Question for folks who've directed ads, where's a good place to start in terms of contacting people to send materials?

I'm supposed to be off social media, but... Morning thoughts:

No one wants to admit it, but we've hit ouroboros territory as a larger society and it’s showing. It's showing in art, in how we interact with others, in everything that gets produced in the business sector.

As we speed run toward fascism, I'd like to take this time to encourage everyone to read the work of the Black Panthers, and Frantz Fanon.

Also, to the same subject, buy physical books because the internet could get regulated faster than you realize.

Been training for a marathon, it’s both humbling and invigorating. I’m learning to push my mind far more than my body in this process, which is much needed in this time.

Being back in Detroit has made it so clear to me how being in LA deeply disconnected me, and maybe other artists that I know, from the thing that made them want to do their art form in the first place.

2024 was a kick to the chest.

We did it, we survived til '25...

What next?

In the modern age of TV with shorter seasons and higher budget/production values, I miss the great lessons taught by network shows which would course-correct mid-run. There's such a lot to learn as a writer from watching, say, Parks & Rec, retool on the fly and suddenly become a lot better.

For folks working with #Hollywood support staff (PAs, assistants, coordinators, in any and all departments) - please remember the bulk of support staff ARE NOT PAID through the Christmas holidays. Please consider gifting cash to your assistants (if you are financially able). 1/3

I love writing and I'll probably continue writing until the literal day that I die, but I can't help but feeling like the TV & Film industry is going the way of radio.

It's a legacy institution, so it'll still be around... but in what form is TBD.

Crazy part about the entertainment industry is that I finally have a good credit to show, and now I’m unsure of if I can afford to continue working in the entertainment industry post strikes.

If there’s a job opening in Hollywood, Snoop Dogg has already cashed the check.

I love that everyone thinks that Eagles team is legit… same team that barely beat the Jaguars, Saints, and Browns…

If you're looking for Black film and TV writers to follow on #Bluesky, here you go: go.bsky.app/JaBxVQR #BlackSky

As I’ve been saying for over a year:

If your business model doesn’t work without violating the law, you’re not in business — you’re in organized crime.

Great reporting by @elainelow.bsky.social. theankler.com/p/tv-writers...

There's something I need people to understand.

The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.

The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.

If it doesn’t follow the Black school across town that’s giving people 50-burgers, then I don’t want it.

It’s kinda interesting to read people’s reviews and takes on #InteriorChinatown. Not in a snarky way, just to observe how everyone is reacting. And also to see them work through a lot of the brain breaking stuff we dealt with in the room.

How many more social media platforms will I be forced to learned...?