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Forced Proximity | a great romance trope

Welcome to the first edition of Forced Proximity, where I, Bri Castellini, will trap you here in my hyperfixation on romance novels for as long as the fixation lasts. It felt fitting that my first batch of recommendations would themselves feature forced proximity as a major plot device! To get…

Romance

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Forced Proximity | a great romance trope
Forced Proximity | a great romance trope
Romance

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Buy In: Directing Drama

A journey of storyboards and directing my first dramatic film — Despite my being an incredibly dramatic person, drama tends to not be my artistic style. I’m a comedy person, see below. But then I met Colin Hinckley, who loves drama and, specifically, horror. And we decided to write a horror film together called Buy In, a tense character study about…

Female Filmmakers

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Buy In: Directing Drama
Buy In: Directing Drama
Female Filmmakers

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2 days ago

Hollywood Love Stories

A fitting round-up for me, a filmmaker! Subscribe to my romance newsletter, Forced Proximity, that will deliver you 3 new romance recommendations every Friday afternoon! You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria. Real life love blooms on a film set for an American adaptation of a telenovela between the…

Romance

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Hollywood Love Stories
Hollywood Love Stories
Romance

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2 days ago

Historical Road Trip Buddies To Lovers

First published while I was on my honeymoon… a road trip! Since I’m reposting this from my Substack months later, read to the end for bonus honeymoon pics! And of course, subscribe to my romance newsletter, Forced Proximity, that will deliver you 3 new romance recommendations every Friday afternoon! The…

Romance Novels

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Historical Road Trip Buddies To Lovers
Historical Road Trip Buddies To Lovers
Romance Novels

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Jan 21

My favorite queer romances

At least… the ones I read in 2022! Subscribe to my romance newsletter, Forced Proximity, that will deliver you 3 new romance recommendations every Friday afternoon! Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. The mixed race son of the American president falls for the youngest prince and close in…

Romance

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My favorite queer romances
My favorite queer romances
Romance

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Mar 20, 2020

Dreams of Escape (2006)

By B.L. Castellini (aka 14 year old me) — All typos have been maintained. CHAPTER 1: THE ‘PRISON’ “Kate, come on, You can stare at the clouds later! It’s time for our astronomy lesson.” “Who cares about the stupid astronomy lesson? They’re all a bunch of dots to me.” “Kate! If you flunk astronomy you will be stuck in this prison for another…

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Dreams of Escape (2006)
Dreams of Escape (2006)

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Published in Seed&Spark: Sparking Conversation

·Mar 13, 2020

Coronavirus Care Package for Creators

How to keep your momentum and take advantage of being stuck indoors — So 2020 is starting out wild, huh? As someone who has been social distancing since birth, and as someone who’s been writing about and observing “homebody best practices for marketing your work” professionally for 3+ years, I wanted to aggregate some advice for those of you who are newer to…

Pandemic

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Coronavirus Care Package for Creators
Coronavirus Care Package for Creators
Pandemic

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Published in Stareable

·Aug 14, 2019

How Long Should You Be Promoting Your Completed Series?

Your finale isn’t your final chance to succeed — Join our filmmaker forum, sign up for our newsletter to receive more great articles like this one, subscribe to our podcast, and remember to recommend 👏 this post on Medium! On the internet, it’s always rerun time. For filmmakers, this can be really useful, because your project’s success doesn’t live…

Film

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How Long Should You Be Promoting Your Completed Series?
How Long Should You Be Promoting Your Completed Series?
Film

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Published in Stareable Fest

·Jun 10, 2019

Official Selections 2019

Congratulations to all filmmakers! — Buy tickets to see these amazing shows (and attend our many panels, workshops, and events) here. Comedy Blank My Life Wish Weasel 26 Words My Astronaut Lost in Moldova Everything’s Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major The Right Swipe Gut Feeling Pitches Short Form Comedy Short Term Rental NAKED TALK FRESH! The Inventor Nutritiously Nicola Life On Earth Shangri-LA Gym Life

Film Festival

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Official Selections 2019
Official Selections 2019
Film Festival

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Published in Stareable

·Apr 29, 2019

The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Creators Make, and How To Fix Them

Spoiler alert: you can’t become Beyonce overnight. — Join our filmmaker forum, sign up for our newsletter to receive more great articles like this one, subscribe to our podcast, and remember to recommend 👏 this post on Medium! As the primary show-approver on Stareable.com and now as the professor of a web series production class, I have a…

Web Series

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The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Creators Make, and How To Fix Them
The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Creators Make, and How To Fix Them
Web Series

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Bri Castellini

Bri Castellini

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Writer, filmmaker, adjunct prof, and human bulldozer. Colorado>Oregon>NYC>LA www.BriCastellini.com

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