YaelEinstein

Penpusher · 185 points

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13 reviews

When a female engineer with a typical male name is hired to the project of her dreams and confronts her boss’ shock that he, in fact, hired a woman, she must overcome attitudes of “boys club” sexism in order to maintain her position on the team.

July 16, 2020
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When a sentient video game character falls in love with the real-life player, she must get rid of the other characters to gain the player’s affections, even if that means rewriting the game script.

July 12, 2020
When a veteran intelligence officer, struggling to adjust to post-war life, begins to find secret codes everywhere she must follow the trail to satisfy her obsession. No matter how far that takes her.

July 10, 2020
When a non-verbal young chef learns that her signature dish has been ripped off by a rival, she must win over a new elite clientele with her intuitive understanding of flavour and micro-dosing.

July 10, 2020

on When a sentient video game character falls in love with the real-life player, she must get rid of the other characters to gain the player’s affections, even if that means rewriting the game script.

Yes. It’s a game, not a film.
on A righteous but gullible whistle-blower must obtain evidence her intimidating boss is a murderous monster before he catches on and takes sadistic steps to silence her for good.

Is this a bit like Disturbia when the protagonist suspects that the person is a killer but has no evidence and no one believes them? Also, I don’t think the word whistleblower fits in this situation, because alerting people to…
on When a non-verbal young chef learns that her signature dish has been ripped off by a rival, she must win over a new elite clientele with her intuitive understanding of flavour and micro-dosing.

I like the ex-boyfriend addition. It makes the conflict more personal. How about: When a young chef loses a catering job because her ex-fiancé stole her signature dish, she must create a new Michelin star-worthy dish before both their restaurants…
on When a sentient video game character falls in love with the real-life player, she must get rid of the other characters to gain the player’s affections, even if that means rewriting the game script.

Good point. How about this: When an NPC becomes sentient in the middle of a dating sim, she must hack into the game code to divert the attention of the real-life game player away from the other romantic interests before…
on When a sentient video game character falls in love with the real-life player, she must get rid of the other characters to gain the player’s affections, even if that means rewriting the game script.

Good point about the use of accurate terms. It is an existing story but I didn’t include the title because it’s part of the spoilers.
on When a deadly wave of Coronavirus disables most of the United States and his wife, the workaholic President must retreat to a secluded area and raise his six-year-old son alone while guiding the entire nation. In the process he learns that the former task may be harder than the latter.

This type of situation sounds like one that Jacinda Ardern would be smashing at. She would make the best movie hero.
on After her kitten was kidnapped, a girl must team up with her friends to track down the thief by invading his home.

This sounds adorable! I agree with Scott that the goal of finding the motive for the kidnapping seems odd, would make more sense to find the kitten and the kidnapper. The stakes are great, especially for a family film. I…
on When a non-verbal young chef learns that her signature dish has been ripped off by a rival, she must win over a new elite clientele with her intuitive understanding of flavour and micro-dosing.

Yes, definitely lacking stakes. The stakes could come from a bet that sheâ€™s made with her rival to make more money or gain more restaurant stars or something similar. And her unique methods may help her win the bet but…
on When a veteran intelligence officer, struggling to adjust to post-war life, begins to find secret codes everywhere she must follow the trail to satisfy her obsession. No matter how far that takes her.

Good point. The question is whether she is imagining the codes and (her struggles to adjust to a â€œnormalâ€ life post war is driving her to imagine that she is still part of some great mission) or whether the codes…
on A young black man accidentally travels to the past. He is decided to save his great-grandmother, a slave, with the help of her owner’s son

I do like how the stakes are pretty clear without you having to specify them, as the risks of a black man during times of slavery are evident. Just the wording could be clearer. Does he travel back in time…