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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Pretty cool upgrades for my feature scripts today. "The Third Time I Met the Devil" and "Are You OK?" won Gold Awards. "Shadows of the Storm," chapter 1 of the "Shadows Trilogy," won the Silver Award. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#scriptsky Some feedback from my latest fantasy installment. I have known these characters for over 20 years. Nobody knows them as I do. It was so much fun expanding their world and giving them new WORLD-SAVING stakes. "Shadows of the First Dream"

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have completed the final script of my “Shadows” trilogy. A new feature called “Shadows of the First Dream”. Here is the #firstpagefriday for you all. #scriptsky

FADE IN:
EXT. ASHFIELD BORDER VALLEY - MORNING
Morning mist clings to the low wild grass. Along the ridge, faded heraldic banners from Dartmouth, Gagnon, and the Council flap against spiked timber poles driven deep into damp earth.
Mounted Dartmouth pickets patrol the perimeter, their leather brigandines wet with fog.
At the center of the field sits a broad open pavilion made of treated canvas and bleached timber.
EXT. ASHFIELD BORDER VALLEY - REFUGEE ENCAMPMENT - MORNING
Heavy gray mist crawls across a ditch choked with broken handcarts.
Dozens of DARTMOUTH REFUGEES huddle under greasy canvas tarps. Children cough into damp wool scarves.
A FARMER empties a water skin over a wooden tub. The stream twists mid-fall, defies gravity, and beads upward into the fog.
Beside him, an OLD WOMAN sifts a spade of dirt through her fingers. The soil crumbles into dry, weightless lead sand, drifting off in the cold wind.
Pickets of Dartmouth cavalry patrol the perimeter on mud-caked geldings, keeping the displaced families pinned between the tree line and the marsh.
INT. ASHFIELD BORDER PAVILION - MORNING
JADE (18) sits upright in a carved high-backed chair. She
wears a
formal
coat of dark gray wool clasped with silver at
the throat. Her violet eyes, clear and sharp, study a massive boundary ledger laid across the central table.
PEMEL BERO (20s) stands two paces behind her right shoulder.
His coat is tailored and clean. His mirrored glasses gleam beneath the swinging oil lanterns, reflecting the room.
Across the table sit THREE COUNCIL DELEGATES in layered blue velvet. Flanking them stands MARSHAL TRENT (50s), an austere Dartmouth commander with an iron gorget locked tight around his throat.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@networkisa.bsky.social Well- Good afternoon to me! The Third Time I Met the Devil has been elevated to Semifinalist in the Table Read My Screenplay - Hollywood 2026. Huge thanks to the readers in the program. Good luck to my fellow semifinalists! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A Century of Rain Hunted by a ruthless syndicate, two bearers of a lethal touch curse finally find solace in each other, only to realize that ending the cycle demands an ultimate sacrifice. #Su #Fy #Hi #Fea #PG13 #CWin #SeRe #40Up #ISA #ScreenPit #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Are You Ok? When a methodical librarian's daughter disappears into a human trafficking network, she transforms herself into a lethal investigator to infiltrate the organization and bring her home. #Dr #Th #Div #Fea #PG13 #CWin #SeRe #40Up #ISA #ScreenPit #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Time the Ripper When his partner uses their time machine to escape 1888 London after a series of grisly murders, a young H.G. Wells pursues him to 1969 San Francisco, where the killer has reinvented himself as a philanthropist and the Zodiac Killer. #scriptsky #SFi #Fea #SeRe #ISA #ScreenPit

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Third Time I Met the Devil As legendary bluesman Robert Johnson lies dying, he recounts his fateful deal with the Devil and the tragic consequences of his ambition to the very entity who orchestrated his demise. #scriptsky #ScreenPit #Bi #Hi #Dr #Fea #PG13 #CWin #SeRe #40Up #ISA

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#scriptsky #firstpagefriday Congrats to all the semifinalist and second-rounders in Austin Film Fest. Welcome to the family! Here is page one of my second rounder from last year. Which seeded a feature being prepped for next year’s event.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@networkisa.bsky.social has announced its Fast Track Fall 2026 Second Rounders. The Third Time I Met the Devil is on the list with about 258 other fantastic scripts! Congrats to my fellow writers. Good luck the rest of the way. @aggiebrett.bsky.social Pretty sure I saw Three Wise Men on the list.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

May be a glitch though. 6 of mine in consideration. But a SORT By In consideration shows none.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Excited to share Monitor:Crush Depth has been selected as a Quarter Finalist in the @stage32.bsky.social xWitchcraft Motion Picture Company Contained Genre Contest. This is a fun horror in the confines of an aging sub looking for a way to silence the noise. Congrats to my fellow qfs! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“The Third Time I Met the Devil” is going to need packaging to reach its ceiling. But its ceiling is where dreams come true! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#scriptsky Reader feedback from one of my favorite contests. Pretty much what I was going for, NGL. "The Third Time I Met the Devil"

It's a strong, beautiful, raw, gritty, and heartbreaking tale. The soundtrack will be incredible. The writer does an amazing job putting us in this world, this time, this desire, and this pain. Some of the writing and descriptions feel like songs themselves. Audiences will feel for Robert and his struggles, and wish that he could have beaten this.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Some annoying updates coming this weekend from me. 7 different feature scripts… I’ll wait until final placements to bore you with the details… #scriptsky.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#firstpagefriday #scriptsky celebrating a significant category win “Award of Excellence for African American Theme” in The Accolades Film Awards Competition “The Third Time I Met the Devil” will have a cultural impact.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Humbled to share “The Third Time I Met the Devil” is a 2x Award of Excellence winner. Writer/Script and African American Theme. When this movie is made it will be taught in the music rooms around the world! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#scriptsky what could go wrong? This heist movie writes itself.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#scriptsky #wipwednesday (work in progress) Trying something new for us to share. I wrote a scene that gave me “A Few Good Men” vibes. And I’m digging it. Will cut about 30% because some of it is dramatized earlier. “The Dream and the Weavers”. Based on last years AFF Second Rounder short.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just here, working on improving my stories. Fixing an issue with my "Are You Ok..." when I got some Development Reader details on my rewrite of "A Century of Rain". Had to stop and share it. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#firstpagefriday #scriptsky recent update for -The Devil’s Cut- i have trimmed 18 pages over the last month. Trying to solve a Act 3 compression problem before sending a draft for prod co approval.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It is a skill that leads to verticals. And that is important.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Two of my favorite scripts have been selected as Finalists for Best Unproduced Feature Narrative Screenplay at the 9th Annual Mystic Film Festival. Honored the readers/judges have selected my work a second year in a row. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A good day in the Lotterverse! Proud to share the first laurels for The Third Time I Met the Devil. Coverage from an independent 3rd party. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

At a game tonight. But thought I’d share these from this week. Winning. #scriptchat

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#firstpagefriday #scriptsky Between rewrites of my summer features I wrote a 3 page short. “Lunch Hour” inspired by a true story.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Third page of my latest WIP. #thirdpagethursday. “The Third Time I Met the Devil”. A bunch of contest announcements headed our way tomorrow. So enjoy it before its success goes to my head #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Very excited to share “Are You Ok?” Has been awarded an Award of Excellence for Script/Writer. Thank you to the judges and selection committee for this honor. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#funpagefriday this is one of my favorite scenes in “The Third Time I Met the Devil”. All subtext. 3 people who don’t say what they are thinking. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Buried in an email saying Semi’s will be announced on the 10th was a link to the QFs. 4255 projects. 477 QFs. Age of Aquarius is moving on! Attached feedback from the contest reader. #scriptsky congrats to @juliapearlstein.bsky.social and others! Tag yourself and be seen! This is not a small thing.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#scriptsky after some back and forth woth the dev team and bloated 130 page draft. I have gotten it back to 108 comfortable pages. And a new #firstpagefriday same vibe but the horror comes faster! “The Devil’s Cut”

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#scriptsky No one panic. Just sit down for this - I got a full script request for my latest script. Director/producer with a decent investor group behind her. I’m gonna wait a full 26 minutes before I hit send to make it look like I did not have it ready to go. Teased with excerpt from coverage.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

So I missed an email. Flickers’ RIIFF selected Age of Aquarius as a Semi Finalist. Again congrats to fellow semi finalist. Final selections will be in the fall. This is pretty cool. 2 scripts selected. I may have to check out the fest next month. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is very cool. Flickers’ RIIFF has advanced Monitor as a Semi Finalist. Final rounds are in the fall. This one has some prestige to it. Honored for the selection. Good luck to all of the other projects that have advanced! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It’s f’ it #firstpagefriday. Here is page one of my latest. And the first Dev Reader feedback. This is a dangerous project! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

So this happened last night! As a self-taught guitar player (and a self-taught screenwriter) this story was challenging to research and incredibly fun to write. I sent it off to readers and early feedback is encouraging. The world knows this story. But not Devil’s version. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My favorite meta exchange in Age of Aquarius. Basically a monologue. HG Wells meets Issac Asimov. What would you say?

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Ha! Thanks for asking! I took 4 days in Orlando with my oldest for a quick vacation. Will get back to the latest. It’s 20 pages short of my goal.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Now, we wait. I think this script will be moving to the top of the pile. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Excited to share my latest supernatural thriller has been named a finalist in Cannes Script Festival Summer 2026! This is a new project with minor tweaks every day. But it is a solid story that will be a mid-budget award adjacent project for the right production company! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#scriptsky Feedback on an earlier draft of "A Century of Rain": I have addressed some of the issues. A supernatural thriller AND art-house tragedy. I can do that. The comment about Lena coming in earlier, a fully realized co-protagonist arriving on page 60, breaks too many rules.

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

4 of 4 now reporting in! Gold for A Century of Rain in International Gold Awards!

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Update: 3 of 4 events have reported in. A Century of Rain with it’s first win in Milan. Are You Ok gets a win in Florence! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Great day in the lotterverse! My latest feature script is getting some love. And my dark vigilante script is standing out too. These Official selections are eligible for advancement this weekend so cross your fingers and toes! #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

#firstpagefriday - 3 scripts! Brandnew A Century of Rain, 3 selections today in various contests. Are You Okay- hasn’t missed yet! And The Devil’s Cut- got word last night that we have been green-lit for POC production. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Readers are loving my latest feature script. I have a couple of structural decisions to make. A linear, lonely century as written or tell less of the years as flashbacks. #scriptsky

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Eric Lotter @eric-writes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#scriptsky #firstpagefriday #firsttenpages Excited to share the opening 10 pages of my latest supernatural thriller “A Century of Rain” After being cursed with immortality and a lethal touch in the trenches of WWI, a man spends a century searching for the one person who can hold him without dying.

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