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The 12th Annual November Write Club Is Here!

The 12th Annual November Write Club Is Here!

Set Your Goal, Start Strong, and Win Prizes Every Week

Welcome to the 12th Annual November Write Club! And it isn’t just for writers. Filmmakers, actors, producers, composers, authors, and every creative are welcome.

Pick a goal, big or small, and spend November making it happen with the whole Stage 32 community cheering you on. Every Monday, a new blog ends with three challenges. Complete all three to be entered to win that week’s prizes, plus an entry toward the Grand Prize.

This year, your goal has a destination. Projects that earn industry signals can rise into the Stage 32 Marketplace, where 3,000+ executives can discover them. The project you push forward this month could be the one that gets found.

Week 1 Challenges:

  1. Comment on this week’s blog with your November goal.
  2. Share your goal in the Lounge that fits your discipline.
  3. Encourage at least three other members on their goal posts.

This Week’s Prizes:

  • A FREE Arc Studio Pro Annual License
  • A FREE Logline Review to get your project Marketplace-ready

Grand Prize: An Arc Studio Pro Lifetime License!


Philip Sedgwick
Anyone noticed...

When you scan a profile is the body weight consistent with a person's height and description of body stature?

Suzanne Bronson

I think some people don't want to list their weight Philip Sedgwick I wouldn't go by the stats on their profile, I would ask them for their resume or reel. That only applies to actors though, I don't...

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Philip Sedgwick

No, it's not only actors. Here is a screenshot of a connection request I received tonight from a pretend AI screenwriter.

Philip Sedgwick

I am not saying AI is running this site. I am saying the site's users are employing AI to dictate their bio, select film genre, assign bogus locations and to send out pitches for work to anyone silly...

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Suzanne Bronson

I know, but what I am saying, is that the physical description doesn't matter except for actors. I never look at those. And like I said, if you think the account is fake, send the profile link to comm...

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Philip Sedgwick

If someone puts in a physical description, then it matters. Period. And if it's nonsensical, so is the posting individual.

Disney Writers

I have many ideas, and some of them are for Disney. I would like to meet and work with Disney writers to make them scripts. So, if anyone has a connection or writes for Disney, please let me know and I can show you, my ideas. I labeled a lot of them as potential Disney films.

Elena Schumann
Negative!!!

IF ONE IS NOT SAFE, THEN NO ONE IS SAFE!!!

Suzanne Bronson

Hey Elena, this is Suzanne from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Screenwriting to Anything Goes, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!

Silas Brier
Substack?

Anyone want to connect on Substack?

Liked by Federico Alerta and 2 others

Pitch session question - a screenplay a must?

Hi all, Quick question. Regarding the pitch session: are we still allowed to pitch without a screenplay? Or is it mandatory. I would like to submit my memoir for review.

Sorry, I am new to all of this. Thanks for your input. ;)

Yasmine Khan (Marsha Marie)

Yes, I am starting to think it is time to start looking for a screenwriter that is willing to take it on. This is all I have right now. https://marsha-marie.weebly.com/bangles-film--tv-adaptation.html...

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Yasmine Khan (Marsha Marie)

I wish I were creative enough to write it myself. LOL but just not. I can admit that.

Yasmine Khan (Marsha Marie)

Silas Brier Thanks for your comment. Doug Nelson Thank you too. so just writing an initial script would be just a jump start for the idea? Then they would take it and make it their own?...

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Silas Brier

Yasmine Khan (Marsha Marie) I suppose it depends on who you're pitching, but there are many managers and producers who are interested in promising written material outside of screenplays. For example,...

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Yasmine Khan (Marsha Marie)

Thanks Silas Brier for this insight. :)

Joe Novak
Out of hellmira

OUT OF HELLMIRA

The Great Confederate Escape from Hellmira Prison

The Great Confederate Escape from Hellmira Prison THE NORTH HAS ITS OWN ANDERSONVILLE. AND ITS NAME IS HELLMIRA.

By the winter of 1864, the Union-run prisoner-of-war camp in Elmira, New York, has become a frozen, disease-ridden wastelan...

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William W Dilks Sr

Interesting concept. Hope it works for you. If that's your logline, I'd revisit it. And also make sure your sentences are grammatically correct. Hope this help. Wishing you success...

Philip Sedgwick

I checked out the catalog of American Heritage Books last night. Quite a vast collection of content. If you're looking to adapt for film, my first thought would be a different work. Sensing the market...

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Joe Novak

Thank you. I just realesed my first book and Jack realese a couple of more

Wyman Brent
My Christmas Wishes

My new music video, My Christmas Wishes, premieres today at 6:00 PM German time!

12 Noon Eastern time

Written by Wyman Brent, with the video created and directed by Tommy Scott.

We're looking forward to sharing this with you. Hope you'll join us!

Please like, comment, share and subscribe.

ht...

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William W Dilks Sr

Nice. Hope it finds success!

Wyman Brent

William W Dilks Sr, thank you. I appreciate your kindness.

Göran Johansson
How delete people from my network?

With the old version of this web site, it was easy to delete unwanted people from my network. But how do now?

In have recently suffered from the following :

One person with a female AI generated picture but a male name quickly wanted to move the discussion to an anonymous place.

One person told he was...

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Suzanne Bronson

This may be one of those kinks that need to be worked out. You are right, it doesn't appear that we can just "disconnect." I would report the accounts to support and community, and I will get back to...

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Göran Johansson

OK, I can wait. Since I am not the only one with the problem, there are good reasons to hope it will be fixed. And again I received a network request from a person who appears to have a gender that is opposite to what the photo tells.

Suzanne Bronson

Yeah I get those too. Me personally, I check out the profile before accepting a network request. If it feels hinky, I don't accept it. If you suspect it is a fake account, send the link of the profile...

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Suzanne Bronson

Ok I got the answer. To remove someone from your network, you click on their profile page. You will see a button that says CONNECTED. Click on that for a drop down that says unconnect.

Göran Johansson

Great that it works again. And I noticed that support had deleted some from my network, including one whom I had myself reported.

Brendan Kelly
The Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules

US drama The Pitt is similar enough to medical series ER for a lawsuit against its producers to progress, a court in the US has ruled.

The widow of Michael Crichton, who created ER, argues The Pitt is effectively a reboot of the series, which has been ma...

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William W Dilks Sr

Interesting. Does that mean something like only one TV show can have male and female police and police cars and a busy precinct? Or maybe this is a bad analogy for poking fun. I don't know the details of the case.

Valentin Stanga
Two films for the weekend

The Shout (1978), directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, and Borgman (2013), Alex van Warmerdam’s oneiric horror film.

Both explore the figure of the Stranger - at once fascinating and lethal - who bursts into the humdrum existence of an anemic household, each with its own ideas and stylistic choices. (Curio...

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Elisa Bertoli
General discussion info style

I've been publishing for several months, I'm an emerging Italian production, I'm struggling to not close the VAT. I really like this platform...

But after so many months I'm still trying to understand if there's a strong crisis even abroad (and I don't think so) or it's me who can't find...

I can't fi...

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William W Dilks Sr
Awards and Such...

Curious. I see a lot of awards posted for scripts.  I realize that awards increase exposure and feel great when received.  But is that the end game?  Or is the payday the end game?  I'm wondering how many of the award-winning projects provide an actual $$$ return? Does any stats-based company track...

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Suzanne Bronson

I guess that is a matter of perspective.

William W Dilks Sr

Suzanne Bronson Yeah...that's always the main case first. I'm thinking end game and goals, which I guess loosely translates in to perspective. Thx. And hope all is great with you!...

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