Creators on Reddit

C. Robert Cargill

Novelist and screenwriter, Sinister and Doctor Strange

u/Massawyrm ↗Personal account
How we know it's theirs

Their 2016 r/movies AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 72 posts and 8000 comments from u/Massawyrm, dated 2010 to 2026, most often in r/Warhammer40k, r/DnD and r/Warhammer.

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A redditor posted in r/Warhammer

GW Stiffed me on Srgt Castus

u/Massawyrm replied

Hey brother, GW accidentally sent me two. It's an amazing model, but so distinct there would be no need to ever field two. DM me your addy and I'll pop my spare into the mail and get you straight. EDIT…

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Hey brother, GW accidentally sent me two. It's an amazing model, but so distinct there would be no need to ever field two. DM me your addy and I'll pop my spare into the mail and get you straight.

EDIT: Coordinates received. Sgt. Castus has been successfully deployed to a new warzone. Godspeed through the warp, Battle Brother.

HobbyOff duty, regular redditorsr/Warhammer · 494 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗

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A redditor posted in r/Screenwriting

Is 30 to late an age to attempt a career in screenwriting?

I am relatively good at writing screenplays and have a few good ideas. I understand the craft well and am wanting to pursue a career in screenwriting (all while working my day job, of course). My question is, can I expect any chance of career success as a screenwriter starting…

u/Massawyrm replied

Sold my first script (SINISTER) at 35. So you'd have to fail for five years before selling something in order to be on the same track as someone who wrote a Marvel film.

When ANYONE in Hollywood says they want a young writer, they mean cheap. You're good.

Advicer/Screenwriting · 581 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor wrote in r/Fantasy

On “Hey r/Fantasy! I'm novelist and DOCTOR STRANGE screenwriter C. Robert Cargill. AMA!”

If you could offer only one piece of advice to aspiring writers that isn't "just write" or "read more," what would it be?

u/Massawyrm replied

No one will ever know that your single perfect opening sentence was actually sentence 27, that you cut the first 26, and that you rewrote that sentence 19 more times. They also won't know that the amazing, profound sentence immediately…

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No one will ever know that your single perfect opening sentence was actually sentence 27, that you cut the first 26, and that you rewrote that sentence 19 more times. They also won't know that the amazing, profound sentence immediately after it was written once, without a single word ever being changed.

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