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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Apr 11

I had a dream that I was part of a team that committed a pretty successful bank heist. When the police started to investigate, I escaped justice by waking up, which I think makes it a perfect crime.

#dream #bankheist #dreams

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 28

The trouble with #writing a #medievalfantasy is having things like “how to butcher a deer”, “how long does it take to butcher a deer”, “how long does it take to butcher a deer with just a small dagger” in your search history for the most boring reason imaginable.

#highfantasy #fantasy #novel

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 19

A fun little extra as the IMDB page for #TheCityisOurs goes up: a reminder of what can happen if you show up as a writer on set wearing a suit. Also known as my very first acting credit!

#screeenwriting #filmmaking #scriptsky #scriptskyuk #crimedrama

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 19

Some stills from #TheCityisOurs, fast approaching its big release! I have particularly fond memories of the second photo, as I’m playing the role of a bodyguard in that scene, somewhat out of frame.

#screenwriting #crimedrama #crimethriller #scriptsky #scriptskyuk #UKcrime

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 16

A trailer for episode 3 of #TheCityIsOurs. This was the third episode I wrote for the series, setting up the world, its characters, and the approaching gang war.

#writing #screenwriting #crimethriller #crimedrama #scriptsky #scriptskyuk

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 15

Amongst the many and worthy ways of coming up with a plot (or a way out of a plot), do not let us discount the “pissing off for a walk while listening to the #LifeisStrange soundtrack and coming up with an idea by the time you get to the bar” method.

#writing #narrative #screenwriting #scriptsky

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 10

Another teaser for #TheCityisOurs, coming out in March 2025! This one featuring yours truly, due to unexpectedly being cast as a bodyguard after showing up on set in a suit.

#writing #screenwriting #scriptskyuk #crimefiction #crimedrama #britishcrimefiction

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 9

I’ll let you know - waiting to find out!

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Mar 9

Episode one of #TheCityisOurs is coming out later this month! It was awesome to write the first three episodes and the finale of this series, and I can’t wait to finally watch the whole thing!

#screenwriting #scriptsky #scriptskyuk #crimefiction #crimeseries

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 15

The official trailer for "Mother's Legacy" is out! Love this glimpse of what's been made from a screenplay written almost entirely in bars and coffee shops, and I can't wait to see the whole thing.

#horror #scriptskyuk #scriptsky #screenwriting #psychologicalhorror

youtu.be/eL8xzrqJ_4w?...

Mothers Legacy Trailer

YouTube video by Smoggie Productions

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 14

Finished writing “Fulcrum”, the first episode of “The Amalia Chronicles” tonight! This is such an amazing project to work on, and I’m already psyched for more! @amaliachronicles.bsky.social

#scriptsky #screenwriting #highfantasy #writing

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 12

I’m all for moral complexity, Byronic antiheroes, and slamming the personal and political against each other with gusto in my #highfantasy, but sometimes it’s fun to write the old “they’re teaching them how to swordfight and it’s somehow seduction” bit as well.

#scriptsky #screenwriting #fantasy

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 10

Cackling like a lunatic in the gym as I WhatsApp my unsuspecting filmmaker collaborator my most deranged idea for a horror-comedy short yet, featuring the sentence: “We’ll probably need a trained pro-wrestler”.

#writing #scriptsky #screenwriting #horrorcomedy #horror

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 10

My toxic trait is writing a medieval fantasy fight scene, trying to recreate it in "Blade and Sorcery", and accidentally uppercutting my ceiling lamp.

#writing #fantasy #swordfighting #IAlwaysApologiseToTheLamp

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 5

I’ve never understood the complex political structure of high schools in American movies.

Then again, at my school we had a game where everyone tried to rugby tackle each other for an indeterminate time with no teams, points, or goal in mind, and that’s probably a tortured metaphor for politics.

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Feb 3

I’ve fallen into the #lifetime movie snare trap, and I don’t wish to escape. Give me more movies about high school girls murdering each other over perceived slights, or mothers realising their child isn’t their child, but a murderous psychopath, each as inconsistently lit as the last.

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 30

While watching “The Mask of Zorro”, I realised that #Zorro and #Sharpe are both alive and at least sort-of active during the same time period, and I cannot think of a better “What If” crossover than those two.

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 23

Watching #BatmanVSuperman and #LineOfDuty in the same week is weird, because journalist Clark Kent heard about a branded man being murdered in prison and blamed a man in a bat costume, rather than the corruption that allowed a prisoner at increased risk of violence to be left exposed and vulnerable.

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 21

Got sent some storyboards that have been made of my short screenplay in preparation for filming, and I don’t want to say that it’s the coolest thing anyone’s ever given me, but it’s honestly somewhere in the top three.

#screenwriting #scriptsky #storyboard #writing

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 21

Nothing is so infuriating as selecting a film for #BadMovieNight and then discovering a thoughtful, well-written story created by clearly talented people putting in their best effort.

Bastards.

#movies #screenwriting

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 17

If your high fantasy princess isn’t spelunking in ancient tombs and desecrating graves to steal cursed trinkets, then she isn’t as irresponsible as mine is.

#writing #fantasy #highfantasy #prose

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 13

Another piece from the "Paranormal Prep" novel adaptation. Expanding on the relationships between the werewolf and vampire students has been the most fun part of this project. Check out the original #ChoiceofGames game here: www.choiceofgames.com/paranormal-p...

#writing #prose #fantasy #vampires

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 12

That is tremendously flattering, thank you!

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 12

I often like to try to set up the vibe for whatever I’m writing as soon as possible.

If I can throw the word “dickhead” into the intro as well, it’s a fun bonus.

#writing #prose #fantasy #satire #highfantasy

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Dr David Kain @dhspain.bsky.social · Jan 11

For #SecondPageSaturday, here’s something from “Paranormal Preparatory School”, adapted from my game of the same name. Caitria, the protagonist, was an invention purely for the script, but I love the opportunity to write a character with a lot of inner fury.

#screenwriting #Scriptsky #urbanfantasy

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