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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 6h

Ahahahaha.

No.

Trimmed one page so far… 💪🏻

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7h

Really want to cut four pages from this feature.

Time to trim some widows. ✂️💪🏻😂

#scriptsky

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 11h

Let Freedom Ring.

My new feature with the comps The Beekeeper meets Dexter if they lived in The Handmaid’s Tale is done!

And now going through my fabulous writers group.

No one domestically will likely touch it with a thousand foot pole but it’s a killer sample. 💪🏻

#scriptsky

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14h

I love this script so much. One of these days it’s going to land in the right hands.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14h

👇🏻

William C Martell @wcmartell.bsky.social · 1d

Too many words to cut and paste...

#scriptsky #filmsky #writing

Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14h

@aggiebrett.bsky.social is the perfect person to tackle such a story… Make It So. 💪🏻😂

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14h

Depends on the script.

I have an animated feature inspired by Oscar winner Flow that has no dialogue and is all description.

All the rest have as little black on the page as possible. 💪🏻

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14h

👇🏻Great info here👇🏻

Nate Federman @natefederman.bsky.social · 18h

Here’s how my 1st ever GENERAL meeting went…

Exec: I read Joint Custody; I’m a big fan!
Me: Thank you.

Exec: How long have you been in LA?
Me: 3 years.

Exec: You work on The Office - what’s that like?
Me: Fun.

Exec: My assistant will be in to validate your parking.
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#Scriptsky #Screenwriting

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 3d

Keep in mind that these types of services are incentivized to keep you just under that coveted number so you continue to pay more.

Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve never played the game so don’t know the story but I’m really enjoying Halo on Netflix.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats!

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 5d

Never forget that name.

Perhaps post this story often and offer up the name in DMs for anyone else who may be looking to script swap so they won’t be taken advantage of by such an ‘aspiring’ human.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 5d

Look up producers from A24 films and query them. Look up their managers and query them. IMDBPro is your friend.

If you’ve gotten 9s on the blacklist and they haven’t promoted you… walk away from them. If you don’t know anyone who has gotten traction from these services or contests, walk away.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for a manager? 👇🏻

Carole Kirschner @carolekirschner.bsky.social · 5d

Struggling with what to say in a manager inquiry email?

Here’s how to stand out and make them remember you.

Learn how to tell your story in 60 seconds in my free e-book: www.carolekirschner.com/telling-your...

#ScriptSky #WritersNetwork #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

Tropes. 👇🏻

The Script Reader @thescriptreader.bsky.social · 10d

You can talk tropes forever. It's such a huge subject.

If you want to avoid predictability, understanding tropes and how to use them is pivotal.

tvtropes.org is hands down the best resource on the topic and is well worth a look. #scriptsky

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

It’s so easy not to burn a bridge. If ya can’t commit the time, don’t make the offer.

Remember the name and move on is all you can do. 👍🏻

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

A month at least. I work on something else during that time and then come back to it with fresh eyes.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

I love to do research for my scripts. The rabbit holes I’ve dived into are large and sometimes haunting.

Yet every script is better for the time spent on the research.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

I already want to read whatever you’re adapting… 😂😉

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

👇🏻Important👇🏻

Nate Federman @natefederman.bsky.social · 7d

In Adaptation, a fictionalized Robert McKee says, “The last act makes a film. Wow them in the end, and you got a hit. You can have flaws, problems, but wow them in the end, and you've got a hit.”

Bull. Shit.

Nobody’s making it to Act 3 if your Act 1 sucks.
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#Scriptsky #Screenwriting #Filmsky

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 7d

I got that, too, and then updated the app and it mysteriously worked again.

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14d

Vampires. Always vampires. 😂😉

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 14d

👇🏻 Loglines👇🏻

Nate Federman @natefederman.bsky.social · 14d

I struggle with loglines. And based on the #Scriptsky #Screenwriting #WritingCommunity posts I’ve seen, so do lots of other people. Loglines are hard! But if you’re trying to get people interested in your script/book, it helps to have a great one. So here’s a 🧵 on some LOGLINE DOs and DON’Ts.
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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 16d

Got flu and Covid boosters 13 days ago. 💪🏻

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Tammy @tlowrites.bsky.social · 16d

👇🏻 You really can’t beat free…👇🏻

International Screenwriters' Association @networkisa.bsky.social · 16d

🚨FINAL DEADLINE TONIGHT 🚨 This is it—no extensions, no second chances with two industry powerhouses: ISA x Script Pipeline.

It’s 100% FREE to enter and designed to spotlight original stories, bold voices, and work-in-progress gems that deserve to be seen.

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