John August

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Melania director Brett Ratner was pictured cozying up to Jeffrey Epstein in newly released photos published by the Department of Justice.

Hooray! We checked with the UK publisher, and apparently the delay was just physically getting books to the right warehouses. Glad it finally happened!

Sorry and hooray! Any consolation, the notes you took for yourself probably lodged in your brain better.

Birdigo is *50%* off during the Steam Winter Sale, now until Jan 5th! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/

This Wordle-meets-Balatro cozy word game was created by @johnaugust.bsky.social & @toboggan.work and plays great on a Steam Deck ❄️

I grew up in Boulder. My Scout Explorer post met in this exact building at NCAR, home to the most science-y science nerds in the Rockies. What a stupid timeline we’re in.

@johnaugust.bsky.social arrived earlier in the month. Saving to read it over the festive break (and read the bonus chapter too!) looks awesome and so clean inside. Lots of white space!

Hooray!

Rob Reiner was funny and gregarious, just like you’d expect. Michele Reiner always insisted on one conversation at a time around a dinner table so everyone could participate. Such a tragedy. All my sympathy to their family.

Fun idea!

The Scriptnotes book outsold this!

Also love There Is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm

Screenshot of the USA today list from numbers 100 through 150. Scriptnotes is at number 149. D and D handbook at 123

Excited to see Scriptnotes on the USA Today bestsellers list, along with the D&D Player’s Handbook!

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact,

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

John August on “Scriptnotes” (the Book) After Syd Field’s Screenplay was published in 1979, an entire cottage industry sprung up in Hollywood. Screenwriting manuals and classes, overnight gurus and other (often predatory) enterprises…

Spoke with Ritesh Mehta about my writing process, both for movies and the Scriptnotes book. filmmakermagazine.com/132575-inter...

@johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social the best birthday present ever for this Sadge! ✍️ 💻 🎈 #scriptsky @blcklstd.bsky.social

Number 6 is a big one

Hooray!

It’s here. It’s orange. And it’s glorious! The greatest ever podcast now in book form. Can’t wait to read it!
@johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social #scriptnotes #scriptsky

Hooray and happy birthday!

Thank you!

Scriptnotes The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career. By John August and Craig Mazin.

Instant add to my 2025 holiday gift list for tech/creatively oriented folks: the great new Scriptnotes book by @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social, hosts of the best screenwriting podcast going (AND top screenwriters themselves- a rare combo!)
You can pick it up at scriptnotesbook.com

Thank you! Hope you dig it.

Thank you!

It’s HERE!! Brilliant 🤘😎🤘

#Scriptnotes @johnaugust.bsky.social @clmazin.bsky.social

I see he’s moved on from the couch

If you liked reading this, please share it around! I’m really hoping to be able to do more Jeopardy! stories in 2026.

Nicely done!

Thank you!

Happy Scriptnotes release day @johnaugust.bsky.social & @clmazin.bsky.social! Thrilled to finally have this in my hands. Congrats to you both.