John August
@johnaugust.bsky.social
Screenwriter, mostly. Also Highland and Scriptnotes.
Scripnotes Live Show in LA. November 30th at 3pm! Every ticket gets a signed copy of the Scriptnotes book. Special guests and surprises, too. www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Scripnotes Live Show in LA. November 30th at 3pm! Every ticket gets a signed copy of the Scriptnotes book. Special guests and surprises, too. www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
Streaming the hell out of Hulu until subscription runs out at the end of the month. Or better yet, Kimmel is back.
September 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Streaming the hell out of Hulu until subscription runs out at the end of the month. Or better yet, Kimmel is back.
Software development, in short.
September 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Software development, in short.
Weyland-Yutani ships would be more reliable if they had actual controls, not a wall of glowing white switches.
August 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Weyland-Yutani ships would be more reliable if they had actual controls, not a wall of glowing white switches.
Birdigo is out today on Steam! Now at 84 on Metacritic. birdigogame.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Birdigo is out today on Steam! Now at 84 on Metacritic. birdigogame.com
This old photo of me looks AI?
May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This old photo of me looks AI?
This week's Scriptnotes has Tony Gilroy (Andor, Michael Clayton) talking about the second season, and his shift from features to series. Already up in the premium feed. scriptnotes.net
March 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This week's Scriptnotes has Tony Gilroy (Andor, Michael Clayton) talking about the second season, and his shift from features to series. Already up in the premium feed. scriptnotes.net
Noted! And checked the TOS to confirm that. sure
March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Noted! And checked the TOS to confirm that. sure
It's already in there. In Settings > Privacy, you tell Highland whether it's allowed to search outside services, including LLMs. You can set that permission separately from static sources like rhyming dictionaries and thesaurus. support.quoteunquoteapps.com/how-lookup-w...
March 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's already in there. In Settings > Privacy, you tell Highland whether it's allowed to search outside services, including LLMs. You can set that permission separately from static sources like rhyming dictionaries and thesaurus. support.quoteunquoteapps.com/how-lookup-w...
Also: 9-volt batteries are just six little batteries in a trench coat.
March 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Also: 9-volt batteries are just six little batteries in a trench coat.
One of my most petty gripes is when a device uses AAA batteries when it could easily fit AA.
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
One of my most petty gripes is when a device uses AAA batteries when it could easily fit AA.
Added a bunch of new feathers to Birdigo today. It’s fun being able to update so quickly! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...
February 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Added a bunch of new feathers to Birdigo today. It’s fun being able to update so quickly! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...
Birdigo is a cute deckbuilding word game I made with @toboggan.work. Take a look!
It’s on Steam right now → store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...
It’s on Steam right now → store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Birdigo is a cute deckbuilding word game I made with @toboggan.work. Take a look!
It’s on Steam right now → store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...
It’s on Steam right now → store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...
Why yes that is Highland in the teaser for the latest season of Righteous Gemstones!
January 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Why yes that is Highland in the teaser for the latest season of Righteous Gemstones!
Fascinated by impact of EV chargers on small-town businesses. Inyokern, California is basically a ghost town, but has a busy fast-food restaurant primarily because of the adjacent Tesla and Rivian chargers.
January 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Fascinated by impact of EV chargers on small-town businesses. Inyokern, California is basically a ghost town, but has a busy fast-food restaurant primarily because of the adjacent Tesla and Rivian chargers.
New meme format just dropped.
December 23, 2024 at 5:29 PM
New meme format just dropped.
Update! Drew just added Wicked.
December 15, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Update! Drew just added Wicked.
Scriptnotes Holiday Live Show is up! English Teacher's Brian Jordan Alvarez & Stephanie Koenig join Agatha All Along's Jac Schaeffer to discuss writing their amazing shows.
It's a great conversation with smart and funny people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's a great conversation with smart and funny people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
December 10, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Scriptnotes Holiday Live Show is up! English Teacher's Brian Jordan Alvarez & Stephanie Koenig join Agatha All Along's Jac Schaeffer to discuss writing their amazing shows.
It's a great conversation with smart and funny people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's a great conversation with smart and funny people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
To me, this feels so anti-flow. It's all distractions. When writing, I want to sit inside the scene, not at a control board.
If it works for you, godspeed.
If it works for you, godspeed.
December 3, 2024 at 6:14 PM
To me, this feels so anti-flow. It's all distractions. When writing, I want to sit inside the scene, not at a control board.
If it works for you, godspeed.
If it works for you, godspeed.
At the end of a writing session, I always try to leave myself handholds for the next one.
December 3, 2024 at 5:51 PM
At the end of a writing session, I always try to leave myself handholds for the next one.
Wyna Liu is clearly having fun making Connections and I’m here for it.
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Wyna Liu is clearly having fun making Connections and I’m here for it.
TFW your movie is set in ancient times, the onscreen text (inscriptions, parchments, etc) is in English, but some is in Latin, and nothing matters.
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
TFW your movie is set in ancient times, the onscreen text (inscriptions, parchments, etc) is in English, but some is in Latin, and nothing matters.
Today's Scriptnotes is a deep dive on Moneyball with special guest @taffyakner.bsky.social How can you not be romantic about baseball? johnaugust.com/2024/moneyball
October 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Today's Scriptnotes is a deep dive on Moneyball with special guest @taffyakner.bsky.social How can you not be romantic about baseball? johnaugust.com/2024/moneyball
At least once a week.
October 22, 2023 at 11:39 PM
At least once a week.