Mark Richards

Screenwriter, Research Engineer, Soldier, Electronics Guru, CAD Jockey, Futurist, g33k, Photographer, Early Adopter, Mentor, and Spirit Guide

[Mark Richards @MokeyMark]

@leahwelch19 @HWhorrorfest @MangyAsianMan Woot woot! Congratulations!

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@BobSnz Books like "Story" by McKee or "Save the Cat" by Snyder are great for theory. This book, "That's Not The Way It Works", is great for the real world. You got my 5 stars.

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@JackCuthbert The Sandbox (1/2 hour comedy)
Only 10 percent of soldiers engage in combat in times of war. The Sandbox is about the vital roles, yet often absurd lives, of the other 90% while serving in a war zone.

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@adiblotman Congratulations!

[Nika🇺🇦 @nikazain]

Meanwhile my little sister sends me THIS.

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@HeatherMatarazz Wow! Congratulations!

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@jgfagerberg https://t.co/WiQWbUkmCz

[Olena Halushka @OlenaHalushka]

People of #Mariupol are trapped in the hell. They have to be evacuated, but russia holds them hostages. Ukraine needs much more & better air & missile defence systems to protect peaceful towns from russian barbarians & war criminals

[attn @attn]

.@Schwarzenegger has a message for the Russian people.

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@BrianDuffield Whiskey of choice?

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

These are real intercepted calls: Russian soldiers in Ukraine call their close ones back in Russia to tell how it is going so far. Looting and war crimes included. Please, share! The world must know the truth of what they’re doing to our homes and people.

[Mark Richards @MokeyMark]

@joshstifter Excalibur (1981). My mom took me to see because I was into Dungeons & Dragons. I was 11, and it was uncomfortable for both of us.

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@BrianDuffield Favorite screenwriter?

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The Chekhov's Sandwich principle: If someone walks in with a sandwich, they better eat the damn sandwich. #screenwriting

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@tcviani Ah, the "Chekhov's Sandwich" rule.

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@shannonandswift Not new, but the script that moved me to start learning the craft is "21 Grams" by Guillermo Arriaga. Just... Amazing.

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@HeatherMatarazz Lately, all the time. Like almost every night for the past two months.

[Roman Motychak 🇺🇦 @motytchak]

dear Western journalists...

there is a crucial distinction, guys, between the left map and the right map.

russians move by big roads, hence it is just misleading to deem all the territory between those roads as russian.
it is not.
it is where the civilians fight them.

[Mark Richards @MokeyMark]

@joskelkat To paraphrase Hemingway: There's nothing to screenwriting. Just sit down at your computer and bleed.
Also, I'd love to read your pages.