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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

I’M A DAD! 🍼

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

3 months

Be wary, folks. Starmaker's "terms and conditions" kept 100% of proceeds from MY sale. Don't let this tweet fool you -- it's not an altruistic one...

Jace Serrano

@JaceSerrano

3 months

Congrats to former Starmaker Screenwriting Contest winner @tschrack , who just sold his contest-winning script to Paramount for half a million after an introduction to studio executives from Starmaker. We couldn't be happier for him. Starmaker makes dreams happen, so enter now!

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Tom Schrack

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1 year

Been a dad for a month. Haven’t landed a “dad joke” yet. When do those come in?

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Tom Schrack

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1 year

I can't thank @roadmapwriters enough for championing my work and connecting me with @CitizenSkull ! I'm hyped for the journey to continue!!

Roadmap Writers

@roadmapwriters

1 year

312 Roadmap Writers signed! Congratulations Thomas Schrack signed with Citizen Skull through a Roadmap program! #WritingCommunity

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

2 years

2022: Everything’s Expensive Everywhere All at Once.

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

2 months

Once I learned how to write movies, writing movies got a whole lot harder

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

2 years

When I joined #ScreenwritingTwitter , one of the first people I met was @gabebraxton and now we're making a horror feature together. #ScriptChat

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1 year

Unreal gift! I haven’t shared my script, PATERNITY LEAVE, too much, but my wife commissioned an artist to paint an epic scene from it! #screenwriting

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

8 months

A recent study has found that if you sit down to write, you’ll actually write more than if you didn’t.

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

2 months

Got a screenpit DM request. Lilly0867776566 called me sexy and requested that I reach out if i was lonely. I sent them my script 🤞

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Tom Schrack

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7 months

Sounds irresponsible tbh #AFF30

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

Great news! NATTY LIGHT is one step closer to the @finaldraftinc fellowship!! @StoweStoryLabs

Stowe Story Labs

@StoweStoryLabs

1 year

We are pleased to announce 2023 Fellowship Finalists to our narrative labs & writers retreats. Review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all finalists, and thank you to our fellowship partners. We wish you best of luck in the final round of reviews.

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Tom Schrack

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2 years

NATTY LIGHT, my coming-of-age teen comedy which QF'd in PAGE and Next-100'd in Nicholl, now joins 4 of my other scripts in the #AFF29 2nd round. I'm blown away! Thanks @austinfilmfest ! Congrats to all and see some of you live and in person, next month!

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

2 months

My Prohibition comedy THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND takes me one step closer to a road trip up to Vermont for some sweet sweet maple syrup! "A drunken Princess Bride"

Stowe Story Labs

@StoweStoryLabs

2 months

Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce 2024 Fellowship Semi-Finalists to our Narrative Labs and Writers' Retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all semi-finalists, and a big thank you to our fellowship partners.

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Tom Schrack

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4 months

When a trailer comes out for a movie you're basically writing.

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Tom Schrack

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6 months

A director I met at LAST year's AFF was looking for some fairly specific scripts... I just sent him some from a couple of writers I met at THIS year's AFF. Feels good 😎

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Tom Schrack

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22 days

First time I've been called honorable since the great '04 High School Mock Trial!

Stowe Story Labs

@StoweStoryLabs

22 days

Stowe Story Labs is proud to announce the 2024 Fellowship Winners and Honorable Mentions for our Narrative Labs and Writers' Retreats. You can review the roster here: . Congratulations to all! Thank you to all who applied and to our fellowship partners.

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Tom Schrack

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1 year

Just entered a @ScriptPipeline screenwriting competition with a script I haven't written yet... a nice little $20 wager with myself to get it done before the free resubmit deadline.

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Tom Schrack

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2 months

Do we know if Oppenheimer even got an 8 on the blacklist?

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Tom Schrack

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11 months

Once, I got a dialogue note that a parent would NEVER call their kid an asshole. I just got a text from a neighbor calling her kid an asshole. Take that, whoever gave me that note back in the day!

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

7 months

Hey, it’s me! As you retweet me begging… #AFF30

Roadmap Writers

@roadmapwriters

7 months

Big fan of Thomas Schrack, signed writer #312 through Roadmap's programs and just THE SWEETEST HUMAN AND WRITER. Happy to knight him with his "signed writer" pin! If you don't know him, get to know him! #RoadmapAFF30

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

8 months

Do you have a logline for your script? A paragraph synopsis? A one-page synopsis? A two-page synopsis? A treatment? A pitch deck? An elevator pitch? A one minute pitch? A two minute pitch? A three minute pitch? If you don’t have all that… well… you’re completely fine.

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Tom Schrack

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2 years

If I'm reading this right, PATERNITY LEAVE, NEW BELGIUM, and FIDDLERS are all #AFF29 2nd Rounders in the Drama Feature category! Hazzah! @austinfilmfest , see you in Oct!

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

10 months

SKITCHING is a single-scene real-time escape from a city on a skateboard. Drama. Action. Comedy. So proud of this little script! 🛹

Script Pipeline

@ScriptPipeline

10 months

*ANNOUNCED* Our 2023 Screenwriting Quarterfinalists... /🧵

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Tom Schrack

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2 years

Kid Cudi stopped by both Washington, DC, skate shops today to say hi, spread some love, and talk #skateboarding with the locals. Pro move right there! Looks like he has a show here tomorrow. @KiDCuDi 🛹

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Each year on my birthday I physically, mentally, and emotionally test myself to do the amount of tricks for my age. This is 37 for 37! 🛹 🎂

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Tom Schrack

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3 months

Typed FADE OUT on my first new script of 2024. Then I deleted it, because that’s not how we end scripts in this house. THE END.

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

7 months

Hero's journey never sleeps...

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 month

Oh, that sweet Vermont maple syrup is not too far off now -- my script THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND knows I'm hungry for that sticky icky!🥞

Stowe Story Labs

@StoweStoryLabs

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Stowe Story Labs is thrilled to announce 2024 Fellowship Finalists and Stowe Launch Advanced Development Shortlist to our Narrative Labs and Writers' Retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all on this terrific achievement.

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6 months

Someone just asked me if I’m a movie producer and I said I was a writer and then I remembered I produced @aghaunting and told them about it and now we have a new fan. I guess I’m a movie producer 🤷‍♂️ #AFF30

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Tom Schrack

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6 months

I only sold 13 or so feature scripts at #AFF30 , but it was still a mild success. There’s always next year, folks!

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5 months

Someone just read my new horror/comedy and really liked it. Also, it was me. I was the one that read it.

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Tom Schrack

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6 months

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

We're making a movie! Thanks to all of our supporters!!

Gabe Braxton

@gabebraxton

1 year

THANK YOU!!!

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

2022 writer wrap: - finished a handful of features & a pilot - @roadmapwriters Career Writer Program - funded @aghaunting for 2023 production - met a bunch of folks at #AFF29 - scripts went places I dreamed of - read 100+ of your scripts! Thanks for sharing with me!

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Tom Schrack

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1 year

I want to write THE GOONIES meets THE SANDLOT. I have the tone... now I just need: - protagonist - antagonism - supporting characters - central conflict - comedic throughline - theme - catalyst - turning points - tropes to use/subvert - setups and payoffs - running gags 🧵 1/52

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

2 years

You ever cut out what feels like 10+ pages of your script but the page count remains the same? #screenwriting

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Tom Schrack

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6 months

You ever write a script so good that none of your readers can find anything wrong with it? Me neither.

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

One of you lovely readers encouraged me to remove all instances of (CONT'D) from my script. I thought that sounded hip, so I tried it. The next one of you lovely readers encouraged me to add all the (CONT'D)s back... You two should fight.

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1 year

Just typed FADE OUT on Act 1!!! 🧨

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@tschrack

1 year

I appreciate all of you and your well wishes, and would love to thank each and every one of you, but I’m gonna have my hands full! I’ll catch up with you soon enough! 🙏

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

8 months

Just got 15 minutes worth of writing done in about 3 hours!

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

Not a single f-bomb in the first draft. Is this growth?

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Tom Schrack

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3 months

You only find the worst offenders after it goes out...

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

10 months

My prohibition comedy’s in the mix with @PAGEawards . An alcohol-infused THE PRINCESS BRIDE, if you will. Based on a real shipwreck. Congrats to all!

PAGE Awards

@PAGEawards

10 months

The list of 2023 PAGE Award Quarter-Finalists is now online: CONGRATULATIONS to every one of these uber-talented writers!!

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Tom Schrack

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5 days

On this Star Wars day, remember what’s really important… my birthday!

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

My prohibition comedy THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND sails into the semifinals! Inspired by a real shipwreck.🥃⛵️

ScreenCraft

@screencrafting

1 year

Congratulations to the semifinalists of the 2023 ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition! View the list:

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Tom Schrack

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11 months

Illegal booze? Funny. Shipwrecks? Funny. Quarterfinalist funny at least! My Prohibition comedy, Three Sheets to the Wind, advances!

ScreenCraft

@screencrafting

11 months

Congratulations to the Quarterfinalists of the 2023 ScreenCraft Comedy Competition! View the list here:

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3 months

I keep working with this bonkers producer. He's always adding more stuff to my plate, shifting priorities around, proposing late-night meetings. He's got another full-time job, but always manages to find time to check in and make sure I'm writing. It's me. I'm the producer.

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Tom Schrack

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2 months

Remember one of the subplots from 24 was Jack Bauer’s daughter being stalked by a cougar in a national forest?

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Tom Schrack

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6 months

Be sure to refresh those old scripts collecting e-dust. You never know who might wanna take a look!

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Tom Schrack

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7 days

Some noble soul on r/screenwriting paid $800 for a copy of the "too controversial to air" Seinfeld script for “The Bet,” a.k.a. “The Gun.” Anyway, it's out there now. Lmk if you want it...

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2 months

THREE SHEETS To revive his hungover grandson, an aged Prohibition hero spins a drunken fairytale of rescuing their town from destruction after a shipwreck set off a whirlwind of trouble in 1927. A drunken PRINCESS BRIDE inspired by real events. #ScreenPit #Fea #Hi #Co #Fa #IP

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

1 year

Spring has sprung 🌱 and NATTY LIGHT has sprang one step closer to the @finaldraftinc fellowship alongside some amazing scripts! @StoweStoryLabs

Stowe Story Labs

@StoweStoryLabs

1 year

Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce 2023 Fellowship Semifinalists to our narrative labs and writers retreats. You can review the rosters here: . Congratulations to all semifinalists, and thank you to our fellowship partners.

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Tom Schrack

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20 days

Opened some pretty cool doors this year. Behind them... more doors.

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

5 months

Talking story in NYC w @billpoore8 @ManfredGrem @NickGambino1 @astrov2 @NGDWrites @itsjonrobertson 🍳 ☕️

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@tschrack

6 days

Been writing outside of Final Draft for a minute now. I almost miss the rush of when you don’t know if it’ll save or shut down on you. ALMOST.

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

10 months

Screenwriting Facebook: Beginner: Hi, I have a question -- Without fail: IS IT A PAID OPPORTUNITY? WHAT EVEN ARE YOUR CREDITS? WHY DON'T YOU JUST PRODUCE IT YOURSELF? THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS! Beginner: Sorry. I'll just quit writing. Thanks.

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@tschrack

10 months

Rad! SKITCHING🛹 skitches down the street on the back of a truck and powerslides into the semifinals! Thanks to @ScriptPipeline for selecting it. Congrats to all of you other SFers!

Script Pipeline

@ScriptPipeline

10 months

The 2023 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Semifinalists:

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Tom Schrack

@tschrack

4 months

You ever write a first draft that caught everyone's attention and sold for seven figures the very next day? Me neither.

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Tom Schrack

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3 months

Do you guys outline grocery lists or do you just wing it at the store?

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@tschrack

5 months

I don’t push my scripts enough on here. Most of them are outdoor adventures. Sometimes my characters go inside. Lmk if you wanna read them.

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@tschrack

2 months

There's ways to network and there's ways not to. Don't be like @JaceSerrano (or do, it's flattering)

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@tschrack

3 months

I’m in a coffee shop writing a scene about a coffee shop while listening to coffee shop music, drinking coffee. ☕️

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@tschrack

2 years

My ode to Long Island & teenage shenanigans, NATTY LIGHT, wades (water pun) on! Thanks, @roadmapwriters and congrats to all!!

Roadmap Writers

@roadmapwriters

2 years

Announcing the Top Fifty Feature scripts in our 2022 JumpStart Writing Competition! Congrats, writers! #WritingCommunity

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4 months

If you're torn on what script to write next, just write one that would make a lot of people a lot of money. Simple.💰

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@tschrack

7 months

That same train I took out into the woods a few weeks ago — well, I’m back on it heading home. And, we shot a movie. @aghaunting

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@tschrack

2 months

This is my COCAINE BEAR THE STINK Abandoned by her parents for being a freeloader in a post-apocalyptic world, a helpless 20-something woman must learn how to adult while surviving a dangerous threat that kills anyone who uses their nose to smell. #ScreenPit #Fea #SFi #Co #HoCo

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@tschrack

11 months

Each script has a beginning, middle, and end. Each act has a beginning, middle, and end. Each sequence has a beginning, middle, and end. Each paragraph has a beginning, middle, and end. Each sentence, word, and letter has a beginning, middle, and end. Good luck.

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@tschrack

1 month

Should I do a thread on how I packaged and sold my first feature for seven figures? It would be exclusively lies and fabrications, but I can still do a thread if there's interest...

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@tschrack

3 months

Spike Jonze recommends at least eight drafts. Michael Arndt says to prepare for twenty drafts. Tom Schrack urges you to get an ergonomic computer chair.

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4 months

NOOOOOOOOO

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6 months

Down for the count...

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@tschrack

1 year

Street Dreams 💤

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@tschrack

10 months

@ckharyn It took a long time for that bird to stop haunting my brain. Now this…

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@tschrack

1 year

NATTY LIGHT advances as a semifinalist in the 2023 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Hopefully, my 14-year-old protagonists are cracking a fresh 🍺in its honor. @BlueCatScripts

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@tschrack

6 months

A year ago @MichaelHubbard1 and I were dreaming about where we are now. A lot can change between fests #AFF30 @roadmapwriters

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@tschrack

7 months

Coffee with the 🐐 @joey_tuccio #AFF30

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@tschrack

1 year

Thoughts on submitting a skateboard coming-of-age drama for a request for "Sports Scripts"?

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@tschrack

1 year

When I win the $1.35B Mega Millions tonight, my animated family adventure FIDDLERS will be first on the slate. Who wants next?

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@tschrack

7 months

As we’re less than a month out, here’s a dozen fun ways to meet folks at #AFF30 (that worked for me) 🧵

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3 months

This is a wholeass new movie!

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10 months

How many typos should I put in my script to make sure you know a human wrote it?

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2 months

BILLY BLUE BALLS On the morning of his first open house, Billy Banks, an awkward junior real estate agent gets a crippling case of blue balls and needs to seal more than one type of deal to get his dream promotion. NO HARD FEELINGS meets 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN. #ScreenPit #Fea #Co

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@tschrack

2 months

Every wedding I go to, I tell my wife I feel sorry for the bride. She asks why — I tell her b/c the bride’s not the most beautiful person at her own wedding. My wife realizes I’m talking about her and she punches me. Every wedding.

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3 months

When writing a movie, do you have to save a cat or can it be a bird or a little old lady or something?

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6 months

Home from #AFF30 and I've never been more energized to sit down, open my laptop, and... catch up on accounting job-related emails...😐

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7 months

THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND To revive his hungover grandson, an aged Prohibition hero spins a drunken fairytale of rescuing their town from destruction after a shipwreck set off a whirlwind of trouble in 1927. THE PRINCESS BRIDE meets DRUNK HISTORY. #ScreenPit #Fea #Hi #Co #Fa #IP

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2 months

If you're writing a pirate movie, you really should dress up as a pirate to write. Zombie movie? Zombie makeup. Sports movie? Do some steroids. Be authentic, folks!

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10 months

Finally got the green light to get my nephew a skateboard. He couldn’t even stand on it 20 minutes before this. Now the fun begins! 🛹

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7 months

The way my wife talks about my general meetings to our family, you’d think I was Marty Scorsese 🙃

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2 years

Saw a movie at a film festival. Who’d a thunk? #MEDUSA #AFF29 @GalaxyTheatres

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1 year

Lotta talent at the table. NYC brunch. #ScreenwritingTwitterIRL @AshLazerWrites @prex4 @dereknicoletto @shanadarabie @WhoaThereNelly @SeanAzze So subway. IYKYK.

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2 months

Sometimes when I look at my comma choices from old scripts, I wonder what kind of person I was then.

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10 months

POV of his very first screenplay.

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1 year

Got my dialogue block down from 5 lines to 3, from 3 to 2, and then just fully deleted it. The whole ordeal took about 20 minutes. That's writing, folks.

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@tschrack

7 months

Last year, I left AFF with 20+ scripts to read. Reading them led to script swaps, Zoom/IRL hangs, and friendships. Ask to read others — build your network! #AFF30

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8 months

Every. Damn. Time.

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6 months

Happy Thanksgiving team! Today I’m thankful for Final Draft not freezing on me in like a week. 🍁

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1 year

NATTY LIGHT In a desperate attempt to impress his standoffish brother before he leaves for college, an impulsive high school freshman goes to epic lengths to secure a case of beer for the final senior party of summer. THE KINGS OF SUMMER meets SUPERBAD. #ScreenPit #Fe #Co #Ad

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