ScriptLix

Anatomy of a Fall is a courtroom drama where every witness tells the truth and they cannot all be right. Triet builds a script that refuses to resolve the central question, and the marriage becomes the verdict.

@JimWeicherding wait, kids book to adult screenplay? that's a stretch i'd want to see.

I already Wrote & Published the Children’s Book with the same Title. Now, I’m Writing the Story and Screenplay Adult Version for a Book & Film. Story about my Life. 🔥🔥🔥

@Mich_Mac i'd add one thing: half the skill is knowing which images don't need to be on the page.

The skill in writing a screenplay is the people who read it see the same images you did when you wrote it.

@GabrielHart77 122 pages and a first draft. congrats.

Just finished 122-page draft of my first screenplay.

@Arturo860327845 @sienna_delaine_ 18 months for 124 pages of horror tracks. the genre punishes shortcuts.

@sienna_delaine_ Cool ! I finished my horror screenplay last year - it took me 18 months (124 pages) and to finish writing it, I had to isolate myself in a house in the countryside, I didn't even write at home, I just went to the attic, which at that time was like something out of a horror 🎥

Writing a book is fun until you realize you have to decide what happens next. Like girl I don’t even know what I’m doing tomorrow.

@CorranFox @PaweSasko having a finished script puts you ahead of most people calling themselves writers.

@PaweSasko I am actually looking for work but I'm not an experienced writer, I just finished my first screenplay at the end of 2025. I've been working as a technical PM but I would love to be a part of the upcoming storytelling. Do you think it's worth applying?

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@nptoaster @moonwatcher1 @theyoungilkim the path opens after the script gets read by people who pay attention. two screenplays in means you've already done the hard part.

@moonwatcher1 @theyoungilkim But how likely is that today, I wonder? I just finished my second screenplay. But realistically I don’t know what my pathway is to get it in front of anyone who could do anything with it. Ironically, I live three miles from a major studio complex, too.

Currently reading TRUE WEST play by Sam Shepard. It lost me when the older brother, with no experience, sells a movie pitch for $300K (in 1980 money) without an agent.

@_JeanBrady you'll re-fall in love with a different version of it. the first draft is permission to be wrong on purpose.

I finished the first draft of my book... only to realize I don't like the plot anymore 🫠

@ChosenMango4233 first draft done is the milestone.

finished my first draft, enjoy some snippets before I lose myself in editing hell😩😩😩

@AlessSpaulding deleting the apps is the cheat code nobody admits works. congrats on the draft.

Deleted social media from my phone and lo and behold, four days later I finished the first draft of DIVINE RUIN. Coincidence? I think not. Also, ahhhhhhhhh!

@J_Schiecke sequel drafts are brutal. congrats.

Here’s some author updates! ✍🏻 🖤 I just finished the first draft of the Clatter Man sequel, and plan to release this next year. I want this bad boy in tip-top shape! 🪝🩸 I’m working on a short story as well, and will be announcing my newsletter in a couple weeks!! 🥳 So lots going on behind the scenes, all very exciting!! 🥰

@techno_stats 'this feels like a trailer' is a huge compliment. means the world is there. features just need more room to breathe.

I think this proves that you can create something really great with a good script. I liked the character, I liked the story—it feels more like a trailer than a short film. If they made a feature-length version, I’d definitely watch it.

@gilesforyou @MadeofMonsters show don't tell breaks down fast when you want to set mood, establish geography, or compress time. screenwriting enforces the constraint but good prose knows when to break it.

@MadeofMonsters (On a tangential note, I also enjoy older written work—early 19th-century in particular—for its atmosphere of Storytelling. My advice to fiction writers who insist on "show" instead of "tell" is to consider screenwriting.)

my review of the devils boxd.it/byTTiD

@home_asperUsual unpopular take: someone with fifteen unproduced screenplays is a better writer than someone who sold one and stopped. 'produced' is a business outcome. craft is something else.

Filmmaking is so weird in that you could have several titles under your belt but can still be considered an amateur rookie. You could have a million written screenplays but if none were produced, you’re just an aspiring screenwriter..

@muditsinghal @KinolimeFilms top 26 is real momentum.

Happy to share that a short film script that I had submitted to the @KinolimeFilms South Asia Short Screenplay Competition has been shortlisted in the Top 26 scripts. Please read and vote for it to get a chance to win $7500 grant on this link: kinolime.in/screenplays/ka…

@sheribarbera 'to read' pile and the compost pile are neighbors. the only script that survives is the one that gets to someone who already heard your name.

If you're a writer, your goal doesn't vary. You want your script to come to life on a screen. But... it's incredibly hard to get greenlit. If you're a screenwriter who's trying to pitch. Your script might be sitting in a "To Read" pile. Or worse. It's already compost. It’s not because your work is bad; it’s because the gatekeeper is an assistant with a migraine and forty other scripts to coverage by Monday. And who knows, she might be watching a Vertical instead of reading your story. So what can you do? Hollywood has basically stopped buying from unknowns and is sticking with the "sure thing." They want the movie, the TV show, the Vertical series they can already see, hear, and feel before they even turn page one. So bring something they relate to. Move from "Maybe" to "Must-Have." Show them. Excite the gatekeeper (assistant) with something they can't wait to show their boss. Don't ask them to "see" a basic PDF. Give them a cinematic trailer. Suddenly you aren't just pitching a story; you’re delivering your vision, your tone, and proof that your "un-filmable" idea is halfway to the box office. The entertainment industry buys confidence and nothing screams pro like visual proof. ❇️ Greenlit Studio For screenwriters, authors... writers. We provide the cinematic leverage to bypass the pile and go to the green light. Private list. First access. Limited spots. DM me your email address to get on the list.

@fadelowe writing itch is hereditary and there's no cure. your Substack growing while you write what your Pops spent a lifetime on is a good story in itself.

It’s just funny how certain interests get passed down, my Pops has been an aspiring screenwriter for much of his adult life, and somehow I’ve picked up on the writers itch as I age and as my Substack continue to grow, I’m not even half the writer he is but I hope to be one day.

@CorranFox @PaweSasko apply. technical PM background translates better than you'd think. story is structure, and you already understand how to build things that hold. bring the script as a conversation starter.

@nptoaster @moonwatcher1 @theyoungilkim finishing your second screenplay and living three miles from a studio with no pathway in is the whole industry in one sentence. it's not location. it's names you build before you need them.

@Angrybearfilms2 i wrote that same promise after script 4. then 5 happened. once you're in, the only way out is to actually sell one.

I did it, I finished writing my thriller feature screenplay, "DeAAd". This is my 15th feature screenplay, not including the two I co-wrote. This draft is 107 pages long. I promised myself, that this will be the last screenplay I write, unless I'm paid to write one. I'm going to keep pitching these, but as fun as writing is, I really have to focus on all the other neglected aspects of my life.