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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A big thank you to @nwsg.bsky.social for hosting monthly table reads. Just got a read of my first-ever feature. So valuable.

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Stacey Russell (she/they) @staceycrussell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Unfortunately I have made the decision to move the short out to December... but that gives us more time to hit our goal! Learn more about my project THE OPEN AIR, inspired by my children, and donate here: staceycampbellruss5.wixsite.com/home/the-ope... #scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Am I the only screenwriter/filmmaker who sets his Bluesky feed to #Scriptsky and just leaves it there permanently?

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just finished reading ‘The Lost’ by @leahfromsd.bsky.social. What a clever and frightening re-imagining of the Peter Pan story! The tense and unexpected narrative grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let you go. Highly recommend!

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Steve Martin: “I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art, you’re an idiot.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-b... #writing #screenwriting #scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

As someone who saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the theater when I was 11 and E.T. when I was 16, Disclosure Day feels like the perfect culmination of an epic Spielberg trilogy.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Who else loved the Raiders of the Lost Ark Easter egg in The Burroughs?

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday Here’s the first page of the first screenplay I ever wrote. A dark one called FIGHT. HIDE. RUN.

The first page of the first screenplay I ever wrote. A dark one called FIGHT. HIDE. RUN. A teen is bullied and watches the scene on his phone later.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#Scriptsky #TwoPageTuesday Drawing on 10+ years as the Gay-Straight Alliance advisor at my high school, my drama/thriller The Phrogger was inspired by the (often horrifying) experiences of some of my students. The script strives to honor their humanity, bravery, and resilience.

Two pages of a screenplay entitled The Phrogger. One page is a flashback referencing anti-gay conversion camps. The other shows a conversation between the teen protagonist and an unhoused woman who says that home is the place where you want to go and they want to take you in.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday Page one of my comedy caper. Brief nod to my decades as an English teacher (and tip of the hat to Stannis Baratheon). IYKYK

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A random fact about me: When I was 11, I rode a unicycle 18 miles without stopping (for a bike-a-thon). Hand me a unicycle today, and I can still ride.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m cheating on my WIP with a side script.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Those moments while writing when you make *yourself* laugh. Or cry. 🤌

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Wow! THE PHROGGER is a FINALIST in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. An unexpected surprise!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Honored that my drama/thriller THE PHROGGER made SemiFinalist in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Congrats and good luck to the other 27 SFs!

Atlanta Film Festival Semifinalist cover page.

Movie poster mockup for THE PHROGGER, a drama/thriller by Joel McElvaney

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I got staffed into a writer’s room! That’s the milestone. I got *paid* to write scripts. With my late start in the industry, I wasn’t sure that was ever gonna happen. Now I can’t wait to do it again! #Scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Been waiting awhile to be that screenwriter who cryptically posts they can't talk about anything and then disappears from social media for a while only to re-emerge with a very cool milestone success. Well...can't talk right now. See you in a bit. 😉

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

My drama/thriller feature THE PHROGGER made Barnstorm’s Short List! Great way to end the year! Cheers to all! 🥂

A laurel for the 2015 Barnstorm Short List

A poster for The Phrogger screenplay by Joel McElvaney showing dark figure standing next to child in bed.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Rob Reiner directed some of my absolute all-time favorite films. Princess Bride and Stand by Me being at the top of the list. So sad. 😢

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#Scriptsky Great to see my drama/thriller THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition. Congrats and good luck to all the other semi-finalists!

A laurel for Semi-Finalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition.

A partial list of semi-finalists in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition with “The Phrogger by Joel McElvaney” underlined in red.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday Here’s Page 1 of a Manchurian Candidate style script I had to set aside because political reality stepped in with waaaay more bonkers, totally unbelievable and grotesque characters and plot points.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#Scriptsky #Filmsky One of the best things about the online screenwriter/filmmaker community is how supportive everyone is. We all just want to see stories get made. If you have the means, please take a moment to support Paul’s project!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

#Scriptsky #ThirdPageThursday Here’s page 3 of my near-future dystopian thriller TWISTED JUSTICE. The U.S. isn’t there yet, but we’re close. Too damned close.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

#ScriptSky Great to see my newest thriller feature THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the 2025 StoryPros International Screenplay contest. Congrats to the other semi-finalists!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Woke up to a nice surprise! My comedy/horror short script THE HOOK is one of 10 Finalists in the 2025 HorrOrigins Film Fest! #scriptsky @horrorigins.com

A Finalist Laurel for the 2025 HorrOrgins Film Fest.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

#scriptsky #filmsky Got a few gray hairs? Or, like me, a whole head full? #TheGreyList may be the showcase for you!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Leah’s my go-to for silly screenwriter games. This was fun!

A mock spirit halloween costume bag for “Pacific Northwest Thriller Screenwriter” Text reads “Finds a way to put the woods in every script. Measures time in coffees, Salmon, What do you mean you haven’t heard of Fred Meyer?

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#ScriptSky Today’s AFF highlight: meeting up with old friends! #AFF

Pic of Joel, Steve, and Maneesh at Austin Film Festival

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Today’s AFF highlight: Silicon Valley Script to Screen with Alec Berg and Martin Starr. 😂

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Got my badge! Next stop, The Driskill, er, The Victorian.

Pic of Joel McElvaney holding an Austin Film Festival Producer’s Badge

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Alright, the universe has spoken. I’m gonna film my horror short next year. There, I said it. Now it has to happen, right?

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Well, my script didn’t make it this year. Is that stopping me from going to AFF? Hell no!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#ScriptSky Stoked to report that my first-ever horror short, THE HOOK, is an Official Selection in the 2025 @horrorigins.com Film Fest! #WhereHorrorIsBorn

A movie poster for horror short The Hook written by Joel McElvaney with tagline: This ain’t your grandpa’s campfire story.

2025 Official Selection Laurel for HorrOrigins Film Fest.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I have two projects outlined and ready to write: 1. a *very* dark limited series thriller 2. a *very* silly “stunt” holiday feature using IP I don’t have rights to Seeing as real life is sliding into “very dark” territory, I’m leaning toward 2.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I ultimately hosted 9 scripts on #Coverfly over the last 4 years. Had 4 scripts in the Top 5%. 3 more in the Top 10%. 1 Red List. Liked being able to search for screenwriters and see what they’d hosted. Didn’t use Coverfly X much, but like the concept. Thanks for all you did, @coverfly.bsky.social

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Pretty sure I’ve written more drafts of the synopsis of this script than of the script itself. 🤦

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Aww. Chuck Mangione. The Feel So Good album will always make me think of my Dad. RIP. music.youtube.com/watch?v=FExB...

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Feels So Good

YouTube video by Chuck Mangione - Topic

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Post something you like from one of your scripts. Some description Cool dialogue Interesting formatting #Scriptsky From my first screenplay. Character intros for the anti-hero’s parents.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Great to see a bunch of screenwriter friends placing in PAGE. Congrats and good luck in the next round, everyone! #scriptsky #PAGEAwards pageawards.com/past-winners...

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2025 Quarter-Finalists | PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A big thank you to @networkisa.bsky.social for advancing THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the Thriller Screenplay Competition! Congrats to everyone who placed! #ScriptSky

A movie poster for The Phrogger, a thriller screenplay by Joel McElvaney, showing a shadowy figure standing over a sleeping girl.

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Stephanie Neroes, ACE @splicefilm4life.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🦋 Collateral Hearts 🦋 After a tragic accident, two broken souls find healing in each other—until a buried memory resurfaces, shattering everything. #ScreenPit #RoDrdy #Fea #ISA #CWin #SeRe #Scriptsky DMs are open

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#Scriptsky #ScreenPit SENT AWAY #Fea #Dr #Cri Forced to stay with their ex-convict dad for a summer, two boys discover a dark family secret that leads them to run away rather than return to their mom and abusive stepfather. This Boy’s Life x The Confirmation #PG13 #YA #ISA #SRV #40Up

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