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Zack Zucker

@zackzucker.bsky.social
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Literary Manager @ Bellevue Productions

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David H. Steinberg @davidhsteinberg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Re-upping my favorite post about success in this business... www.patreon.com/posts/why-is...
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Why Is Everyone But Me Succeeding?! | David H. Steinberg
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Because it's never a bad time to post my How to Make a Horror Movie Crash Course
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Zack Zucker @zackzucker.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
My favorite podcast of 2024 -- an incredibly entertaining breakdown of Robert Caro's legendary Robert Moses biography THE POWER BROKER. The ultimate villain arc! Kudos to @romanmars.bsky.social and @elliottkalan.bsky.social. 99percentinvisible.org/club/
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The 99% Invisible Breakdown: The Power Broker - 99% Invisible
In 1974, two very significant things happened, if you are a fan of 99% invisible. Number one is that 99pi host Roman Mars was born. And number two, The Power Broker by Robert Caro was published. Roman...
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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
"Hook": What if Peter Pan grew up? "Shakespeare in Love": What if Shakespeare had writer’s block? "Back to the Future": What if I had gone to school with my dad? "What if." Perhaps the two most powerful words in the creative process. gointothestory.blcklst.com/what-if-7978... #screenwriting
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Beth Schacter @bethshax.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
My two biggest complaints about TV scripts from new/emerging writers One is choreography on the page. You need to know where people are, where they are going, when they enter. You have to tell the reader enough to picture the scene in your head.
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Shannon & Swift @shannonandswift.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
SCREENWRITER AXIOMS FOR GENERALS This isn't a pitch it's a first date. Just connect. Have an agenda. Research them, ask Qs re their projects. Don't pitch ten ideas. Tease two to gauge interest. You're thinking "what can this person do for me." Remember, they are thinking the exact same thing!
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Dan Hernandez @cubanmissiledh.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
In honor of being here on Bluesky, I am unretiring THE CUBAN MISSILE’S WRITING ADVICE MEGATHREAD. I do this knowing earnestness is cringe-worthy and Pollyanna-ish optimism about the profession of writing is not often appreciated. That’s why it’s time to talk about failure and how to deal with it. 1/
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