Hemsley Greythorn

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

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.

Dystopia is now realism.

Well, AI drinks our water, raises our electric bills, and tells kids to off themselves, but at least it’s making us dumber

Following! 🍷

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 loath stereotypes in children’s fiction because it perpetuates damaging prejudices. Surely authors can do better!

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.

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.

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?

Congratulations to both of you 🍷

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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

Chicken 1, seated on rug, looking panicked: "I'm trying to develop a sense of inner calm." Chicken 2: "You don't look very calm. Chicken 1: "I'm starting with abject terror and working my way down to calm."

Getting There. www.savagechickens.com/2025/04/gett...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.)

A light purple background with curvy slightly darker yellow lines. Centered at the top of the square in dark purple capital letters is the Roadmap Writers logo with the words “Success Story”. in black beneath. In the top left corner is the Roadmap Writers logo in black ink. In the bottom right corner is a rounded purple rectangle cut off by the bottom of the square. Centered in the rectangle in yellow is “2025”. In the top right corner is another purple rectangle and in yellow text is "#455" Taking up about 50% of the vertical space, shifted to the right is a picture, in a rounded rectangle shape, of Nayna Agrawal. Next to the image in capital dark purple letters is “Nayna Agrawal" on two lines of text. Underneath in dark purple on one line of text is: “Expectation Management"

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

Thank you, Ward Parry, for sharing your story and kind words with us 💛

#scriptsky

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.

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:

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

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

If rich people/businesses just paid tax, even 35%, rather than fleecing the government, there would be money for public spending.

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

Sounds amazing 🙌🏾

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

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...