Michelle Willms
@michellewillms.bsky.social
Writer of poetry, cnf, fiction, comics, cartoons, and screenplays. Northern Girls (Baraka Books, Spring 2026). Associate producer for award-winning short film Quiet. BA, BSW (McMaster U), MFA (UBC). Mother bear.
www.michellewillms.com
www.michellewillms.com
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Hello! I'm excited to be here! I write short fiction, cnf, poetry, and screenplays. I also draw cartoons and comics. My work has been published in lit mags, and I've won a couple of awards. I'm an associate producer for the award-winning short film QUIET. If you follow me, I will follow you back!
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I don't just read your script.
Nearly all of my services go through an undisclosed:
first read
initial notes
second read
additional notes
story breakdown
& then story breakdown notes before finally writing my report.
That's what it is to be Philmscribed.
philmscribe.com
#scriptsky
Nearly all of my services go through an undisclosed:
first read
initial notes
second read
additional notes
story breakdown
& then story breakdown notes before finally writing my report.
That's what it is to be Philmscribed.
philmscribe.com
#scriptsky
November 14, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I don't just read your script.
Nearly all of my services go through an undisclosed:
first read
initial notes
second read
additional notes
story breakdown
& then story breakdown notes before finally writing my report.
That's what it is to be Philmscribed.
philmscribe.com
#scriptsky
Nearly all of my services go through an undisclosed:
first read
initial notes
second read
additional notes
story breakdown
& then story breakdown notes before finally writing my report.
That's what it is to be Philmscribed.
philmscribe.com
#scriptsky
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“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” —Anaïs Nin
June 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” —Anaïs Nin
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Deadline Today - Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival
filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...
We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:
2 festival screenings. Interviews. Feedback video.
filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...
We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:
2 festival screenings. Interviews. Feedback video.
Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival
We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:
Tier ...
filmfreeway.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Deadline Today - Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival
filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...
We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:
2 festival screenings. Interviews. Feedback video.
filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...
We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:
2 festival screenings. Interviews. Feedback video.
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Someone needs your art. Keep creating 🖤
May 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Someone needs your art. Keep creating 🖤
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Imagine if burglars openly complained about how asking for permission to enter victims homes would ‘kill’ the burglary business.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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May 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Imagine if burglars openly complained about how asking for permission to enter victims homes would ‘kill’ the burglary business.
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"For years, I’ve put my grief down on pages, taken it off my back and out of my body, shaped it in a new way, thrown it out to the sky. By doing so, I’ve honored, owned, and transformed my own losses..." ~ Anne Pinkerton
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Writing Through Loss
By Anne Pinkerton I always start with the words of poet Ada Limón: “I think poetry is a way of carrying grief, but it’s also a way of putting it somewhere so I don’t have to heave it onto my back o…
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January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"For years, I’ve put my grief down on pages, taken it off my back and out of my body, shaped it in a new way, thrown it out to the sky. By doing so, I’ve honored, owned, and transformed my own losses..." ~ Anne Pinkerton
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/w...
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/w...
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How did I not know about this mag? “Speculative stories about our inner lives” are very much my kind of thing.
We're open for submissions to our sixth issue through January! 🌟
Read the guidelines and submit here: inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...
#SFF #SpeculativeFiction #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Read the guidelines and submit here: inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...
#SFF #SpeculativeFiction #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
January 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How did I not know about this mag? “Speculative stories about our inner lives” are very much my kind of thing.
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#Poets, if you feel your work needs a kick start for the new year why not join me for a 2-part #poetry workshop - relaxed, non-judgemental but challenging. Details here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-yo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-yo...
Finding your Voice on the Page
Join us for this two-part poetry workshop with Jenny Mitchell
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December 6, 2024 at 9:10 AM
#Poets, if you feel your work needs a kick start for the new year why not join me for a 2-part #poetry workshop - relaxed, non-judgemental but challenging. Details here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-yo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-yo...
Dear fellow eggnog lovers, this cartoon is for you!
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist #eggnog
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist #eggnog
November 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Dear fellow eggnog lovers, this cartoon is for you!
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist #eggnog
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist #eggnog
Based on true events with my daughter. 😂
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist
November 19, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Based on true events with my daughter. 😂
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist
#cartoon #artistsonbluesky #writersonbluesky #rejectednewyorkercartoons #cartoonist
I am learning that the best way to get into a starter pack is to make your own. Please comment below if you'd like me to include you in "Writers who wave back at that one leaf on the tree that is waving at the world" Starter Pack.
November 18, 2024 at 2:59 PM
I am learning that the best way to get into a starter pack is to make your own. Please comment below if you'd like me to include you in "Writers who wave back at that one leaf on the tree that is waving at the world" Starter Pack.
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In honour of my eldest child becoming a teenager today, here is a cartoon I wrote/drew earlier this year, inspired by him and what he likes to remind me of quite often. 😂
November 17, 2024 at 5:44 PM
In honour of my eldest child becoming a teenager today, here is a cartoon I wrote/drew earlier this year, inspired by him and what he likes to remind me of quite often. 😂
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The trick to garlic bread is to make at least 5 times too much of it then eat it all hunched over in the corner of the basement like a rat
November 16, 2024 at 3:16 PM
The trick to garlic bread is to make at least 5 times too much of it then eat it all hunched over in the corner of the basement like a rat
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Posting this here cos it's from the only tweet I ever bookmarked, and I'd like to be able to find it quickly now that's gone. Also because, as a writer, it kind of knocks me out.
November 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Posting this here cos it's from the only tweet I ever bookmarked, and I'd like to be able to find it quickly now that's gone. Also because, as a writer, it kind of knocks me out.
In honour of my eldest child becoming a teenager today, here is a cartoon I wrote/drew earlier this year, inspired by him and what he likes to remind me of quite often. 😂
November 17, 2024 at 5:44 PM
In honour of my eldest child becoming a teenager today, here is a cartoon I wrote/drew earlier this year, inspired by him and what he likes to remind me of quite often. 😂
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
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My ranking of 1000+ literary magazines
www.brechtdepoortere.com/rankings
www.brechtdepoortere.com/rankings
Rankings | Brecht De Poortere
Ranking of the best literary magazines and journals
www.brechtdepoortere.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:59 AM
My ranking of 1000+ literary magazines
www.brechtdepoortere.com/rankings
www.brechtdepoortere.com/rankings
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An escape room for writers:
You must finish your current draft. That’s it.
You must finish your current draft. That’s it.
November 16, 2024 at 8:01 PM
An escape room for writers:
You must finish your current draft. That’s it.
You must finish your current draft. That’s it.
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This is the vibe I hope to bring to Bluesky. 😉
November 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
This is the vibe I hope to bring to Bluesky. 😉
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My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
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The backstory to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein puts unrealistic expectations on how much work you can accomplish in a vacation house.
November 15, 2024 at 11:28 PM
The backstory to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein puts unrealistic expectations on how much work you can accomplish in a vacation house.
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A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
Perfectly expressed, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social.
November 13, 2024 at 10:34 PM
A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. It’s a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
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Good morning fellow writers. Go on, write your stories. The world needs them. It always has.
November 15, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Good morning fellow writers. Go on, write your stories. The world needs them. It always has.
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Happened to pop over to the other place and come across this opportunity.
If you still have an account over there - and something that seems like a good fit - might wanna go drop Sofia a DM.
#scriptsky #filmsky
If you still have an account over there - and something that seems like a good fit - might wanna go drop Sofia a DM.
#scriptsky #filmsky
November 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Happened to pop over to the other place and come across this opportunity.
If you still have an account over there - and something that seems like a good fit - might wanna go drop Sofia a DM.
#scriptsky #filmsky
If you still have an account over there - and something that seems like a good fit - might wanna go drop Sofia a DM.
#scriptsky #filmsky