Gavin Whenman
@gavinwhenman.bsky.social
Screenwriter, script consultant, recovering journalist
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I hope Big Fat Quiz of the Year has a question about the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
December 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I hope Big Fat Quiz of the Year has a question about the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
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I honestly think James Cameron's secret is that he desperately wants the audience to think his movies are cool as hell. He's not snobbishly making films purely to impress critics and other filmmakers OR cynically cranking out slop. He wants expertly-crafted crowd-pleasers.
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I honestly think James Cameron's secret is that he desperately wants the audience to think his movies are cool as hell. He's not snobbishly making films purely to impress critics and other filmmakers OR cynically cranking out slop. He wants expertly-crafted crowd-pleasers.
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
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this doesn't apply to cybertrucks, which can serve briefly as a boat. do not be afraid to drive your cybertruck into water
perfect time for my perennial PSA: dont drive through water!!!!!!!! you cant see the bottom you dont know how deep it is you dont know what its covering!! there could be a sinkhole!!!!!!!!!!
Selfie gambling your small sedan won't get hydrolocked in the parking lot. Or you don't accidentally drop your phone. (Edited to blur their face) 🤔
December 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
this doesn't apply to cybertrucks, which can serve briefly as a boat. do not be afraid to drive your cybertruck into water
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Charles Dickens wrote 'A Christmas Carol' after being appalled by the harsh working conditions & slum dwellings for Muppets in Victorian London.
December 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Charles Dickens wrote 'A Christmas Carol' after being appalled by the harsh working conditions & slum dwellings for Muppets in Victorian London.
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A relatively recent advertising thing I don’t like: ads about parents with dementia to sell chocolate or whatever. Basically ad people shouldn’t be trying to “tell stories”. You picked the money. Make peace with that
December 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A relatively recent advertising thing I don’t like: ads about parents with dementia to sell chocolate or whatever. Basically ad people shouldn’t be trying to “tell stories”. You picked the money. Make peace with that
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"we saw you from across the room and dig your vibe..." Ass-picture.
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"we saw you from across the room and dig your vibe..." Ass-picture.
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Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Jeremy Nguyen. #NewYorkerCartoons
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Jeremy Nguyen. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Merry Christmas from one of my neighbors to all you Internet-poisoned souls on the BlueSky.
December 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Merry Christmas from one of my neighbors to all you Internet-poisoned souls on the BlueSky.
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happy christmas everyone
December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
happy christmas everyone
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happy christmas eve!
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
happy christmas eve!
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Story structure is a straitjacket only in the same way as the rule for which side you drive on a motorway.
You’re definitely heading for trouble if you decide you’ve had a better idea.
You’re definitely heading for trouble if you decide you’ve had a better idea.
December 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Story structure is a straitjacket only in the same way as the rule for which side you drive on a motorway.
You’re definitely heading for trouble if you decide you’ve had a better idea.
You’re definitely heading for trouble if you decide you’ve had a better idea.
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lol lmao this government will stop at nothing to fold for people who are never going to vote for them
Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m, not £1m as planned, in government U-turn to help farming community - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
lol lmao this government will stop at nothing to fold for people who are never going to vote for them
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Some of you will believe any horrific allegation about our president merely because it's fully consistent with who he is
December 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Some of you will believe any horrific allegation about our president merely because it's fully consistent with who he is
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My wife's watching some programme about chefs getting Michelin stars and I wasn't very interested until it turned out when you get awarded one the actual Michelin man turns up
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My wife's watching some programme about chefs getting Michelin stars and I wasn't very interested until it turned out when you get awarded one the actual Michelin man turns up
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ok genuine answer and possibly a subskeet of most of the replies here but anything that tells writers to ignore writing "rules"/structure and write from the heart can be really quite damaging - I know writers who think reading books on structure is an admission of failure which is so silly!
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
ok genuine answer and possibly a subskeet of most of the replies here but anything that tells writers to ignore writing "rules"/structure and write from the heart can be really quite damaging - I know writers who think reading books on structure is an admission of failure which is so silly!
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I think we're going to have to switch the Enigma machine back on to break this impenetrable code.
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I think we're going to have to switch the Enigma machine back on to break this impenetrable code.
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This is a really fun thread, but the thing that I think it's most useful for is collecting how advice can be clearly poisonous and actively wrong if taken further and wider than intended.
One day I'll do a thread/post on my theory of The Three Stages Of Advice. Today is not the day.
One day I'll do a thread/post on my theory of The Three Stages Of Advice. Today is not the day.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is a really fun thread, but the thing that I think it's most useful for is collecting how advice can be clearly poisonous and actively wrong if taken further and wider than intended.
One day I'll do a thread/post on my theory of The Three Stages Of Advice. Today is not the day.
One day I'll do a thread/post on my theory of The Three Stages Of Advice. Today is not the day.
Hopefully they throw the booky wook at him
Goodness me, it’s like someone rewrote The Twelve Days of Christmas with sex pests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russell Brand charged with new rape and sexual assault offences
Russell Brand will appear in court on 20 January 2026 over the new charges.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hopefully they throw the booky wook at him
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Well that’s one way to deal with a bad review I guess
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Well that’s one way to deal with a bad review I guess
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It's so tough picking a product on Amazon. Do I buy the YHJUNNGOV or the SWALGDYS?
January 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's so tough picking a product on Amazon. Do I buy the YHJUNNGOV or the SWALGDYS?
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Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived
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The Telegraph here advocating an surprisingly aggressive response to unwanted Christmas gifts.
December 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Telegraph here advocating an surprisingly aggressive response to unwanted Christmas gifts.
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Sleigh bells ring are you listening?
In Hyde Park, coke is glistening
A typical sight, a massive fist fight
Brawling in the Winter Wonderland
In Hyde Park, coke is glistening
A typical sight, a massive fist fight
Brawling in the Winter Wonderland
December 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Sleigh bells ring are you listening?
In Hyde Park, coke is glistening
A typical sight, a massive fist fight
Brawling in the Winter Wonderland
In Hyde Park, coke is glistening
A typical sight, a massive fist fight
Brawling in the Winter Wonderland