Paul Zeidman

Working w/my manager (LOVE being able to say that) on a polish of my western

Been a while since I read it, and unbiasedly still think it would make a helluva movie

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BEING A TEACHER IS HARD! My partner recently switched schools and has to start from scratch with a lot of supplies. She put together a small little wishlist, if you can help great! If you can't no worries, I still love you!

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A little more work on the current spec

Slow progress in Act Two and a little rewriting of early scenes in Act One

I'm really enjoying this

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Odd, how South Park is covering Kristi Noem and her ICE hooligans more accurately than The New York Times.

A little math about that prison camp in Florida. $450 million per year for 3,000 people is $150,000/person per year. The cost for one person receiving SNAP for one year is $2256, yet they're telling us that's too expensive. threads.com/@unapologeticallyzae

Finish line crossed. On to the next one It might not be too far-fetched to say there were more than a few times I thought this day would never come, but it did. It took a while, but yours truly can now honestly and proudly proclaim to be…

Finish line crossed. On to the next one.
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#screenwriting #notgivingup

This Is Not a Drill: When the FBI Hunts Lawmakers for Political Resistance...You’re in a Coup The coup isn’t coming. It’s underway. And unless we treat it like a five-alarm fire, we lose everything.

They’re not arresting criminals. They’re arresting resistance. And if that doesn’t shake you, read this twice.👇

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Dems should fight on every front.

If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.

We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.

Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.

I don't know how to say "thank you" in Klingon or Vulcan, so plain ol' English will have to do

thank you!

that's the script that got me in

and then he read LUCY STEELE, and love that one too

I cannot tell you how much that means to me, sir

Thank you very, very much

Never stop trying to achieve the impossible

Because sometimes...

You do

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A bit more development on the outline for the new spec

Any progress is good progress

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"If I replace the Labor Statistics Commissioner, the job numbers will be great!" is the new "If we stop testing, we'll have fewer Covid cases!"

Guess I'm in the minority in that @coverfly.bsky.social really didn't help me much. Had scripts on The Red List, in top 1,3 & 5%, a few downloads, selected for Pitch Week once, and not much else

Maybe I was just using it wrong? Oh well.

Heed the words of Mamet -OR- Don’t overstay your welcome I’ve been on somewhat of a tear lately in regards to watching films – both at home and in theaters. One of the things that’s really stood out is the tightness of the writing. In e…

Heed the words of Mamet - OR - Don't overstay your welcome
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#screenwriting #tightscenes

Had a great time talking w/THE HERO’S PLAYBOOK @brownelllandrum.bsky.social on @podcastcwl.bsky.social about exercises for writers and non-writers, character relatability, and the importance of stakes for protagonists and antagonists

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#amwriting #writersky #authorsky #writingcommunity #writingfeedback

No restraints! (up to a point) While my short film is now in the hands of the editor, that allows me more time to get back to working on the outline for the new action-comedy spec. It’s coming along, but choices have had t…

No restraints! (up to a point)
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#screenwriting #story #development #scriptsky+

Zoom call w/another screenwriter

Wide range of topics discussed. A great time overall for both of us

One of my favorite parts about being a member of this community

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Forgive me for not remembering, but have you read it?

#WesternScriptWednesday
THE IRON HORSE OF LUCY STEELE
After her locomotive is stolen by a gang of ruthless outlaws, a fiery engineer relentlessly pursues the thieves to prevent them from pulling off the heist of the century.

A female Indiana Jones in the Wild West. Plus trains.
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Another writer liked my western, and I'm looking forward to reading theirs

Always nice when a script swap works out like that

not a Xmas film

I'm an Aardman fan, and just liked the gif

three sheep wearing sweaters with the word christmas on them are standing in front of a christmas tree ALT: three sheep wearing sweaters with the word christmas on them are standing in front of a christmas tree

Editor has the hard drive

Let the assembling of the rough cut commence!

#shortfilm #postproduction

From the archives: If only you could eat a bad script Rather a tasty metaphor, no? I’d originally planned to repost this because I liked what the topic was discussing. It became especially pertinent after reading the first line. The past repeate…

From the archives: If only you could eat a bad script
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#screenwriting #baking #learningexperience

On a whim, I designed a poster for my new spec

It's quite inspirational for putting the story together

Looking forward to unveiling it once the script's done

So... probably in a few months

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LONG AGO & FAR AWAY VOL 2 BOOK 1's Chris Mancini chats on this week's @podcastcwl.bsky.social about the DNA of comic book characters, turning fantasy on its ear, the connection between theme and character, and helpful crowdfunding tips

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I'd like to take this opportunity to say how much I'm enjoying putting this new story together

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This blog can now legally drive in several states My oh my, where has the time gone? Hard as it is to believe, it really has been 16 years since I started this blog. (July 9th, to be specific) Initially once a day, which was a foolhardy attempt on…

This blog can now legally drive in several states
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#screenwriting #blog #16andcounting