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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

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Nov 11

My screenwriting career by the numbers:
I've written 38 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 script out to producers
Currently writing #39
There are no shortcuts!

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 4d

So very excited to share a new short story of mine published in a spooky edition of The Genre Society! What if your answers to a Resort Satisfaction Questionnaire indicated some sort of terrifying outbreak was happening during your stay? Check it out on page 28!

pub.marq.com/9099fd67-731...

The Genre Society: Issue 6

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 5d

I love Vulture's daily Cinematrix game and it's especially fun when I get to use a movie I've written. First time for CLASSIFIED! Bonus points for sharing a lane with @johnrogers.bsky.social!

A lane from the Cinematrix game where you match clues to movies. One clue was actor Aaron Eckart matched to a movie with repeating letters in the title and I used my movie CLASSIFIED.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats Joe, this sounds so cool!

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 8d

SO AWESOME! Congrats Colby!

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 11d

Sometimes getting notes on a script is like someone asking you to kick your baby repeatedly until it looks like a different baby. Not nicer, not cuter, just...different.

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 13d

An example: yesterday was filled with stuff to do as my prime "writing time" dwindled. I almost threw in the towel, and instead took the last doable hour and wrote for an hour straight, finished a rough draft of a new short story. Writing "something" instead of nothing is alway a good writing day.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 14d

Awesome! Congrats!

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 14d

Fantastic! Congrats!

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 15d

I started thinking about a new script idea in 2022. Last year I wrote 40 pages, sent em to a friend to make sure I had something worth pursuing. Then I wrote a full draft, got some more feedback, & sent a revised draft to my manager today. It takes as long as it takes.

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 18d

Great line from @sethgodin.bsky.social's daily blog, one that speaks to screenwriting and the long, hard work of making anything really: "It’s hard work to stick around long enough to get lucky."

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 19d

I think Heavy Metal was on HBO like once when I was in HS. I copied it on VHS and my D&D-loving nerdy friends and I watched pretty much every day of summer break. The best.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 19d

yep, checked the Verizon site and they said there have been fiber cuts. Fun!

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 26d

Today is Release Day for @lovedaniellefilm.bsky.social! I had so many friends work on this (and my wife did costumes). It's a lovely film that can truly save lives. More info here: www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/love-da...

Love, Danielle | Freestyle Digital Media

Danielle tests positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation, a marker for developing breast and ovarian cancer. As her sister Amy undergoes chemotherapy for a breast cancer diagnosis, Danielle considers prevent...

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · 27d

The exec we're working with encouraged us to try and "one up" each other in thinking up scary ideas. Here's @benrock.com bringing his A-game.

Ben posing with a silver skeleton mask that covers his face from the nose down.

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 26

I hit a dry spell last year in getting short stories published so I redoubled my efforts this year, tackling a 12 stories in 12 months challenge, researching new markets, and whoa, I got two acceptances in the last two weeks. Feels good to be getting some new stuff out there!

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 24

CONGRATS! So excited to hear!

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 23

Fingers crossed you're announcing a cross-over event: Hot Frosty in Space!

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 23

Thanks Matt! Your newsletters & posts are very inspiring. Looking forward to having some good news to share one of these days.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 23

I've been so fortunate when it comes to agents - I've never in my 20 year+ screenwriting career had to send a query letter. But I'm just getting started as a fiction writer so I sent my first query letter ever today. Putting myself out there feels weird and good.

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 20

Taking a lil break from Disney plus & Hulu. It may not change how they handle this situation, but perhaps the next giant corporation that's asked to bend the knee will be inspired to find a backbone and fight.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 20

No need. As long as you know the basics of the world, then you'll be fine.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 19

Everything feels like an unending trash-fire right now and there's some personal stuff that's really bumming me out but I got on a zoom with a friend and put some cards on the board (ie breaking story) and after a couple hours, I at least feel a little more like myself. Which I'm counting as a win.

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 18

You are so canceled! (That's short for CANtankerously CELebrated.)

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Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 18

While there are plenty of tremendous candidates for the WGA board of directors, I'd like to give a shout-out to
@reallymighty.bsky.social
Myles was an iconic presence at the Radford line during the '23 strike and a fighter for writers everywhere. More here: elections.wga.org/2025/myles-w...

WGAW Candidate

elections.wga.org

Bob DeRosa @bobderosa.bsky.social · Sep 14

100%!