose work tech companies are using to train their generative- #AI models. Search for #authors, YouTube channels and creators, or #screenwriters
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AI Watchdog - The Atlantic

The Atlantic's ongoing investigation of the books, videos, and other media used by the world's most powerful tech companies to train their AI models.

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 18d

Do We Even Need Literary Writing? open.substack.com/pub/beyondcr...
#JoePonepinto #writers #authors #creativity #readers

Do We Even Need Literary Writing?

When the marketing usurps the meaning

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 20d

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe.

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 20d

Awesome to have my #shortstory " #BugBoy" incl. in issue #24 of #MobiusBlvd mag.
"Wayne Kyle Spitzer is an American author, illustrator, & low-budget #horror #filmmaker from Spokane, Wash., & ... #editor of the publications Dark Horses... Black Sheep... & Möbius Blvd..." — Wikipedia
#horror #scifi

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 21d

"Bug Boy" is a #shortstory of mine (#24, Oct. 2025 edition of #MöbiusBlvd):
"Stories from the Byway Between Reality & Dream... Möbius Blvd has no beginning or end but exists in a place where reality & dream have fused… coalesced… merged." — Wayne Kyle Spitzer
#horror #sci-fi #fantasy #magazine

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billbramhall.bsky.social @billbramhall.bsky.social · 22d

Cartoon

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 21d

#NewYorker #cartoon #superhero #movies #fans

J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 23d

"At a reported $20 million an episode, #Netflix has already spent $160 million on the series, & 2 more seasons at that price would be $480 million, nearly half a billion dollars." www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
#3BodyProblem #Season2 #Showrunners: #Benioff #Weiss #Woo #scifi #TVseries

The Final Update About ‘3 Body Problem’ Season 2

Netflix has been very weird about what’s going on with 3 Body Problem, its tremendously expensive sci-fi series based on the famed books. Will it get a season 2?

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 24d

For decades, Robert Redford lent his voice to protecting wild places and clean air and water and fighting against climate change. He brought environmental issues into the cultural spotlight and inspired generations to act. Thank you, Bob. 💚

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 24d

#Cartoon #TVseries

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𝙺𝚊𝚒𝚊 𝙰𝚕𝚎𝚡𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 @kaiaalexander.bsky.social · May 24

So long, Los Angeles? What happened to all the production? The jobs? This article explains it all in a lot of detail: #scriptsky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hush over Hollywood: why has it become so hard to make films in Los Angeles?

The drop in productions is causing alarm – can Tinseltown halt the exodus and reclais its spot as the home of movie-making?

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J. J. Hillard @hillizard.bsky.social · 27d

#GaryLarson #TheFarSide