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Eva Novicova
A new project. Is "zero error". Detective people and robots.

I wrote a story, and what impresses me the most is how the main character turns out to be a machine. Just an AI. And here's the question: can machines have a heart?

Alex Silverscript

That’s a powerful concept it immediately pulls you into both the emotional and philosophical side of storytelling.

The idea of a machine discovering (or simulating) a “heart” opens the door to some re...

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Christopher Maye

Only if the machines are made by someone with a heart themselves.

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Charles Graham
About me

Hi to everyone in the Stage 32 Community. I recently joined at the urging of a friend because he and others have said my Sci-Fi books needed to be made into a movie. I recently wrote a pilot script and have my first live pitch interview in just a few hours. Not sure how it will go. Anyway, I'm looki...

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Christopher Maye

How did the live pitch go?

Charles Graham

Not as well as I would have liked. It was my first live pitch. She was gracious and smiled. She gave me some constructive criticism at the end. I was too detailed. She wanted more of a synopsis and wh...

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Christopher Maye

Well, congrats on getting the first one in!

Haley Mary

Congrats on getting the first live pitch in. Even if it didn't go as well as you would've liked, you can look at it as a learning experience. Hope you get the opportunity to do more pitches in the future!

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Lauren Hackney
This weeks Coffee and Content

Hey Authors and Playwrights,

I found this week's blog by RB interesting - there have been some great responses from readers. So make sure to comment when you stop by and share your thoughts, too! Check it out!

https://www.stage32.com/blog/coffee-content-the-smallest-details-can-mak......

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Raven Riley

This one was SO GOOD! I loved it! Highly recommend

Lauren Hackney

Thanks Raven Riley I hope you have the best week! x

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Francesca Stangoni
Cooperation for new projects to distribute in Italy

Hi Everybody!

I'm in charge of a professional voice over teams (freelance) and we would be happy to dub any project from English or other language (with dubbed script provided, possibly), in Italian so that, together, we could try to distribute on streaming or social . We have already realized some p...

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Ana Cristina Rodrigues

Hello Francesca,

Thank you for sharing your work — it’s great to see a team focused on bringing projects to international audiences.

Dubbing and localization play a key role in expanding a story’s globa...

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Francesca Stangoni

Hi Ana Cristina, it sounds good, let's keep in touch for future need and cooperation, have a stunning time, kind rgds, Francesca

Ana Cristina Rodrigues

Hi Francesca,

Thank you! I really appreciate it and look forward to staying in touch for future opportunities and collaborations. Wishing you a wonderful trip!

Best regards,

Ana Cristina

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Chass Chen
A Novel I Wrote: You Were Never Here

Two years ago, I wrote a novel titled You Were Never Here, published under a pen name based on my initials.

The idea came from a mix of influences—partly inspired by the unsettling, endless spaces of the “Backrooms,” but also from something more personal.

During a trip to the Oregon, I once found myse...

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Solomon Patrick

Hi Chass, I saw your post about 'You Were Never Here' the 'Backrooms' inspiration is a really compelling angle for a novel. I'm an eCommerce developer who helps authors set up independent Shopify stor...

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Chass Chen

Michael Dzurak Appreciate it! The Backrooms has inspired some incredibly creative storytelling—it’s a great example of how a simple concept can evolve into something much deeper....

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Solomon Patrick

I completely agree, Chass! That evolution from a simple concept to something much deeper is exactly why 'You Were Never Here' has such high potential for a dedicated brand.

Because your work has that a...

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Elara Wright

Hi Chen,

I really enjoyed reading about the origin of You Were Never Here that feeling of being lost in a space that should be familiar but isn’t… that’s a very specific kind of psychological unease, a...

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Mike Boas

I would take the word Backrooms out of the title/subtitle and marketing. The Backrooms video series is the creation of another person not associated with your work. A better term for the genre would be “liminal space.”

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Christian A
Hello Stage 32 Community

Hi everyone,

I’m Christian Adegoke, Agent & Development Facilitator.

Been on Stage 32 for some time now and really enjoy the community here.

Would love to connect with writers and industry folks. What project are you most excited about working on right now?

Cheers!

Heidi Schussman

Nice to meet you here, Christian. Right now I'm juggling several projects. First and foremost one of my screenplays, The Tattered Book, has been picked up by a producer. It's in that nebulous phase of...

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Michael Dzurak

Greetings and Welcome, Christian A.

I am currently revising an adventure script. Tropical island, storms, danger, and romance.

Jack Teague

My primary project now is a female-driven, feature adaptation of Mary Welsh Hemingway's autobiography. It is an epic project told through the eyes of a Yale doctoral student who has chosen Mary's book...

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Sundram Sharma

yess

Alex Tur

Greetings, Christian A.

I've completed the pilot episodes of the adaptation for the first four books in my series into the first season of a high-concept psychological sci-fi thriller TV series (20x60) Expand comment

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Kenneth Hughes
Ken

Hi, I’m Kenneth D. Hughes, I prefer Ken. Over the years I’ve been called many things by those closest to me: Kenny, Dad, brother, husband, uncle, my favorite titles are Papaw and Grandpa. And yes, there were times in life when I was called a few names that started with “Mother…” comes with the terri...

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Mary Joy

Hi Ken! Thank you for your service, both in the Army and during your long career in law enforcement. Relentless Valor sounds like a project with immense heart, and a 'Band of Brothers' style streaming...

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Kenneth Hughes

Hi Mary, In the course of my life I have found it more fruitful to have one on one chats. So, I can be reached at 513-502-2052, or colk8f90@gmail.com thanks much, stay safe, have a blessed day, Ken

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Suzanne Bronson
The Fear Factor

What is the one thing in a script that still scares you or makes you feel you might not be able to pull it off?

Harold Ferré

For me, it's all about the plot, nothing but the plot. A story without a solid foundation is a stillborn story.

Harold Ferré

Who offers other opinions?

Suzanne Bronson

Hi Harold Ferré I am not understanding how your comment relates to the post. Can you explain how a bad plot makes you afraid you can't pull off playing your character?...

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Stage32 and Pathfinder

TWO FATES is a Finalist!! Congratulations to all the Finalists! Incredible, Exciting, and extremely Grateful!!!

Thank you Stage32 and Pathfinder and all involved!!!!!

Marie Hatten

Congrats Lori Peters .

Jane Tumminello

Congratulations Lori!

Lori Peters

Thank you all so much!!

Michael David

Good job!

Darrell Pennington

AWESOME!!!!

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Radoslav Isakov
Why Stories Don’t Break — They Fade

Most stories don’t fail.

They dissolve.

Not because the idea isn’t strong.

Not because the characters aren’t interesting.

Not because the world isn’t rich.

But because nothing is holding it together beneath the surface.

At first, everything feels promising.

Scenes work.

Dialogue feels alive.

Moments land exa...

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Michael Dzurak

Nicely put.

Debbie Croysdale

So true. Structure is king, but sometimes overlooked even if the character, hook, concept etc “rock.” A script reader can pass on a script, even if it fits the producer’s remit, and is good on many le...

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Radoslav Isakov

Debbie Croysdale That’s a great point — especially around how much can slip through if the underlying structure isn’t doing its job early on.

Edits can refine, but they can’t always rebuild what wasn’t...

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GJ Harvey
Flashback: He said no to Flashbacks

I recently got coverage of a script where the reader said to lose all the flashbacks. He said they always bump a reader out of the story and Directors hate them. Find a way to share the information organically throughout the story. He said micro-flashbacks or memory flashes are OK. Anyone heard simi...

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David Taylor

Using flashbacks to add a few more episodes to a TV series is a particularly annoying trait.

Mike Boas

As a generalization, that’s wrong. However, he may be responding to your implementation of flashbacks Maybe your FB scenes don’t inform the narrative well.

Each scene should have a purpose, and I thin...

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Jason Boyer

I believe some flashbacks are needed. You don’t have to get rid of all of them. Wish you luck with your script.

Debbie Croysdale

Flash backs, used as lazy writing to “simply inject” a flagging script fails, but I never dismiss them per sae. Flashbacks can work extremely well, in a well thought out script, particularly so in a n...

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Raven Riley

Everyone has their own preferences, and I understand how frustrating or confusing it can be to get this kind of feedback. There are plenty of movies and tv shows that successfully use flashbacks: Meme...

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Leonardo Ramirez
What Themes Do You Keep Returning To?

I’ve noticed that no matter the genre or story, certain themes keep finding their way back into my writing. I didn’t plan it that way—they just showed up. And I suspect they’re tied to things I’ve experienced in my own life.

Over time, they’ve started to feel less like choices and more like a kind of...

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Leonardo Ramirez

I have not Michael Dzurak. That’s one of those movies that I kick myself about and ask why I haven’t seen it yet.

Hard to believe that 2029 is only 3 years from now. Where are the flying cars?...

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Meriem Bouziani

Yes, and this is a fascinating part of our writing. We think we are simply writing fictional worlds, but somehow we are also describing something hidden inside our soul or deep within the subconscious...

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Dwayne Williams 2

Exactly Leonardo Ramirez, I like that theme especially. Do you think themes can affect the audience range of a project?

Leonardo Ramirez

Absolutely Dwayne Williams 2! I also think that because of our uniqueness, we can hear the same theme differently.

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