Mags Doyle
@magsedoyle.bsky.social
Screenwriter always trying to make room for a little poetry. Writing films that feature powerful female characters taking on thorny problems. Indie films and festivals rule. 🤓💪 Long live independent voices in art and media.
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Larry Gelbart: "When you’re in trouble at the end, it’s because you were in trouble in the beginning. There’s no point in writing the end over and over again. You have to go back and give yourself the opportunity to finish successfully.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
October 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Larry Gelbart: "When you’re in trouble at the end, it’s because you were in trouble in the beginning. There’s no point in writing the end over and over again. You have to go back and give yourself the opportunity to finish successfully.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
Great to connect with some writer pals and see all the amazing work being produced in my hometown and across BC! Was inspiring to see so many young writers and artists still fiercely going after their art and putting it out there. Thanks Word Vancouver for a soul-filling day. #bcwriters
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Great to connect with some writer pals and see all the amazing work being produced in my hometown and across BC! Was inspiring to see so many young writers and artists still fiercely going after their art and putting it out there. Thanks Word Vancouver for a soul-filling day. #bcwriters
I’m thrilled to share my feature screenplay, BUSH, is an Official Selection for the San Pedro Film Festival! Always so encouraging to be read and supported. #screenwriting
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I’m thrilled to share my feature screenplay, BUSH, is an Official Selection for the San Pedro Film Festival! Always so encouraging to be read and supported. #screenwriting
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"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." -- Virginia Woolf
August 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." -- Virginia Woolf
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One month for prep. Write 1 page per day. One month for revisions and editing. Do that and you complete 2 spec scripts per year. #screenwriting
May 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
One month for prep. Write 1 page per day. One month for revisions and editing. Do that and you complete 2 spec scripts per year. #screenwriting
I’ve been reading Graydon Carter’s book, When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines, and could weep at the support (and $), his writers got at Vanity Fair. Also wonderful stories of his early life in Canada. A wonderful read.
May 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I’ve been reading Graydon Carter’s book, When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines, and could weep at the support (and $), his writers got at Vanity Fair. Also wonderful stories of his early life in Canada. A wonderful read.
Finally watched I’m Still Here and it is incredibly relevant right now. A cautionary tale of there ever was one Canada. Incredible acting and beautiful cinematography but sobering insight into Brazil’s history. 🇨🇦 Vote Canada, it matters!
April 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Finally watched I’m Still Here and it is incredibly relevant right now. A cautionary tale of there ever was one Canada. Incredible acting and beautiful cinematography but sobering insight into Brazil’s history. 🇨🇦 Vote Canada, it matters!
This IKEA copywriter sure is going all in on their food metaphors here. 😂 #copywriting
March 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This IKEA copywriter sure is going all in on their food metaphors here. 😂 #copywriting
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
March 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
In case you need a photo of my ginger cat sleeping on his baby blanket. ❤️🐈
February 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
In case you need a photo of my ginger cat sleeping on his baby blanket. ❤️🐈
Saw The Brutalist and it’s so obvious how deeply Brady Cornet loves the art of filmmaking. It’s in every shot, every frame and story beat. And Adrien Brody should take the Oscar. Full stop.
I loved the intermission image too. ❤️ #scriptsky
I loved the intermission image too. ❤️ #scriptsky
February 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Saw The Brutalist and it’s so obvious how deeply Brady Cornet loves the art of filmmaking. It’s in every shot, every frame and story beat. And Adrien Brody should take the Oscar. Full stop.
I loved the intermission image too. ❤️ #scriptsky
I loved the intermission image too. ❤️ #scriptsky
Some English Bay vibes for you. Took a very short writing weekend away but so glad I did. Sometimes just leaving for 48 hours can give your story a real lift. ✍️ #scriptsky #screenwriting
February 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Some English Bay vibes for you. Took a very short writing weekend away but so glad I did. Sometimes just leaving for 48 hours can give your story a real lift. ✍️ #scriptsky #screenwriting
The silver lining of the deep freeze happening in Vancouver right now is I will be forced to stay home this weekend and write and get something out of my mind, off my computer and into a publisher’s inbox. 📥 📝 #writing
February 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The silver lining of the deep freeze happening in Vancouver right now is I will be forced to stay home this weekend and write and get something out of my mind, off my computer and into a publisher’s inbox. 📥 📝 #writing
Just breaking up apocalypse posts with this handsome face, my ginger cat Charlie who is 100 per cent Canadian and ready for the resistance. 🫡🐈🇨🇦 #catsforCanada
February 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Just breaking up apocalypse posts with this handsome face, my ginger cat Charlie who is 100 per cent Canadian and ready for the resistance. 🫡🐈🇨🇦 #catsforCanada
Trying to finish a chapbook by the end of this particular month feels like trying to concentrate while hanging onto a wing of a plane flying through a lightning storm. I’ll try but holy hell it’s hard to not think about all the chaos going on. #amwriting
a man says i 'm trying to focus
ALT: a man says i 'm trying to focus
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February 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Trying to finish a chapbook by the end of this particular month feels like trying to concentrate while hanging onto a wing of a plane flying through a lightning storm. I’ll try but holy hell it’s hard to not think about all the chaos going on. #amwriting
I was just doing a little nosing around on @markcarney2025.bsky.social digital presence and sir, please hire a #ux strategist and if there’s no budget, I’m happy to help point out some critical issues. This is no time for poor content design!! 🇨🇦
February 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I was just doing a little nosing around on @markcarney2025.bsky.social digital presence and sir, please hire a #ux strategist and if there’s no budget, I’m happy to help point out some critical issues. This is no time for poor content design!! 🇨🇦
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Pitching Advice: Create a “Pitch Persona.” It’s not a fake version of you, rather it’s a *performing* version of you. With a lesson from rock icon David Bowie. gointothestory.blcklst.com/pitching-adv... #screenwriting #scriptsky
January 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Pitching Advice: Create a “Pitch Persona.” It’s not a fake version of you, rather it’s a *performing* version of you. With a lesson from rock icon David Bowie. gointothestory.blcklst.com/pitching-adv... #screenwriting #scriptsky
When even your cat is excited about the new poetry book you brought home. 🤓🐈
January 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When even your cat is excited about the new poetry book you brought home. 🤓🐈
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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RIP The Washington Post’s integrity
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes announces she's quit the paper because her editors wouldn't print a cartoon going after Big Tech and media oligarchs paying tribute to to Trump
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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January 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
RIP The Washington Post’s integrity
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Happy New Year 💫
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson
2017
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson
2017
December 31, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Happy New Year 💫
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson
2017
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson
2017
I was not prepared for the power of Small Things Like These. It asks you into its world in a gentle way then utterly breaks your heart. An important film written by Enda Walsh, adapted from the book by Claire Keegan about the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. Cillian Murphy is brilliant. #filmsky
December 28, 2024 at 4:39 AM
I was not prepared for the power of Small Things Like These. It asks you into its world in a gentle way then utterly breaks your heart. An important film written by Enda Walsh, adapted from the book by Claire Keegan about the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. Cillian Murphy is brilliant. #filmsky
Happy holidays friends, hope those with orange cats have survived the day with no major incidents. 🤪🐈
December 26, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Happy holidays friends, hope those with orange cats have survived the day with no major incidents. 🤪🐈