Anya Blaney
@anyablaney.bsky.social
#Journalist turned #screenwriter. Follow my journey using this moment of creative disruption to make indie movies that inspire our fractured world.
Also a #sustainability nerd, yogi, wifey, and dog mom living in Puerto Rico.
www.luckyducky.productions
Also a #sustainability nerd, yogi, wifey, and dog mom living in Puerto Rico.
www.luckyducky.productions
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Since the government is abdicating its responsibility to inform the public on basic health issues, we are filling the void.
For your top questions on the Measles outbreak, I tried to summarize the top take homes this morning.
I stay committed to ensuring you have the info you need.
For your top questions on the Measles outbreak, I tried to summarize the top take homes this morning.
I stay committed to ensuring you have the info you need.
February 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Since the government is abdicating its responsibility to inform the public on basic health issues, we are filling the void.
For your top questions on the Measles outbreak, I tried to summarize the top take homes this morning.
I stay committed to ensuring you have the info you need.
For your top questions on the Measles outbreak, I tried to summarize the top take homes this morning.
I stay committed to ensuring you have the info you need.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch: “Antisemitism has reached a tipping point in America… That one-third of American Jews have been the target of antisemitism in the past year should raise red flags for every American and our leaders.” ==> The State of Antisemitism in America 2024
The State of Antisemitism in America 2024
American Jewish Committee's State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report reveals how rising antisemitism harms American Jews, exploring in depth how Jewish hate affects American Jews and the American ...
www.ajc.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
AJC CEO Ted Deutch: “Antisemitism has reached a tipping point in America… That one-third of American Jews have been the target of antisemitism in the past year should raise red flags for every American and our leaders.” ==> The State of Antisemitism in America 2024
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Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry.
February 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry.
PSA: “States will never be happy until rulers become philosophers or philosophers become rulers.” - Plato, The Republic
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
PSA: “States will never be happy until rulers become philosophers or philosophers become rulers.” - Plato, The Republic
Love this question! “Mulholland Drive” comes to mind.
February 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Love this question! “Mulholland Drive” comes to mind.
The conservative right suddenly caring about #neurodivergent people to defend Elon’s salute….🙄
January 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The conservative right suddenly caring about #neurodivergent people to defend Elon’s salute….🙄
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all art is made from spite or horniness, and a computer cannot be spiteful or horny, so a computer should never make art
January 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
all art is made from spite or horniness, and a computer cannot be spiteful or horny, so a computer should never make art
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"Throughout history, writers have been brave enough to say what needs to be said, through fiction and nonfiction and poetry. George Orwell … Maya Angelou … Ta-Nehisi Coates … important voices …"
writerunboxed.com/2025/01/08/t...
#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writing
The World Needs Writers Now More Than Ever
“Lock up your libraries, if you like, but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” —Virginia Woolf Writers are truth tellers. We always have been. Throughou…
writerunboxed.com
January 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Throughout history, writers have been brave enough to say what needs to be said, through fiction and nonfiction and poetry. George Orwell … Maya Angelou … Ta-Nehisi Coates … important voices …"
writerunboxed.com/2025/01/08/t...
#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writing
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I hope someone gets the rights to this soon.
The Latrine Fall of 1184 was a disaster in Germany where a large group of noblemen gathered in a room above a latrine pit to discuss the distribution of power in the Holy Roman Empire. The floor caved in, causing up to a hundred of them to fall in and drown in liquid excrement.
January 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I hope someone gets the rights to this soon.
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These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
January 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
My heart goes out to the people and families affected by the LA fires. I can’t imagine the loss and confusion your community feels. Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help remotely!
January 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My heart goes out to the people and families affected by the LA fires. I can’t imagine the loss and confusion your community feels. Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help remotely!
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why'd they name this app bluesky when Elders Scroll was right there
January 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
why'd they name this app bluesky when Elders Scroll was right there
Anyone who watched or read the script for "The Social Network" shouldn't be surprised that Zuck would suck for Trump.
January 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Anyone who watched or read the script for "The Social Network" shouldn't be surprised that Zuck would suck for Trump.
What are your thoughts on self funding vs finding an investor for your film? What are the pros and cons of either decision? #scriptsky
January 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What are your thoughts on self funding vs finding an investor for your film? What are the pros and cons of either decision? #scriptsky
Happy new year #scriptsky! What are you manifesting into 2025?
January 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Happy new year #scriptsky! What are you manifesting into 2025?
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What a beautiful example to set! Shine on! It baffles me that billionaires horde their wealth -- just 1 person could help end poverty, hunger, lack of energy access, while having more than enough to live in luxury for the rest of their lives and their children's lives.
apnews.com/article/mack...
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024
Scott acknowledged $2 billion in 2024 donations in a blog post, bringing the total she’s given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion.
apnews.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM
What a beautiful example to set! Shine on! It baffles me that billionaires horde their wealth -- just 1 person could help end poverty, hunger, lack of energy access, while having more than enough to live in luxury for the rest of their lives and their children's lives.
apnews.com/article/mack...
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The third stage is "Oh look...my fridge needs to be cleaned!"
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 5, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The third stage is "Oh look...my fridge needs to be cleaned!"
Having a bot writer account impersonating you: The social media equivalent of having paparazzi staked outside your door.
Hey, writers! Just want to put this on your radar. There's a rash of new accounts here trying to scam writers by pretending to be book marketers. They are generally not legit. You can recognize them because:
December 4, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Having a bot writer account impersonating you: The social media equivalent of having paparazzi staked outside your door.
I recently started to get into "elevated horror" films & see a lot of #horror writers here. Why is the genre getting more popular? What say you, #scriptsky?
"Horror fiction offers a safe way to experience things that we fear in life...it looks for what’s buried." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
"Horror fiction offers a safe way to experience things that we fear in life...it looks for what’s buried." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Horror writing instructor defends prestige of ‘genre that bites back’— Harvard Gazette
Katie Kohn discusses people’s fascination with scary stories and the difference between bad and good horror.
news.harvard.edu
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I recently started to get into "elevated horror" films & see a lot of #horror writers here. Why is the genre getting more popular? What say you, #scriptsky?
"Horror fiction offers a safe way to experience things that we fear in life...it looks for what’s buried." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
"Horror fiction offers a safe way to experience things that we fear in life...it looks for what’s buried." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
We’re hiring writers! If you or a friend has experience writing for feature films or comedy shorts, I want to see your script samples! #scriptsky
Lucky Ducky Productions is looking for talented writers! 🎬 This is a paid opportunity to collaborate on a dark comedy action feature film and a series of short comedy sketches.
Check us out: www.lducky.com
If interested, tag me and @anyablaney.bsky.social with a sample of your work! #scriptsky
Check us out: www.lducky.com
If interested, tag me and @anyablaney.bsky.social with a sample of your work! #scriptsky
Lucky Ducky Productions
www.luckyducky.productions
December 4, 2024 at 2:11 PM
We’re hiring writers! If you or a friend has experience writing for feature films or comedy shorts, I want to see your script samples! #scriptsky