Amanda Ann Smith
@welltwisted.bsky.social
Screenwriter of twisty mysteries and tales of obscure history.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4034222/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Dog mom. Roller Derby & Boxing enthusiast. Tea sommelier.
If my mouth doesn't say it, my face certainly will.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4034222/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Dog mom. Roller Derby & Boxing enthusiast. Tea sommelier.
If my mouth doesn't say it, my face certainly will.
Pinned
It will never cease to amaze me at how many people can build an entire 'career' out of being a complete fucking loser.
Leavitt: "In our new media seat today, we have a familiar face -- Riley Gaines ..."
January 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
It will never cease to amaze me at how many people can build an entire 'career' out of being a complete fucking loser.
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Congratulations to the incredibly talented WGC members who have been nominated for the 2026 WGC Screenwriting Awards!
www.wgc.ca/awards
Winners will be announced on April 27 at the 30th annual awards gala in Toronto, hosted by Ali Hassan, and written by Kurt Smeaton!
Tickets on sale February 9!
www.wgc.ca/awards
Winners will be announced on April 27 at the 30th annual awards gala in Toronto, hosted by Ali Hassan, and written by Kurt Smeaton!
Tickets on sale February 9!
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Refuse! 👇
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Refuse! 👇
👇 If you can't afford to pay someone to do it, then you don't get to have it. Make do without.
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
👇 If you can't afford to pay someone to do it, then you don't get to have it. Make do without.
It's rarely wrong to disagree with Ethan. Except for his appreciation for how people smell... on that we shall disagree. But the rest is on point.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's rarely wrong to disagree with Ethan. Except for his appreciation for how people smell... on that we shall disagree. But the rest is on point.
If you have little to no idea how the Canadian film and television industry actually works - on even a basic level - perhaps you shouldn't be the one to make decisions that will impact it.
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you have little to no idea how the Canadian film and television industry actually works - on even a basic level - perhaps you shouldn't be the one to make decisions that will impact it.
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The Writers Guild of Canada welcomes the federal government’s renewed investment in Canada’s screen-based industries, including funding for the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada, the National Film Board, and CBC/Radio-Canada.
www.wgc.ca/sites/defaul...
www.wgc.ca/sites/defaul...
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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👇 Fuck AI. Just go away already.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
👇 Fuck AI. Just go away already.
Great thread! Thank you for sharing @natefederman.bsky.social 🙏
When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…
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March 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Great thread! Thank you for sharing @natefederman.bsky.social 🙏
Reposted by Amanda Ann Smith
