Sarah Granger

I swear the Goodreads website is hosted on some basement 386. I haven't seen a site this regularly slow in ages. The mobile app is only slightly faster.

The Narrative War I keep thinking about the moment when language breaks eye contact with truth.

An important read - "The Narrative War" by
@duvernay.bsky.social - Words matter. open.substack.com/pub/avaduver...

My latest for Dame on state capture. What we’re seeing under Trump isn’t ordinary graft or corruption; it’s a realignment of the political system to enable corruption. The consequences are far more insidious.

🎉 Please help us welcome the first new IWC members of 2026!!! 👏👏👏 EXCELSIOR! ☕️

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Former TV Exec Rebecca Stay on Thoughtful Notes and the Value of Serendipity, Pragmatism, and Listening ... we were not asking writers to reinvent the wheel; it was about what they could do with that wheel. And that usually started with great writers giving us characters that surprised us.

I interviewed former TV exec & script consultant Rebecca Stay for @pipelineartists.bsky.social -- she's so smart & has some amazing advice for writers. Check it out here - pipelineartists.com/former-tv-ex...

Remember that time I “Jurassic Parked” a dragon and then threw in some Edith Piaf just to prove to my teenaged daughter that I could? Well now you can read that for free. 🙂 (Now with cool art by @thaisibir.bsky.social!)

Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.

"Scientists from Google and the University of California at Berkeley estimated the [AI] training process alone consumed 1,287 megawatt hours of electricity (enough to power about 120 average U.S. homes for a year), generating about 552 tons of carbon dioxide." news.mit.edu/2025/explain...

New USC Report: Films Continue to Lack Disability Representation, But Some Progress for Leading / Co-Leading Characters - Disability Belongs™ While films overall continue to lack disabled characters (with no change since 2015), progress did occur for leading/co-leading characters.

Read our analysis of the new data at the link below!

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Fortune's Calling|Paperback Cressida has escaped school, brought its cruel Headmaster to account for his crimes against her and her classmates, then watched him usurp her Empress. Justice may be elusive, but she isn't done with ...

It's book day! Cressida and her friends have finally discovered the source of their Headmaster's obsession, but can they stop it before he makes good on their school's ominous "change the world" motto? A magical school that isn't TERFY, teens standing up for good, and a middle finger to eugenics.

It's been a good month for my sci-fi scripts. My pilot, M-CAP2, won StoryPros' combined sci-fi/fantasy/horror category. And yesterday I found out my feature, THE COMMUNING ENGINE, is a quarterfinalist in the PAGE Awards (top 10% out of ~10k submissions), moving on to the next level in competition. 🎉

A beautiful story.

as someone who has disabilities, I am really tired of AI proponents using the disability argument. It's demeaning to us, infantilizes us, and doesn't help

If they really wanted to help, they would build accessible cities and make existing ones more accessible. But they don't care about us

The pattern of speaking is nearly identical to my father-in-law who has Parkinson's.

Happy to support, Paul!

A TV Writer’s Journey: The Relentless Hustle and the People Who Bring You Along – Interview with Jimy Shah There was a moment, where I just knew I needed to shake things up ... “I'm gonna leave my job.” And I put in my two-weeks’ notice.

I had so much fun talking with TV comedy writer, Jimy Shah, about her career leading up to and including the upcoming AppleTV+ series, Stick. Our conversation here: pipelineartists.com/a-tv-writers...

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Tonight's the night! #Duster premieres at 9pmEST/6pmPST tonight May 15th on @streamonmax.bsky.social !! Ride on!!
#TVSky #WritingSky

Apple Warns iPhone Users About Mercenary Spyware Attacks: What to Do If You're Notified These attacks usually target journalists, activists, politicians, and diplomats. Apple has sent alerts to iPhone users in 100 countries and recommends they enable Lockdown Mode.

Apple warns some iPhone users of mercenary spyware attacks (what to do if you're notified) - www.pcmag.com/news/apple-w...

So I helped get an indie feature film made and it's now officially released on demand! STAY WITH ME -- about a woman with an undiagnosed mental illness and the 2 closest people in her life who had to pick up the pieces after her suicide. Check it out on Prime Video, AppleTV, more. bit.ly/3EE536M

Nonfiction Proposals: What Agents & Editors Want - The Authors Guild What are agents and editors looking for in a nonfiction proposal these days? Join us for a discussion about the current trends, the elements that matter most, and the common weak spots that can lead t...

Authors Guild webinars are SO good and helpful. On May 9, AG will be hosting Nonfiction Proposals: What Agents and Editors Want. It's free. Register here: authorsguild.org/event/nonfic.... @authorsguild.bsky.social #booksky

2025 Digital Media Trends: Social platforms are becoming a dominant force in media and entertainment While studios and streaming providers compete, tougher competition is coming from social video platforms that are hyperscale and hyper-capitalized

Some interesting data here about social platform trends re: media & entertainment.

It's fine... everything's fine...

Thanks!

It really was. Can't remember the last week I had this much good stuff happen. After many not so good weeks, it was like a cloud lifted. Thank you!

I was approached by 2 producers, found out a play I wrote was selected for a staged reading, a screenplay went to the next level in a contest, I got some great feedback on another, I got a 2nd interview for a role that sounds really fun, and a feature film I'm EP on is out for preorder on PVOD!

Bot farms invade social media to hijack popular sentiment Governments, financial influencers, and entertainment insiders are using data center-like facilities full of phones to push narratives fabricated through fake social media engagement.

www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...

Trump-Appointed Atty: Wikipedia Allows Foreign Actors to 'Spread Propaganda' Ed Martin, the interim US Attorney for DC, claims Wikipedia’s popularity as a source of AI training data means it could help ‘launder information’ for foreign governments.

Sadly I was expecting this. Going after Wikipedia. Oh, the hypocrisy.

White Hat – Sarah Granger
One-Hour Drama Series
@sgranger.bsky.social
On the brink of losing their funding, a female led startup of ethical hackers chase a long shot government deal in an attempt to show competitors and investors that they have what it takes. #TV #Scriptsky

The US right is coming for disabled people. Here’s why that threatens everyone Trump’s administration is dismantling disability rights and education. History has shown this can be a warning sign for all civil liberties

A threat to everyone -- www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

LMAO at the first 2 episodes of #TheStudio. So fun. I hope they share the pilot script sooner vs. later. Can't wait to read it.

I've been knee deep in revisions on 5 scripts the past 3 weeks, each for different reasons. It's been good mental exercise -- and more fun than I expected. Hopefully it'll be worth the time and effort. Nice to take a break today though -- such a perfect LA day outside. (Photo from my walk.)