Lisa Hickey
@lisahickey.bsky.social
Screenwriter, etc. Finalist Big Break, Finalist WeScreenplay Diversity Lab. Launchpad Top 100. Nantucket Film Festival Top 3. Cinestory SF. Two scripts in top 1% on Coverfly, one script is the top 20 TV Dramas of all time on Coverfly.
Going to #AFF #AustinFilmFestival? #scriptsky I'm hosting an informal Zoom get together pre-Austin with @brettjoyce.bsky.social. Meet people, ask questions--or answer them if you've been before. Thurs. Oct 9 at 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST. Email or DM me for the Zoom link.
Saw this article @lisahickey.bsky.social re hearing laughter increasing optimism. Despite the many depressing aspects of #fostercare and the lack of biological attachment, what keeps me positive is his laughter with his friends and our laughter together. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
Bonobos Are More Optimistic After Hearing Laughter
A new study shows that bonobos, our closest living relatives along with chimpanzees, are more optimistic after hearing laughter.
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Congrats writing queens! #PAGEawards @suzannegriffin1.bsky.social @kasibrown.bsky.social @lisahickey.bsky.social @emeliesvensson.bsky.social @andreaberting.bsky.social @merewalton.bsky.social @mslrsimpson.bsky.social @sarahgranger.bsky.social @kathrynorwigauthor.bsky.social @rgriggs.bsky.social
A huge congratulations to friend and fellow writers group member @lisahickey.bsky.social !! Not only did she win the One Hour Drama Screenplay award at Cinequest … She also came in third with a second script!🔥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏 Way to crush it, Lisa!❤️❤️❤️❤️
plot gets you into a scene, character gets you out #screenwriting
I’ll be doing webinar about Social Media for Screenwriters ithrough @roadmapwriters.com on Wednesday 1/29 at 4-5:30 PST. Here is the sign up link: www.roadmapwriters.com/products/you... #ScriptSky
Your Social Media Guide | Roadmap Writers
435 Writers Signed to Representation and Counting!
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HAPPENING NOW: If you are able, the #Westchester #YMCA is looking for donations below or volunteers to come out between 5-6PM: #scriptsky #fire #volunteers #Palisades #Eaton
Sending love and hope to all those affected by the #LAfires. Stay safe. Evacuate early. Reach out for help.
Writers based in LA: If you or someone you know has been displaced due to the LA fires and have nowhere to go, or if you or someone you know needs dog or cat food or a temporary safe place for their pets, please email joey@roadmapwriters.com
Pro #Writing Tip: if you want to improve your dialogue, use subtext. People love submarines. Their hard exterior, cozy inside, their gauges, that little telescope thing. Speak about subs! #screenwriting #ScriptSky #wip #fantasy #filmsky #discworld #hhgtg #writersky #5amwritersclub
If you’re in the #LosAngeles area, and you are able, the #RedCross is looking for #volunteers to help take shifts at local emergency #fire shelters. Please spread the word! #scriptsky #filmsky #Pacific #Palisades #Eaton #Hurst #Sunset #Lidia volunteerconnection.redcross.org?nd=intake_co...
Wisdom nuggets heard this week at the writers con: -Producers want to connect with YOU -Rewrite for the one producer who makes the decision -After handing over a final script, it's a collaborative project -The movie will never be what it is in your head -Enjoy the process of writing #scriptsky
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
Hey folks! Are you a #screenwriter with a film or TV project that includes #climatechange elements? The @nrdc-org.bsky.social has an amazing fellowship opportunity -- deadline is Dec 5th. Pls share with your writer communities, these stories need to be on our screens. blcklst.com/programs/202...
Every scene in your screenplay should be compelling in its own right. Ask yourself why anyone would find this scene interesting to watch. Why is it fun? Or compelling? Have an actual answer. Few things are more boring than a scene that only exists to get to the next scene. #scriptsky
Great advice. I adore precise verbs. And yeah, emotion over info every time.
Tom Vaughan@storyandplot.bsky.social · 2y agoFive quick ways to improve your screenwriting. 1. Let precise verbs do heavy lifting. 2. Shorter paragraphs. 3. Time to read = time it takes to happen on screen. 4. Be specific. Non-choices kill. 5. Emotion > Information. Focus on this, and you're ahead of 90% of other writers. #scriptsky
Excited that my short script "84" advanced in the Vail Film Festival, thus landing it on Coverfly's Red List. (Zookeeper's Daughter and Unpredictable advanced also, but today I'm rooting for the underdog.)
Since we're on the process of screenwriting processes: 1. Concept 2. Collect cool stuff related to concept. Words, images, research, snippets of dialogue 3. Rough idea of characters 4. Emotional beat sheet 5. Outline 6. First draft 7. More of steps 1-5 8. Rewrites + many notes. #ScriptSky
Chad Michael Ward@chadmichaelward.bsky.social · 2y agoThis is pretty much where I’ve landed as well. 1. Notes 2. Super loose outline 3. Treatment 4. 1st draft 5. Rewrites
Question for all you #ScriptSky people. I just got notified that The Zookeeper's Daughter is in the Top 20 scripts for TV Drama on Coverfly. (Not for the month or year, but apparently overall). It seems like a big deal to me—but does this mean *anything* to execs, managers or producers?
Excited to see both THE ZOOKEEPER'S DAUGHTER and UNPREDICTABLE are semifinalists's in the 2025 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition. Both scripts are also in top 1% on @coverfly.bsky.social. Congrats to all! @screencraft.bsky.social screencraft.org/blog/2025-sc... #ScriptSky
2025 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition Semifinalists - ScreenCraft
See the list of exceptional projects that were selected to advance. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far!
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Thanks for this thread. It's such a big problem—white men not able to put themselves in the roles of characters who don't look like them. How can you possibly have empathy if you can't do that? Stories are life.
James Hamilton@jameshamiltonwriter.com · 2y agoBeen thinking about this a lot, particularly how the right-wing bludgeon of “woke” is rooted in the increase in stories that don’t centre white boys. A disturbing amount of political discourse stems from man-babies being unable to empathise with stories led by people who don’t look like them.
“At some point the terror of never having made anything becomes bigger than the terror of making something bad—“ and Greta Gerwig continues to kick my tail in the pages of @vanityfair.bsky.social #magazinestack
I just nominated @stephenkrespel.bsky.social's great script MOTHERFUCKING SNAKES to The Grey List. Part of what I wrote: "...Steve masterfully creates a world where the reader is right there in the middle of the action..." And such a great premise! Nominate writers over 40 with the link below.
The Grey List@thegreylist.bsky.social · 2y agoExcited to announce that the submission portal for The Grey List 2025 (spotlighting scripts by writers over 40) is now OPEN!! Nominate the best scripts you've read (yes, that can be your own) - right here: bradmjohnson.com/the-grey-lis... #scriptsky #filmsky
It was great being part of a discussion with James Moorer of @onemoorer.bsky.social on "The Name of the Game: Trade Talk" through @roadmapwriters.bsky.social. Great tips for anyone in the business of screenwriting, ways to break in and how to know your value. (James, is this where I say "pancakes"?)
I believe that helping independent filmmakers get their work produced may just be one way out of the abyss. Here is a work I'm supporting, created by the amazing Heidi Lauren Duke. Check it out! seedandspark.com/fund/heiress...
The Heiress Film & Television Series - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
This is the true, tragic story of Christina Onassis, who successfully took over her father's international shipping conglomerate when she was only 24. She struggled fiercely with her own self-confide...
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