💙 🇺🇦 NomadicWriter (Fritha Malcouronne) 🇺🇦 💙
@nomadicwriter.bsky.social
Writer. Home: blank page, screen or stage. Chiefly here to discuss screenwriting, film + TV. Queen of typos. Partnered by my editor-in-chief, Tiggy (cat). Lover of cake, otters, owls, hares and wildlife/conservation.
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Hello! As we’re seeing a big influx of new folk on here thought I’d reintroduce myself. Studied English Lit and creative writing at MMU; specialising in screenwriting and playwriting. Have hosted live tweets of hit BBC dramas with screenwriters/exec prods. Write TV dramas + stage plays. #ScriptSky
Signed! We’re only a few thousand from reaching the required 100,000 signatures to nudge our govt into holding a public inquiry into political interference from Putin’s Russia. This is essential in order to protect our future sovereignty, freedoms and democracy. Please sign. 👇
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Signed! We’re only a few thousand from reaching the required 100,000 signatures to nudge our govt into holding a public inquiry into political interference from Putin’s Russia. This is essential in order to protect our future sovereignty, freedoms and democracy. Please sign. 👇
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Not a robot
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Not a robot
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Fallow deer
Stoats and weasels
Barn owl
Fox
Hare
Do I get bonus points for otters, dragonflies and a kingfisher?
Fallow deer
Stoats and weasels
Barn owl
Fox
Hare
Do I get bonus points for otters, dragonflies and a kingfisher?
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Black Bears
Weasels
Mountain Lion
River Otters
Snowy Owl (a mated pair)
Black Bears
Weasels
Mountain Lion
River Otters
Snowy Owl (a mated pair)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Javelina
Red Tailed Hawk
Spinner Dolphin
Manta Ray
Gray Whale
Javelina
Red Tailed Hawk
Spinner Dolphin
Manta Ray
Gray Whale
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Fallow deer
Stoats and weasels
Barn owl
Fox
Hare
Do I get bonus points for otters, dragonflies and a kingfisher?
Fallow deer
Stoats and weasels
Barn owl
Fox
Hare
Do I get bonus points for otters, dragonflies and a kingfisher?
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Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
Petty and ignorant. Guess we shouldn’t expect anything less from them by now.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Petty and ignorant. Guess we shouldn’t expect anything less from them by now.
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Ever thought those screenwriting books all seemed a bit... the same? Here's why! #screenwiting #Scriptsky #UKscriptsky
Screenwriting Explained in 2 Minutes - Every Screenwriting Book Summarised
YouTube video by James Moran
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ever thought those screenwriting books all seemed a bit... the same? Here's why! #screenwiting #Scriptsky #UKscriptsky
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IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash
Cannot fathom for the life of my why anyone who engages in creative activities would want to use AI. It’s the very antithesis of being creative. Takes all the fun away from creating engaging stories, characters and plots. A computer cannot possibly comprehend the complexities of being a human.
When something uses "AI" in any form it makes me immediately less confident about (and interested in, and appreciative of) anything else they've done. They've already surrendered at least some of their own intention and decision-making to a probabilistic algorithm, and so are less interesting to me.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Cannot fathom for the life of my why anyone who engages in creative activities would want to use AI. It’s the very antithesis of being creative. Takes all the fun away from creating engaging stories, characters and plots. A computer cannot possibly comprehend the complexities of being a human.
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When something uses "AI" in any form it makes me immediately less confident about (and interested in, and appreciative of) anything else they've done. They've already surrendered at least some of their own intention and decision-making to a probabilistic algorithm, and so are less interesting to me.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When something uses "AI" in any form it makes me immediately less confident about (and interested in, and appreciative of) anything else they've done. They've already surrendered at least some of their own intention and decision-making to a probabilistic algorithm, and so are less interesting to me.
All the editor-in-chief seems to want to do on these colder days is snuggle up on me. With or without a heated throw on. Not complaining as he’s brilliant at snuggling the most openly affectionate cat we’ve ever had. It’s just when you’re trying to write… “Yes, you’re the most handsome boy.”
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
All the editor-in-chief seems to want to do on these colder days is snuggle up on me. With or without a heated throw on. Not complaining as he’s brilliant at snuggling the most openly affectionate cat we’ve ever had. It’s just when you’re trying to write… “Yes, you’re the most handsome boy.”
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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"You seem happier"
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"You seem happier"
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
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“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Worth also noting here that many of the male comedians featured in silent movies had their scripts written by *cough* women. That is before talkies came along and female screenwriters were ‘literally’ silenced by their male counterparts, who assumed the position that screenwriting was a bloke’s job.
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Worth also noting here that many of the male comedians featured in silent movies had their scripts written by *cough* women. That is before talkies came along and female screenwriters were ‘literally’ silenced by their male counterparts, who assumed the position that screenwriting was a bloke’s job.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Cracking thread from @baddestmamajama.bsky.social giving an insight into why your amazing and beautifully crafted script may not be getting the attention from the industry it (arguably) deserves. Office politics are a bitch, and the film/TV industry is no stranger to them.
#ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky
#ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky
There’s a reason when I talk and write about writing screenplays, I talk about the *craft* and not the industry. I can write a very compelling screenplay and coach others to do so. But you learn very quickly succeeding the industry has almost nothing to do with how good your script is.
Said with love but there is a tone deafness in the "just write your spec!" advice that seems to be totally ignored in the current climate.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Cracking thread from @baddestmamajama.bsky.social giving an insight into why your amazing and beautifully crafted script may not be getting the attention from the industry it (arguably) deserves. Office politics are a bitch, and the film/TV industry is no stranger to them.
#ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky
#ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky
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There’s a reason when I talk and write about writing screenplays, I talk about the *craft* and not the industry. I can write a very compelling screenplay and coach others to do so. But you learn very quickly succeeding the industry has almost nothing to do with how good your script is.
Said with love but there is a tone deafness in the "just write your spec!" advice that seems to be totally ignored in the current climate.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
There’s a reason when I talk and write about writing screenplays, I talk about the *craft* and not the industry. I can write a very compelling screenplay and coach others to do so. But you learn very quickly succeeding the industry has almost nothing to do with how good your script is.
A must read 🧵 Whether you’ve had a crap day, you’re sick of the daily doom and gloom on the news or simply want to end today on an uplifting note, Jim’s story is for you. Enjoy! 🐈 🥰
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A must read 🧵 Whether you’ve had a crap day, you’re sick of the daily doom and gloom on the news or simply want to end today on an uplifting note, Jim’s story is for you. Enjoy! 🐈 🥰
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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AI also violates the 8th Commandment: “Thou shalt not steal.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AI also violates the 8th Commandment: “Thou shalt not steal.”
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
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I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
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A racist might forget, but a victim of racism never does.
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A racist might forget, but a victim of racism never does.
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Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt