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My interview with the fabulous @lizcraft.bsky.social is live on the @finaldraftinc.bsky.social blog! blog.finaldraft.com/screenwritin...

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I wasn't planning on teaching these again until Oct. but I had a waitlist + a rave review from LEGEND Brent Forrester (Simpsons, The Office)! 😍 So here they are again, and they're already half-full! If you dig strategy, development, and/or mysteries, check em out! ❤

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Excited to be sharing one of my pitches that sold as part of this WGA - CWW event tomorrow evening! You can sign up to join the Zoom through your WGA dashboard! *If you're not in the WGA, I share some of my pitches, old & upcoming in my Dev 101 & Clue Trails classes! (see howtoliz.com for those!)

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OUT: Joshua Bassett drama. IN: Winter Bassett (his sister’s) drama. ( www.instagram.com/p/DF9MjK5uvnn/ )

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The incomparable Liz Craft (Dollhouse, Lie To Me, The Shield) gave my Clue Trails + Crime-Lines class a shout out on the Happier in Hollywood podcast! ❤️ You can check out the whole amazing ep here: open.spotify.com/episode/19Bj... & get 15% off the class here!: www.howtoliz.com/home/classes...

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I'm currently teaching a Clue-Trails mystery writing class and this week we're covering HOW CATCH 'EMS, WTFS, and HEISTS and studying ELSBETH, LIMETOWN, and LEVERAGE, and I just wanna say these are three of the most Chef's Kiss shows out there. Go watch them. 10 out of 10. No notes.

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One more week 'til we're talking clue trails, who-dunnits, how-dunnits, how-catch-'ems, and how-DO-its (heists!)

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April showers bring May-hem and murder… We’re back, baybee! If you love mysteries but feel lost when it comes to crafting a clue trail or building out the structure for solving a case, check out the next round of CLUE TRAILS + CRIME-LINES classes starting in May! More info at howtoliz.com! 🧐🕵🏻‍♀️🔎

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I'm hosting another (almost free) Creative Productivity Hack webinar through @roadmapwriters.com this Saturday - 3/22 - at 12pm PST over Zoom! It's $5.99 and all of the proceeds are donated to the LA Food Bank to help victims of the Los Angeles fires! www.roadmapwriters.com/products/pro...

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Apple Books has a free 40 page Severance prequel book called the Lexington Letter and it’s really good! Also if you dig this kinda stuff I highly recommend watching Limetown S1, listening to the podcasts for s2 and s3, and then reading the prequel book. Amazing multimedia experience.

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Recalibrate. Also -- what's my favorite question to be asked? "What's your favorite word?" So. Pretty good day over here I guess.

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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch. This marks the first time this programming will be available free on a major streaming service. Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

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🧵 👋 I'm a political scientist who wrote a book about the recent collapse of two democracies (Egypt & Tunisia). Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for: WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:

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If you need gentle / creative / supportive / communal help finding a way to focus on the things that need to get done - whether it's writing or life/chaos to-dos -- this is tomorrow, $5.99, and all proceeds go to the LA Food Bank. www.roadmapwriters.com/products/pro...

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My webinar w @roadmapwriters.com was moved to Sat 1/18. It's now 5.99 instead of free, but 100% of proceeds will be given to the LA Food Bank! We'll cover 15 tips for anyone stuck in functional freeze who needs to get writing or post-fire chaos tasks done. 💙 www.roadmapwriters.com/products/pro...

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I’m teaching my free productivity workshop for writers again! This time through Roadmap Writers! www.roadmapwriters.com/products/pro...

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DEV 101 is back! This is not a pilot writing class. This is a Development Masterclass that teaches you development skills, systems and exercises that can be used on ANY project and apply to every part of a project. You'll also hear pitches that have sold as part of the class!

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Heya #scriptsky - This free productivity workshop for writers is happening over Zoom this Sunday! Come learn how to focus and strategize from a neurodivergent writer who sold two shows at the same time and still hit her deadlines with the networks! (We love a good strategy!) 🤓🥳

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The fact that an abjad isn't called a bjd is a pretty wild mssd pprtnty.

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I will 100% no questions asked get into your car / van / hot air balloon if you tell me we’re going to see fountains.

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Me: orders a coffee and two pastries Barista: (re the 2 pastries) Hey why not, it’s the holidays! Me: …I’m from the midwest. This is just how I eat.

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- But what about coffee? - You've already had it. - I've had one, yes. But what about second coffee? What about elevensies?? - Is that coffee again at 11? - It's ELEVEN MORE COFFEES. Get your head in the game Aragorn.

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I have a cup of coffee sitting right next to me, and I still get jealous when I see a character in a TV show get a cup of coffee.

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The autocorrect on my phone knows to add the fancy accents on “açaí” but it still keeps changing “deaf” to “dead.” 🙄

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One of my favorite genres of TV is Alex Honnold climbing on stuff.

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Resharing one of my greatest accomplishments to date - Peter Falk, the GOAT, Columbo as cats.

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Hi #scriptsky Writers! There are only a few spots left in my Clue-Trail workshop! Why is it one of a kind, you ask? Well: You'll learn multiple strategies for breaking clue trails. We'll break clue trails together. +You'll hear a pitch for a mystery show that's sold/gotten multiple offers. 🕵️‍♀️🔎

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