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Mike Chen@mikechenwriter.bsky.social · last wk.Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains
Bob DeRosa
@bobderosa.bsky.social
Writer of movies (CLASSIFIED, KILLERS, THE AIR I BREATHE), TV (WHITE COLLAR), and audio fiction (CATCHERS, VIDEO PALACE). https://bobderosa.com https://bobderosawriter.substack.com
Mike Chen@mikechenwriter.bsky.social · last wk.Amazing thread about why some choose to stick in out in a brutal business that never gets any easier. Because telling stories matters and it alway will.
javier grillo-marxuach@okbjgm.bsky.social · 4w agolots of new people on my feed because of yesterday's jeremiad... and i feel some duty to give a little bit of a pep talk, because, yeah, i get it, that shit's kinda dire, so buckle up, here's the part where i tell you why it's worth it to deal with all the slings and arrows...
Where do ideas come from? In the case of my latest short story, it was a mix of the biggest loss of my life, an old TV show I loved, and a random conversation on a beloved podcast. Find out more about my Old Code here: bobderosawriter.substack.com/p/old-code
Old Code
Where do ideas come from?
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My latest published fiction is a sci-fi ghost story made with my entire heart. Check it out here: theworldswithin.net/hollow-vision/
Hollow Vision - The Worlds Within
By Bob DeRosa Jax didn’t believe in ghosts, even when she woke up in the middle of the night to find her dead boyfriend standing at the foot of her bed. She blinked in the dark, her mind still swimmin...
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I attended the single test screening of my first movie and when the moderator was eliciting feedback, the guy sitting right in front of me said the dialogue was "banal." Check cleared though, so fuck that guy.
S R Jones @aegisimmemorial.bsky.social · last mo.If you see this, please tell me the worst/most baffling bit of creative feedback you've ever recieved. Mine is still the time somebody told me my aliens had names that were too alien. Not that they were unpronounceable, just that they didn't sound enough like human names.
Multiple celebrity run-ins, embarrassing myself twice with the same producer, and that one meeting where the director didn't wear a shirt. All these memories and more in my first Quarter Century in LA: bobderosawriter.substack.com/p/quarter-ce...
Quarter Century
25 years ago, I moved from Orlando do LA.
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100% this. I'm sick of being sold the "inevitability of AI." We can choose the world we want to live in.
25 years ago I moved from Orlando to LA to focus on my screenwriting. I had no savings and one acting gig lined up. It's been a crazy journey since then, so many ups and downs, but I live in a house I got with money I made from writing which is something I never take for granted. 1/2
Second story published this week! This is actually a reprint of one of my favorites with a title that tells you everything you need to know. literallystories2014.com/2026/06/05/h...
How to not keep a Vampire out of Your House (in Eight Easy Steps) by Bob DeRosa
STEP 1 – When the undead thing scratches at your window and asks if it can come in, say no. STEP 2 – When the thing says something that stirs your soul and awakens your senses, and when…
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My supernatural noir story "Last Case" was published in the brand new mystery magazine Vegas Heart Moon! Not sure why there's a bear image attached, but it sure is cute. vegasheartmoon.com/last-case/
Last Case
by Bob DeRosa <br><br> I sleep on the couch in my office so there’s no avoiding you. The first tentative knock on my office door wakes me. I’m still in m...
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Had so much fun at the Books & Booze pop-up at Idle Hour in North Hollywood this weekend. It was basically a Scholastic Book Fair for adults. I went with my fiction-writing group and lived out my dream of browsing books while enjoying a tiny old fashioned. Heaven!
Jami Attenberg's amazing 1000 Words Of Summer starts today! Thousands of us are writing a thousand words every day for 2 weeks straight. I'm adapting a beloved unsold script of mine into who knows, maybe a novel? It's not too late to join and it's FREE (or contribute a few bucks for charity).
Jami Attenberg@jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 2mo ago1000 Words of Summer starts TOMORROW. Good luck to those who are in! 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/1000-words...
Got a request for a general meeting & for the first time since Covid, I was given the option of zoom or IN PERSON. I took the in person. I wanna drive! And park! And check in with an assistant! And get a bottle of water! And meet a real person and talk about making stuff! (I miss the little things).
How's your day going? Me, I just submitted a short story to a publication I like and I MISSPELLED MY OWN NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE! So yeah, doing fine.
After six years of writing and submitting short stories, I decided to do some accounting. bobderosawriter.substack.com/p/the-number...
The Numbers (short story edition)
I recently made a post across all my social media platforms that had some of the most likes and re-posts I’ve ever received.
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I needed this quote today from the amazing @sarahgailey.bsky.social: "Do what you can. Care for yourself and the people around you. Believe that the world can be better than it is now. Never give up."
Love this quote from @pftompkins.bsky.social about making a living in show biz "Things would come and go but there was always the thing in the back of one's mind, that something will come along, it always does. Now I don’t think you can say that. I think you have to be the thing that comes along.”
I got a short story accepted recently that's been rejected 16 times. I've been trying nearly 4 years to find it a good home. I came close a couple times, but I finally got the yes. And at a lovely publication, too! A great reminder: keep writing, keep submitting, don't quit.
Spent a week in Scotland with my favorite person celebrating some dear friends, roaming castles, eating all the food, drinking all the whisky, and now I'm back to write some stories and make cool shit with my friends. So deeply grateful for all of it.
Taking an online break for a bit. Here's a one-eyed kitten falling asleep on my arm to remind you that there are good things in this world. Take care, all.
I got fired off a project recently. It's happened before, it might happen again (though I always hope it won't). This isn't a "woe is me" post, more of a "here's a side of the business that's inescapable." #scriptsky More here: bobderosawriter.substack.com/p/3-short-st...
3 Short Stories About Getting Fired
I got fired off a project a few weeks ago.
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I was completely surprised to find out from one of the writers at that recent #VirtualHappyHour that an old Tw_tter thread of mine ended up on R_dditt and seems to have struck a chord with up-and-coming screenwriters. Link attached if you wanna check it out. #scriptsky
Started the day teaching my final class for a TV pilot-writing class here in LA. Ended the day with a 2 hour #VirtualHappyHour with a bunch of great writers. I'm exhausted, but I love talking shop and sharing what I know about the craziness that is the film biz. At least we're all in this together!
Let's hang out (virtually) and talk about screenwriting. TONIGHT!
Collin “Abolish ICE” Lieberg@collinlieberg.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's #VirtualHappyHour #VHH day, including a roundtable Q&A session with @elysedolbec.bsky.social and @bobderosa.bsky.social for the first hour! Come join 5-7pm PT/8-10pm ET. #scriptsky #scriptchat #screenwriting virtualhappyhour.eo.page
This is gonna be fun!
Collin “Abolish ICE” Lieberg@collinlieberg.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis month's #VirtualHappyHour #VHH is scheduled for Wednesday, 25 March, 5-7pm PT/8-10pm ET, with @elysedolbec.bsky.social and @bobderosa.bsky.social participating in another roundtable session for the first hour! Come join the fun; sign up if you haven't already. virtualhappyhour.eo.page
Books and the people who read them make the world a better place.
Wendy N. Wagner 🎃@wnwagner.bsky.social · 5mo agoThinking a lot today about how reading rates are dropping (despite all the studies that reading is really good for people), writers are struggling to survive, and publishing companies keep consolidating into bigger, more vicious conglomerates. It's an ugly, massive Gordian knot.
My screenwriting career by the numbers: I've written 39 feature scripts Made money on 10 4 were assignments 2 were optioned but never sold 1 was sold but never made 3 were sold and made 2 out to financiers with attachments New one out to producers Currently working on #40 There are no shortcuts!
I start with the logline. Every time. It's not easy or fun. But when you get a good one, one that makes me people lean in and say, ooo tell me more - there's no feeling like it. And the confidence that comes with knowing my core idea is rock solid makes all the tough days that follow bearable.
Jace@jaceserrano.bsky.social · 6mo agoI love screenwriting SO MUCH Finding a concept is FASCINATING Developing a plot is DELIGHTFUL Shaping a character is STIMULATING Thinking up dialogue is THRILLING Writing a logline is Choosing a title is CAPTIVATING #scriptsky
I've had dreams come true. And plenty of dreams that crashed and burned. And then there's a specific one about the Eccles Theater in Sundance, which now will never come true as this is the last year in Park City. More here: bobderosawriter.substack.com/p/dreaming-o...
Dreaming of Sundance (and other things)
When I first moved to LA, nearly 25 years ago, I had the same dreams that many new screenwriters have.
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I was invited to partake in a zoom writing session this morning, so I hung out on the couch and polished a new short story while this little guy fell asleep on my wrist. Not a bad start to the day.