No New Scripts, Just 1000+ in Limbo
This month’s update is mostly an apology disguised as a vibe check.
Hey Hive,
Bad news first: No new scripts were added to the database this month. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Good news? We’ve got over 1,000 ready to go — just waiting to be indexed. Why the delay? Because indexing each script (title, writer, draft date, fun bits, etc.) is still a manual process handled by a small squad of heroic volunteers who are… mostly busy being writers. As they should be.
But don’t panic:
We’re building a better, faster database.
We’re bringing on a fresh team of indexers.
And we just recruited a whole gang of coders from Discord after no one (literally no one) responded to our call for help on Substack. So thanks for that.
Big shoutout to our mod Admiral who’s been leading the tech team between jaunts to Sweden. New coders are already squashing bugs and pushing updates like champs. Welcome to the Hive, you mystery wizards.
If you're interested in indexing, check Discord. Because let’s be honest… no one’s reading this far.
Until next time,
Smish out.
The August edition of our newsletter includes:
📝 Smish Happens: Database Diaries
🐝 Script Search with Anna: Tips & Updates for Using the Screenplay Database
🍯 Inside The Hive
🐝 Script Search with Anna: Tips & Updates for Using the Screenplay Database 🐝
Hello Hive,
I’m Anna, a fellow writer, and frequent user of the Script Hive database. With each newsletter, I will bring you user friendly tips and tricks on navigating the database. At first glance, it can be overwhelming, but I am here to pull back the curtain…
While we await an awesome script update… this is a good time to refresh and take a look at the scripts already living on the database. You never know where you might find inspiration.
With the heat of summer upon us, check out the screenplays from our favorite, classic summer blockbusters... ☀️
⚾️ Trying to capture the nostalgic, warm innocence of childhood in your own writing? The Script Hive Database has our favorite childhood film, THE SANDLOT by David Mickey Evans & Robert Gunter. “You’re killing me Smalls!" I mean the writing of these nuanced, witty, and smartass kids couldn’t be better.
🦈 Trying to write a summer thriller that blows the reader out of the water👀? The Script Hive Database has the ultimate summer blockbuster, JAWS by Peter Benchley & Carl Gottlieb. Before a shark scared audiences out of the water, there was the screenplay. Amongst the thrill of summer, read this screenplay for tips on creating a villain out of a man-eating shark, a very real creature that swims among us.
To find the specific scripts you’re looking for on the database, just type the title into the ‘Script Title’ search bar, or find them through ‘Writer’.
Hopefully this inside look on the iconic scripts, from our childhoods, you can find on the database, gives you inspiration for your own scripts! Remember we all have to start somewhere!
Until next time,
Anna 🐝
(If you don’t yet have access, be sure to join the Discord and request it.)
Inside The Hive 🐝
Have you joined our Discord Server yet? If you still need more convincing…
We took a peek INSIDE THE HIVE 🐝🍯ꙮ. We asked our members “What Does Script Hive Mean to You?” and this is what they have to say about being a part of this stellar community.
Script Hive is more than just a database. Through the Discord, you can receive feedback on your projects and many more cool opportunities by joining this community of other screenwriters, authors, and filmmakers!
What is the most surprising script on the database?
Have you come across an obscure script you were surprised to find on the database? Comment below with the title and what’s so surprising about it, let’s share some gems!
That’s a wrap for this month’s Buzz! Keep writing, keep hustling, and see you around the Hive!
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