@tazlake.bsky.social
Novelist. Screenwriter. Creative Pro. Never Just One Thing. Recovering Technologist & Reluctant CEO. Duke grad #GoDuke. Crabby Rabbit Productions ATL Act 3 of Life. Black List Top 1%. 2x Austin Film Festival 2nd-Rounder. 🌐 tazlake.com | crabbyrabbit.com
Can’t work all the time. Headed back from a week in Curacao with the family. Great snorkeling. Nice people. Interesting food.
There is a documentary on Apple TV about this called The Last of the Sea Women.
The odds are against spec writers, but when your story lands well, then that’s a moment worth celebrating.
Admittedly, the script-to-screen path from there remains unclear, but being here in my sixth year of focused writing effort means my stories are connecting, and that my work is justified.
The Black List's role as an early filter for the Academy Nicholl Fellowships as of this year has made it a premiere screenplay discovery platform.
My screenplay Alone has officially landed in the top 1% on The Black List, earning two 8s and a recent 6 from professional readers. This is the same script that received a rare “Recommend” rating from a 40-year veteran Hollywood script analyst.
Sometimes, the feature films I write actually get made—and I can finally say that! If you’re into vampire dramas, you might enjoy this indie production, shot right here in Atlanta on a shoestring budget. Rooted in Greek mythology, the story leans into a modern-day love tale.
I can't do my yoga routine because RINOs stifled my gasoline-powered generator for when the liberals shut down the grid. blameadonkey.com #BlameADonkey
I can't file my taxes because the Democrats censored my stack of conservative think-tank white papers. blameadonkey.com #BlameADonkey
I can't go grocery shopping because transgender athletes vilified my F-150 with a MAGA decal. blameadonkey.com #BlameADonkey
I can't cook dinner because China belittled my Confederate flag. blameadonkey.com #BlameADonkey
Running a kindle book promotion. Feeling good about it.
An oldie but a goody.
Just dropped another novella under my author pseudonym, Fish Phillips—adapted from one of my screenplays. Had a table read in Atlanta with a killer cast, and they loved it. If you’re into unhinged bizarro comedy, like all my other comedy writing, this one’s for you. Check it out: a.co/d/aRft6qW
Just dropped another novella under my author pseudonym, Fish Phillips—adapted from one of my screenplays. Had a table read in Atlanta with a killer cast, and they loved it. If you’re into unhinged bizarro comedy, like all my other comedy writing, this one’s for you. Check it out: a.co/d/aRft6qW
An oldie but a goody.
Well, someone bought one of my old non-fiction books. So here’s the obligatory link post to celebrate. I really need to make a second edition of this now that I kind of know what I’m doing.
tazlake.com/the-myth-of-...
If you've never had the pleasure of working at a large company with an idiotic chaos monkey at the helm, but you've always wondered what it would be like... Welcome to the USA!
I know our country is on fire. I know Trump is bad and is doing very bad things, and I often address those things with posts and reposts. But if I post a joke about my kid or my dog or a pleasant experience at a diner, don’t scold me for not exclusively talking politics 24/7. Please just ignore me.
Me listening to late night TV about the orange idiot clown.
Back when I was in the bad place, but still proud of my only reply to this clown.
We did an animation once during COVID where my daughter did the MC voiceover with grunts and other noises. We had fun with it. Hope you do, too. Little Girl Grace - 2021
youtu.be/L_iiMi3X5fQ
Some people blame DEI when they don’t get the job but then credit their brilliance when they do. That’s self-serving bias. Maybe the issue isn’t DEI. Maybe it’s your ego. Or your racism. And maybe that was obvious in the interview. Nobody wants that energy on their team.
I can't cook dinner because mass immigration policies deplatformed my American flag crocs. blameadonkey.com #BlameADonkey
Told an associate today that living in the USA feels like being in an abusive home. I've been there before. Back then, I kept painting, playing piano, and singing. I survived. That lesson carries over to today: keep doing the work not because the world is fine but because that is how we all survive.
Wrote this for my daughter a few years ago. Seems more relevant as time goes on. tazlake.com/odd-dad-taz-...
Wrote this for my daughter a few years ago. Seems more relevant as time goes on. tazlake.com/odd-dad-taz-...
I wrote this for my daughter a few years ago. Seems more relevant today.
tazlake.com/odd-dad-taz-...