started a #wikipedia article on US writer, lecturer, film scholar, Frances Taylor Patterson (1893-1971): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Taylor_Patterson @wikiwomeninred @columbiau #screenwriting @commonwealmag #Catholic #DobbsFerry

"As he speaks about the potentially apocalyptic implications — for Hollywood and for humanity at large — Ray sounds both incredulous and downright scared." —Josh Rottenberg for The LA Times.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-07-17/hollywood-tomorrow-jobs-future-screenwriting-ai/?src=longreads

If you like writing and especially screenwriting, maybe this audio seminar is just for you. I highly recommend it.

Ever been lying in bed and have an entire scene of dialogue pop into your head practically fully formed, to the point where you just have to get up and go to your computer and write it down?

Anyways, good night (take 2)!

"Unapologetically Herself: Writing Bold and Complex Young Women" Panel at the Writers Guild Foundation – Friday, August 8, 2025, 7pm

During every MFA Residency Workshop I moderate a panel of writers – often proudly including one of our MFA alums – and this August we’re doing it again. Join us on Friday, August 8, 2025 from 7:00 PM 8:30 PM at the Writers Guild Foundation (7000 West 3rd StreetLos Angeles, CA, 90048) for: 

Unapologetically Herself: Writing Bold and Complex Young Women

We’ll explore how writers develop these strong characters, how to approach sensitive scenes intentionally, and how they navigate nuances of character personalities, behaviors, and motivations.

https://rosannewelch.com/2025/07/16/unapologetically-herself-writing-bold-and-complex-young-women-panel-at-the-writers-guild-foundation-friday-august-8-2025-7pm/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV53mhpc1Ww

Studios keep remaking classics that were already great. Why not #remake bad #movies that had amazing concepts but failed in execution, due to budget, tech, writing, or timing?

There's a #goldmine of untapped potential in those flops. Give those stories the second chance they deserve.

Still not enough… Set to start filming next year (#kodofilms) #indie #drama,… I know quite a bit but not nearly enough…

Still adding to the personal (dead tree) collection of hundreds…
@NaomiBeaty
#film #screenwriting #screenplay

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Serenity (2019) wants to be The Matrix, To Have and Have Not, and a therapy sim for a grieving boy—at the same time. The result? A digital fever dream with daddy issues, genre bloat, and zero metaphysical clarity.
#Serenity #MatthewMcConaughey #SimulationTheory #StevenKnight #NeoNoir #FilmEssay #MovieCriticism #Screenwriting #GenreMashup
https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/serenity-incest-tuna-and-daddy-issues/

Last year I sold a screenplay (my first pro sale!) and now the film is finished and now has its own IMDb page. I had no hand in the production and can barely describe the weird feeling of looking at a poster and stills from something totally unfamiliar and yet still recognizing everything. #indiefilm #screenwriting #scifi #monly https://www.johnfilms.com/news/anesthesia1

Made a pass on this script, and see where I have two scenes/sequences still to write. But really liked reading it after a long time away from it. I needed that today. #script #film #screenwriting #screenwriter #creativity #BillyShakesIsOutForRoyalties

Made a pass on this script, and see where I have two scenes/sequences still to write. But really liked reading it after a long time away from it. I needed that today.

A teenage witch is possessed by a malicious fae, which wreaks havoc on her grandmother's small town. Our bread baking witches return in this prequel to their story, that may also be an allegory about vaccination?

Listen now: http://bit.ly/44upYCd

Inside Antigravity Academy Screenwriters Camp: How Great Ideas Start with Great Humanity
#IndieWire #Features #InterviewsCelebrityInterviewsInsiderTakes #AntigravityAcademy #CarlosLópezEstrada #Film #Screenwriting

https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/antigravity-academy-screenwriters-camp-deep-dive-1235133196/

Emily definitely does NOT do what the men tell her.

After their father's death, a dusty old bottle of wine stirs up conflict among three siblings—not just over whether to drink it, but over who he loved most.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/441rtZn