Hemsley Greythorn
@hemsleygreythorn.bsky.social
Writer artist and educator - gay multiracial Australian.
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Looking to connect with writers, artists and educators! Working on multiple WsIP including a novel, a pilot for a TV series and life. #writingcommunity
Loving working on multiple projects; writers block and I jump into another world and then return, ready; this keeps me working on writing consistently. #WritingCommunity
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Loving working on multiple projects; writers block and I jump into another world and then return, ready; this keeps me working on writing consistently. #WritingCommunity
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I’ve said it before but reading all the medieval history books I’ve been reading lately has been so comforting. Makes you realize that there have always been mad and incompetent kings and they almost always die in ignominy and everyone piles shit on them for centuries after they’re gone.
August 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’ve said it before but reading all the medieval history books I’ve been reading lately has been so comforting. Makes you realize that there have always been mad and incompetent kings and they almost always die in ignominy and everyone piles shit on them for centuries after they’re gone.
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Well, AI drinks our water, raises our electric bills, and tells kids to off themselves, but at least it’s making us dumber
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Well, AI drinks our water, raises our electric bills, and tells kids to off themselves, but at least it’s making us dumber
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Red Wine + Screenwriting
I don't have any advice, I'm just at my computer and working on a scene and thought I'd say how darn happy I am to know so many of you in the #Scriptsky community.
A lot of us met over on Twitter, and it's been a feat to rebuild/reconnect here. But I'm glad we have. 🧵
I don't have any advice, I'm just at my computer and working on a scene and thought I'd say how darn happy I am to know so many of you in the #Scriptsky community.
A lot of us met over on Twitter, and it's been a feat to rebuild/reconnect here. But I'm glad we have. 🧵
August 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Red Wine + Screenwriting
I don't have any advice, I'm just at my computer and working on a scene and thought I'd say how darn happy I am to know so many of you in the #Scriptsky community.
A lot of us met over on Twitter, and it's been a feat to rebuild/reconnect here. But I'm glad we have. 🧵
I don't have any advice, I'm just at my computer and working on a scene and thought I'd say how darn happy I am to know so many of you in the #Scriptsky community.
A lot of us met over on Twitter, and it's been a feat to rebuild/reconnect here. But I'm glad we have. 🧵
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Now more than ever, writing and art is an act of courage.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
May 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Now more than ever, writing and art is an act of courage.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
Now more than ever, writing and art is an act of courage.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
May 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Now more than ever, writing and art is an act of courage.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
When the fragility of a public that fears being challenged, fears rigorous conversation, fears having assumptions and prejudice challenged, becomes a barrier, it takes courage to create.
Writing an epic fantasy New Adult novel that explores taboos, I wonder about the balance of representation; it feels like there are so many rules to earn the diversity tick, or the politically correct tick, writing can turn into the wrong kind of labour, trying to not get cancelled vs art. Thoughts?
May 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Writing an epic fantasy New Adult novel that explores taboos, I wonder about the balance of representation; it feels like there are so many rules to earn the diversity tick, or the politically correct tick, writing can turn into the wrong kind of labour, trying to not get cancelled vs art. Thoughts?
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Monday morning and today I'm reading Uncredited by Allison Tyra.
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
April 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Monday morning and today I'm reading Uncredited by Allison Tyra.
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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Getting There. www.savagechickens.com/2025/04/gett...
April 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Getting There. www.savagechickens.com/2025/04/gett...
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TODAY is the FINAL DEADLINE for our 2025/2026 Top Tier Competition! 😱
The winner gets ONE YEAR of FREE TOP TIER! This is where the bulk of our screenwriting success stories come from!
Submit your script here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/202520...
The winner gets ONE YEAR of FREE TOP TIER! This is where the bulk of our screenwriting success stories come from!
Submit your script here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/202520...
2025/2026 Top Tier Competition | Roadmap Writers
Connect with top industry professionals who will help you develop and prepare to market and sell your script.
www.roadmapwriters.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
TODAY is the FINAL DEADLINE for our 2025/2026 Top Tier Competition! 😱
The winner gets ONE YEAR of FREE TOP TIER! This is where the bulk of our screenwriting success stories come from!
Submit your script here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/202520...
The winner gets ONE YEAR of FREE TOP TIER! This is where the bulk of our screenwriting success stories come from!
Submit your script here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/202520...
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For Independent Bookstore Day (tomorrow!), I’m happy to tout my new (for me) local bookshop, Small World Books, right on the Venice boardwalk. It’s swell.
April 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
For Independent Bookstore Day (tomorrow!), I’m happy to tout my new (for me) local bookshop, Small World Books, right on the Venice boardwalk. It’s swell.
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this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview
April 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview
Sometimes everything you need is just a walk away. Take time out from the grind and meeting the expectations of others.
April 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sometimes everything you need is just a walk away. Take time out from the grind and meeting the expectations of others.
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Stop using AI.
Yes, even just for fun.
AI is built on STOLEN images and text.
That’s right: by using it, you’re stealing from your friends. There is NOT ethical generative AI.
Bonus bullshit: it is HORRENOUS for the environment.
(Yes, even the cutesy profile photo cartoon things.)
Yes, even just for fun.
AI is built on STOLEN images and text.
That’s right: by using it, you’re stealing from your friends. There is NOT ethical generative AI.
Bonus bullshit: it is HORRENOUS for the environment.
(Yes, even the cutesy profile photo cartoon things.)
April 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Stop using AI.
Yes, even just for fun.
AI is built on STOLEN images and text.
That’s right: by using it, you’re stealing from your friends. There is NOT ethical generative AI.
Bonus bullshit: it is HORRENOUS for the environment.
(Yes, even the cutesy profile photo cartoon things.)
Yes, even just for fun.
AI is built on STOLEN images and text.
That’s right: by using it, you’re stealing from your friends. There is NOT ethical generative AI.
Bonus bullshit: it is HORRENOUS for the environment.
(Yes, even the cutesy profile photo cartoon things.)
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Congratulations to our 455th writer, Nayna Agrawal, who signed with Expectation Management through a Roadmap introduction!!
April 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Congratulations to our 455th writer, Nayna Agrawal, who signed with Expectation Management through a Roadmap introduction!!
Teaching another community class on writing next Saturday. The beat sheet and writing a scene.
Often the attendees are vulnerable people in the community who just need to feel seen and heard, so writing becomes a safe way to process their realities.
#writingcommunity #creativity #writerslife
Often the attendees are vulnerable people in the community who just need to feel seen and heard, so writing becomes a safe way to process their realities.
#writingcommunity #creativity #writerslife
March 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Teaching another community class on writing next Saturday. The beat sheet and writing a scene.
Often the attendees are vulnerable people in the community who just need to feel seen and heard, so writing becomes a safe way to process their realities.
#writingcommunity #creativity #writerslife
Often the attendees are vulnerable people in the community who just need to feel seen and heard, so writing becomes a safe way to process their realities.
#writingcommunity #creativity #writerslife
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March 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.
March 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.
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I read 33 books in February and today I wanted to share ten of my favorites—the ten books that stirred, surprised and puzzled me this month:
March 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I read 33 books in February and today I wanted to share ten of my favorites—the ten books that stirred, surprised and puzzled me this month:
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It is critical that all young people read and write. Literacy is a human right and a survival opportunity.
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
March 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It is critical that all young people read and write. Literacy is a human right and a survival opportunity.
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
It is critical that all young people read and write. Literacy is a human right and a survival opportunity.
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
March 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It is critical that all young people read and write. Literacy is a human right and a survival opportunity.
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
I loved teaching the community writers’ workshop in my town; doing it for free meant that there was no cost barrier.
#supportliteracy
#supportwriters
#supportartists
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We are very pleased to share that Influx Press will publish Lauren du Plessis’ debut novel, TENDER, in September 2025! A blend of folkloric horror and an exploration of womanhood…
tinyurl.com/2sbk32nc
tinyurl.com/2sbk32nc
February 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We are very pleased to share that Influx Press will publish Lauren du Plessis’ debut novel, TENDER, in September 2025! A blend of folkloric horror and an exploration of womanhood…
tinyurl.com/2sbk32nc
tinyurl.com/2sbk32nc
Writing workshop was a hit.
Lovely to see writers play with tools that help create flow in their process. They were buzzing with excitement.
#writingcommunity #writerslife #learningtogether
Lovely to see writers play with tools that help create flow in their process. They were buzzing with excitement.
#writingcommunity #writerslife #learningtogether
February 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Writing workshop was a hit.
Lovely to see writers play with tools that help create flow in their process. They were buzzing with excitement.
#writingcommunity #writerslife #learningtogether
Lovely to see writers play with tools that help create flow in their process. They were buzzing with excitement.
#writingcommunity #writerslife #learningtogether
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TODAY is the LAST DAY to submit your short film or script to the 2025 Roadmap Shorts Competition! 😱
The winning short film will be screened at the BraveMaker Film Fest!
Submit here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/2025-r...
The winning short film will be screened at the BraveMaker Film Fest!
Submit here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/2025-r...
February 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
TODAY is the LAST DAY to submit your short film or script to the 2025 Roadmap Shorts Competition! 😱
The winning short film will be screened at the BraveMaker Film Fest!
Submit here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/2025-r...
The winning short film will be screened at the BraveMaker Film Fest!
Submit here: www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/2025-r...
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We’re open to everything (except AI books, obviously). But if you want to make us feral with excitement, check out our seasonal wishlist. The next one drops March 1.
Think of it like a cheat code for our inbox. We’ll still read everything though :) #MSWL #AmQuerying
Think of it like a cheat code for our inbox. We’ll still read everything though :) #MSWL #AmQuerying
February 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We’re open to everything (except AI books, obviously). But if you want to make us feral with excitement, check out our seasonal wishlist. The next one drops March 1.
Think of it like a cheat code for our inbox. We’ll still read everything though :) #MSWL #AmQuerying
Think of it like a cheat code for our inbox. We’ll still read everything though :) #MSWL #AmQuerying