Lauren Black
@lblackcreative.bsky.social
Screenwriter and producer. Defender of democracy. Mom of two.
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Lauren Black
@lblackcreative.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Electromagnetic Has Thriller ‘Inconceivable’ In Works With Scribe Lauren Black & Producers Colleen Camp & Jonathan M. Black
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Kimsey and Roger Birnbaum‘s Electromagnetic Productions are developing the feature film, Inconceivable. The film, written by Lauren Black, is a gripping thriller about 38-year-old coll...
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I broke three fingernails on my way to take my kids to back-to-back gymnastics classes and I don’t have a nail file in my bag. This is my own personal version of hell.
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I broke three fingernails on my way to take my kids to back-to-back gymnastics classes and I don’t have a nail file in my bag. This is my own personal version of hell.
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#scriptsky / #filmsky community
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#scriptsky / #filmsky community
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
When the kids have figured out mom’s favorite candy. Score!!
November 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When the kids have figured out mom’s favorite candy. Score!!
My annual “drop off a tax form at the town offices on Halloween and walk out to a sight from a horror movie” post.
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My annual “drop off a tax form at the town offices on Halloween and walk out to a sight from a horror movie” post.
Who decided that we have to live in the tech billionaires’ version of the future?
Because no.
Because no.
Cathie Wood says humanoid robots will be the ‘biggest of all’ AI opportunities
Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood on Tuesday singled out the potential for artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of humanoid robots.
www.cnbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Who decided that we have to live in the tech billionaires’ version of the future?
Because no.
Because no.
I learned many years ago that there’s an unwritten rule that you can’t do a Halloween party AFTER Halloween. Even if Halloween is on a Friday like this year, you’d better get your Halloween activities in the weekend before. Come Nov. 1, everyone is costumed out and switching to holiday mode.
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I learned many years ago that there’s an unwritten rule that you can’t do a Halloween party AFTER Halloween. Even if Halloween is on a Friday like this year, you’d better get your Halloween activities in the weekend before. Come Nov. 1, everyone is costumed out and switching to holiday mode.
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I'm at AFF for the first time! Who do I know from here?! #ScriptSky
October 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm at AFF for the first time! Who do I know from here?! #ScriptSky
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they simply do not make drugs strong enough for living through this timeline
October 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
they simply do not make drugs strong enough for living through this timeline
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It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
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Sound off!
Who is going to @austinfilmfest.bsky.social #AFF32 this year? I’ll be there for full conference and film fest!
Looking to meet fellow genre writers and filmmakers! #scriptsky #indiefilmmaker
Who is going to @austinfilmfest.bsky.social #AFF32 this year? I’ll be there for full conference and film fest!
Looking to meet fellow genre writers and filmmakers! #scriptsky #indiefilmmaker
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sound off!
Who is going to @austinfilmfest.bsky.social #AFF32 this year? I’ll be there for full conference and film fest!
Looking to meet fellow genre writers and filmmakers! #scriptsky #indiefilmmaker
Who is going to @austinfilmfest.bsky.social #AFF32 this year? I’ll be there for full conference and film fest!
Looking to meet fellow genre writers and filmmakers! #scriptsky #indiefilmmaker
Reposted by Lauren Black
I'm out and about at @austinfilmfest.bsky.social for the next few days. Drop me a line if you'd like to meet up and say hello in person!
#scriptsky #filmsky
#scriptsky #filmsky
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I'm out and about at @austinfilmfest.bsky.social for the next few days. Drop me a line if you'd like to meet up and say hello in person!
#scriptsky #filmsky
#scriptsky #filmsky
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
Reposted by Lauren Black
#ScriptSky
#ScriptSky+
Anybody out there lookin' for a script swap? I prefer half-hour comedies (as that's what you'll get from me), but I'm open to other genres, too! First 3 takers. And... go!
#ScriptSky+
Anybody out there lookin' for a script swap? I prefer half-hour comedies (as that's what you'll get from me), but I'm open to other genres, too! First 3 takers. And... go!
October 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#ScriptSky
#ScriptSky+
Anybody out there lookin' for a script swap? I prefer half-hour comedies (as that's what you'll get from me), but I'm open to other genres, too! First 3 takers. And... go!
#ScriptSky+
Anybody out there lookin' for a script swap? I prefer half-hour comedies (as that's what you'll get from me), but I'm open to other genres, too! First 3 takers. And... go!
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Have you always wanted to attend one of my Chicago Screenwriter Meetups except you're in Los Angeles and not Chicago? Are we internet friends and you want to meet me irl?
I'll be at All Season Brewing Company from 7-10pm on Wednesday, October 29th! Come hang out with me!
I'll be at All Season Brewing Company from 7-10pm on Wednesday, October 29th! Come hang out with me!
October 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Have you always wanted to attend one of my Chicago Screenwriter Meetups except you're in Los Angeles and not Chicago? Are we internet friends and you want to meet me irl?
I'll be at All Season Brewing Company from 7-10pm on Wednesday, October 29th! Come hang out with me!
I'll be at All Season Brewing Company from 7-10pm on Wednesday, October 29th! Come hang out with me!
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There is not a single reason to outsource your creativity to a computer.
Not one.
To do so removes the very point of being creative in the first place.
Not one.
To do so removes the very point of being creative in the first place.
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
There is not a single reason to outsource your creativity to a computer.
Not one.
To do so removes the very point of being creative in the first place.
Not one.
To do so removes the very point of being creative in the first place.
Reposted by Lauren Black
Hey hey hey I'm gonna be in Los Angeles for the first time EVER from October 28th-30th. Thinking about setting up an internet-friends-screenwriter-hang-thing.
Advice on good spots to hole up in a corner and maybe 2 people stop by or maybe 10 people stop by and it's all chill?
Advice on good spots to hole up in a corner and maybe 2 people stop by or maybe 10 people stop by and it's all chill?
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hey hey hey I'm gonna be in Los Angeles for the first time EVER from October 28th-30th. Thinking about setting up an internet-friends-screenwriter-hang-thing.
Advice on good spots to hole up in a corner and maybe 2 people stop by or maybe 10 people stop by and it's all chill?
Advice on good spots to hole up in a corner and maybe 2 people stop by or maybe 10 people stop by and it's all chill?
Reposted by Lauren Black
WRITERS: the 2026 GREY LIST submission window will open Monday, Nov. 3!
INDUSTRY PROS: Sign up now for advanced access, giving you the first look at the projects and talent everyone will be talking about next year.
Use this link👉 lnkd.in/g-bYq7FM or scan the QR code!
#filmsky #scriptsky
INDUSTRY PROS: Sign up now for advanced access, giving you the first look at the projects and talent everyone will be talking about next year.
Use this link👉 lnkd.in/g-bYq7FM or scan the QR code!
#filmsky #scriptsky
October 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
WRITERS: the 2026 GREY LIST submission window will open Monday, Nov. 3!
INDUSTRY PROS: Sign up now for advanced access, giving you the first look at the projects and talent everyone will be talking about next year.
Use this link👉 lnkd.in/g-bYq7FM or scan the QR code!
#filmsky #scriptsky
INDUSTRY PROS: Sign up now for advanced access, giving you the first look at the projects and talent everyone will be talking about next year.
Use this link👉 lnkd.in/g-bYq7FM or scan the QR code!
#filmsky #scriptsky
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READ IT. LEARN IT. LIVE IT.
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
READ IT. LEARN IT. LIVE IT.
PopMart opened today in our mall so you know what that means…
My 4yo still calls them “Little Bubus” and it’s so cute I don’t want to correct her.
My 4yo still calls them “Little Bubus” and it’s so cute I don’t want to correct her.
October 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
PopMart opened today in our mall so you know what that means…
My 4yo still calls them “Little Bubus” and it’s so cute I don’t want to correct her.
My 4yo still calls them “Little Bubus” and it’s so cute I don’t want to correct her.
Today was the Mondayest of Fridays.
October 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Today was the Mondayest of Fridays.
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
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Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1
September 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1
I basically live in a CW show circa 2005 where there is a town festival every weekend, except instead of the town green, events are held on the grounds of an abandoned state mental institution.
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I basically live in a CW show circa 2005 where there is a town festival every weekend, except instead of the town green, events are held on the grounds of an abandoned state mental institution.
When my child tries to tell a joke:
Child: What’s the cat’s favorite color?
Me: What cat? What are you talking about?
Child: What’s the cat’s favorite color?
Me: What cat? What are you talking about?
September 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
When my child tries to tell a joke:
Child: What’s the cat’s favorite color?
Me: What cat? What are you talking about?
Child: What’s the cat’s favorite color?
Me: What cat? What are you talking about?