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Phoenix Black

@phoenixblack.bsky.social

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On Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list (NetworkISA), single foster mom, former aid worker, based in Sydney. Known for feature screenplays: Keanu Reeves Is My Muse, My Son Is A Dragon and Father Trinity.

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · Mar 24

Hi! I’m Phoenix, a single foster mum& aidworker on the ‘Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch’ list at NetworkISa

FIRE KINGS: Point Break x The Bikeriders
BLOOD DRIVE: The Lost Boys x The Stepfather
FATHER TRINITY: Mulholland Drive x Parasite
KEANU REEVES IS MY MUSE, MY SON IS A DRAGON

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 12h

I sent them my PayPal receipts but now they want bank account screenshots. At this point they’re just f@cking with me.

Lesson - subscribe at your risk. If you unsubscribe from a networking/hosting platform check if they’re taking money out and call your card’s fraud line.

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 9d

Ready to explode with a screenwriting platform that charged me 4 months after I stopped the service. I’ve spent 12+ solid hours to sort it out. When I worked at my parents restaurant “the customer is always right” was paramount. Now no one cares about customer retention. Just 💰

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 12h

Big 😮‍💨

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Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · 1d

If you register for the VALENTINE CRUSH screening by the end of today, you could win this gorgeous double vinyl soundtrack from the movie! 😍 #scriptsky #filmsky

(Bear with me, this is pre-coffee Leah 🥱)

More info and the link to register located in the post below 👇

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to think of a better way to start the day then releasing baby turtles into the wild ♥️

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 1d

#snorkelling in Vietnam: Saw a guy struggling in a life jacket. He said he was scared and couldn’t swim. Offered to hold his hand and swim him to boat. Nope, he’d follow me. Look back, he’s barely moved because HE WAS TAKING SELFIES! 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

#Deathbyselfie

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 4d

Do I laugh or cry? SMH

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 4d

Middle America is sexist and racist?! The key this time will be long-term ground up work @petebuttigieg.bsky.social & intensive qualitative analysis of messaging and candidates. There was a time ‘no one will vote for a Black man’ but fantastic campaign

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 4d

Nice!

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Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · 4d

Guilty as charged .

Celtx @celtx.com · 4d

This you? 😅

If you’re multi-scripting, Celtx has your back — project switching, saved drafts, and all your scripts in one place.

Try it for free at https://www.celtx.com/pricing/

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

Anyone looking to read a crime thriller? @timwestland.bsky.social

Tim Westland - Screenwriter @timwestland.bsky.social · 5d

Finally... my latest script, "The Body Farm", is ready for readers!

Anyone out there looking to read a crime thriller... with a desire to critique the ever lovin' eff out of it?

If so, DM me.

Thanks!
#Scriptsky #Screenwriting

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

The older I get, the more movies I walk out of. Life is too short.

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

🤣

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

That was a fascinating article! Writers, we’re moving to Sardinia!

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats!

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 5d

I’m doing an interview about what success would look like. I want to scream “I want it all!!!” - an Oscar, a block buster 💰 success, a cult hit and boatloads of cash. I never want to worry about money. It’s a profession isn’t it? Should we be happy to toil in penniless obscurity for the joy of it?

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 6d

Vietnam

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 6d

First trip to the hospital on this trip after finding it hard to breathe. Two doctor consults, XRay, raft of asthma and flu drugs, high level of care and English. $US155 International hospitals in Asia rock! Today I feel GREAT. (Could be all the 💊🤣)

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 7d

I’m not a baseball movie person. At all. But ‘42’ is compelling! #screenwriting

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot.bsky.social · 7d

Don't let Act 2 intimidate you. Break it up into pieces. Make these choices in your screenwriting:

- What's the dramatic question out of Act 1?
- What's the midpoint?
- Who does the character become in Act 3?

Know where you're going and ask, "What needs to happen to get there?"

#screenwriting

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 8d

Have to say my 2010 lasted 14 years. Wasn’t fancy but it worked. The old ones were pretty robust.

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Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Bobby!

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Kelly!

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 8d

Yep. You’re right. ❤️‍🩹

Phoenix Black @phoenixblack.bsky.social · 8d

Cooking should be a kid activity IMHO. I resent my parents not pushing me it’s a life skill, no different than teaching kids to clean after themselves, make a bed or nurture others. I insist my 15yo son learn so he’s not dependent on a partner cooking and cleaning for him. My 2 cents.

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