Great piece, Mickey. Your presence will certainly be missed on the Twitters. I honestly don't know why I'm still there. It's not even really routine at this point, since I've cut down using it so much I've never even gotten a tweet-limit thing since those have been put in place. Who knows. Been contemplating starting something like this weekly newsletter thing as well. Might be part travelogue, getting memories and stories from my three years of ballpark trips on digital paper. Not sure yet. Also been contemplating revisiting my own abandoned novel... though I have to figure out how to actually write a novel first... I have a prologue and two chapters and it's over 28K words... so so talky. Hope you're doing well. If you ever head to Netflix to picket, I'm usually there late Friday mornings. Cheers!
I am so incredibly touched that my corner of the internet spurred such tangible art directly in your community :). That sounds like an amazing way to get the creativity kickstarted in a whole new direction. If you ever want eyes on your novel, I wrapped up draft 5 (!) of my own recently and I'd love to look at yours.
Thank you for sharing the art you made (and for also being the reminder I needed to get the fuck off Twitter for good).
Thank you for sharing that idea and giving me that spark, especially on the day I quit Twitter! I needed something tactile and tangible. It was the perfect remedy. And congratulations on draft 5!! It may take me a while, but I will absolutely let you know. Do you like quirky crime capers?? And I will certainly return the favor!
I love quirky crime capers! I judged a lot of them with NYC Midnight and really fell in love with the genre.
And thanks! It's currently in limbo with an agent; all I want is to open it up and start editing it again, but I'm also not going to torture myself with everything I should've changed before said agent digs in. Time for another draft of my screenplay in the meantime instead, lol
It's a detox leaving there, but it helps your writing once you're clean. Start eating vanilla ice cream like in Trainspotting. Try not to soil the bed.
Once you stop thinking, "this would be a good tweet" you're back like Gandalf in new shiny threads. You'll realize you don't need to march for a cause while seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer at the same time while ranking the greatest films of Scorsese as people scream "Scorsese sucks!" at you.
And don't let Zuck win. Do you think he stops and watches The Social Network every time he passes it on TV? I do. I bet when his wife walks in on him he changes the channel and when she asks what he was just watching he replies, "sports".
I left twitter last September/October when elmo took over. I downloaded threads yesterday and already regret doing so. Not bc I’m afraid it will make me extremely online like twitter did but bc it just overwhelming and chaotic. I think distance and rewiring of those dopamine receptors impacts a return to that type of environment. And that’s a good thing.
Gonna miss you on Twitter as you're one of my go to accounts but I totally get what you're saying:) I'll be curious to hear how it helps your creativity. Glad you have your newsletter so we can keep up with your interesting work Mickey!
I’ve been off of all social media for 9 days. The first three days I had thumb twitches. My goal was two weeks but I feel so balanced and creative that I’m unsure how (or if) I’ll return. Thanks for always being a light!
I turned a busted spec into a series of novels that all come in right around 40k each and it's a blast. I think as screenwriters we're conditioned to use as few words as possible so it's a nice middle ground between that FadeIn life and a 150k doorstopper. Highly recommend!
That's where you went! Weirdly I found out right away, on Monday, when I went to look at a DM I'd sent you that had the most up-to-date logline for something... You weren't there (though, unlike Gordon, I still believe in your existence)
I feel ALL of this. Every day seems to begin with the urge to walk away from all social media, and by noon I've just accepted I really like crack - er, social media - and by dinner I've recalled how maybe I need to stop already. I'm disciplined about how I interact with it...mostly...but it takes a toll. Good for you, going for it.
I don't know about you but having this Substack helps so much. I feel like so many of the things I'd rather talk about can't be done in 280 characters anyway. It was helpful to spread the word about this in the beginning but that all changed. Glad I'm subscribed to you here so I can keep up, and you have my email. Drop a line any time!
My experience here at Substack is very similar, in that it's really what I would hope I'd find elsewhere on social media. It's why I keep calling my newsletter a "conversation" to readers. I want them to fill the comments sections with passion. The fact that people can do that without the pressure of 280 characters, which inspire zingers and scoring points rather than thoughtful discourse, makes it all the better. And yes, I'm glad we can stay connected!
Great piece, Mickey. Your presence will certainly be missed on the Twitters. I honestly don't know why I'm still there. It's not even really routine at this point, since I've cut down using it so much I've never even gotten a tweet-limit thing since those have been put in place. Who knows. Been contemplating starting something like this weekly newsletter thing as well. Might be part travelogue, getting memories and stories from my three years of ballpark trips on digital paper. Not sure yet. Also been contemplating revisiting my own abandoned novel... though I have to figure out how to actually write a novel first... I have a prologue and two chapters and it's over 28K words... so so talky. Hope you're doing well. If you ever head to Netflix to picket, I'm usually there late Friday mornings. Cheers!
That newsletter about your trips to all the parks sounds like an excellent idea!
And I'll definitely let you know! In the meantime, if you don't have my email:
mickeyfisher2012@gmail.com
Absolutely love the postcard idea
I feel like this would be right up your alley.
I am so incredibly touched that my corner of the internet spurred such tangible art directly in your community :). That sounds like an amazing way to get the creativity kickstarted in a whole new direction. If you ever want eyes on your novel, I wrapped up draft 5 (!) of my own recently and I'd love to look at yours.
Thank you for sharing the art you made (and for also being the reminder I needed to get the fuck off Twitter for good).
Thank you for sharing that idea and giving me that spark, especially on the day I quit Twitter! I needed something tactile and tangible. It was the perfect remedy. And congratulations on draft 5!! It may take me a while, but I will absolutely let you know. Do you like quirky crime capers?? And I will certainly return the favor!
I love quirky crime capers! I judged a lot of them with NYC Midnight and really fell in love with the genre.
And thanks! It's currently in limbo with an agent; all I want is to open it up and start editing it again, but I'm also not going to torture myself with everything I should've changed before said agent digs in. Time for another draft of my screenplay in the meantime instead, lol
It's a detox leaving there, but it helps your writing once you're clean. Start eating vanilla ice cream like in Trainspotting. Try not to soil the bed.
Once you stop thinking, "this would be a good tweet" you're back like Gandalf in new shiny threads. You'll realize you don't need to march for a cause while seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer at the same time while ranking the greatest films of Scorsese as people scream "Scorsese sucks!" at you.
And don't let Zuck win. Do you think he stops and watches The Social Network every time he passes it on TV? I do. I bet when his wife walks in on him he changes the channel and when she asks what he was just watching he replies, "sports".
Hahaha, this legitimately had me crying and also you nailed the pre-FOMO I will feel on the BARBIE/OPPENHEIMER double feature day!
I left twitter last September/October when elmo took over. I downloaded threads yesterday and already regret doing so. Not bc I’m afraid it will make me extremely online like twitter did but bc it just overwhelming and chaotic. I think distance and rewiring of those dopamine receptors impacts a return to that type of environment. And that’s a good thing.
I'm holding out on Threads for a while, I think I need to get fully clear before I even think about it!
Gonna miss you on Twitter as you're one of my go to accounts but I totally get what you're saying:) I'll be curious to hear how it helps your creativity. Glad you have your newsletter so we can keep up with your interesting work Mickey!
Michelle, thank you so much! And you have my email here, you can always drop me a line there to say hello!
Will do Mickey!
I’ve been off of all social media for 9 days. The first three days I had thumb twitches. My goal was two weeks but I feel so balanced and creative that I’m unsure how (or if) I’ll return. Thanks for always being a light!
Feels good, right??
I turned a busted spec into a series of novels that all come in right around 40k each and it's a blast. I think as screenwriters we're conditioned to use as few words as possible so it's a nice middle ground between that FadeIn life and a 150k doorstopper. Highly recommend!
40k is just doable enough that I think I can actually accomplish it. It's like climbing a smaller mountain before you try Mt. Whitney, lol.
That's where you went! Weirdly I found out right away, on Monday, when I went to look at a DM I'd sent you that had the most up-to-date logline for something... You weren't there (though, unlike Gordon, I still believe in your existence)
Haha! You've got my email here, feel free to drop me a line any time!
I feel ALL of this. Every day seems to begin with the urge to walk away from all social media, and by noon I've just accepted I really like crack - er, social media - and by dinner I've recalled how maybe I need to stop already. I'm disciplined about how I interact with it...mostly...but it takes a toll. Good for you, going for it.
I don't know about you but having this Substack helps so much. I feel like so many of the things I'd rather talk about can't be done in 280 characters anyway. It was helpful to spread the word about this in the beginning but that all changed. Glad I'm subscribed to you here so I can keep up, and you have my email. Drop a line any time!
My experience here at Substack is very similar, in that it's really what I would hope I'd find elsewhere on social media. It's why I keep calling my newsletter a "conversation" to readers. I want them to fill the comments sections with passion. The fact that people can do that without the pressure of 280 characters, which inspire zingers and scoring points rather than thoughtful discourse, makes it all the better. And yes, I'm glad we can stay connected!