I have been writing these fortnightly newsletters for over a decade on many different aspects of screenwriting and storytelling. So this has grown into a fairly huge online resource for screenwriters.
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I have covered many subjects over the years – including PITCHING, CHARACTERISATION, LITERARY AGENTS, many recommendations of inspiring and brilliant shows and scripts; and interviews with many fascinating screenwriters and producers.
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Hi There, In praise of TV drama series – The Pitt & Blue Lights. In the last decade or more, traditional long-running precinct-based, procedural TV drama series have not been
PLOT AND STORY Distinguishing between story and plot is tricky. ‘Plot’ is the events that enable and dramatize your story. The story is the show. This is what we’re watching
Hi There, This fortnight, more reader feedback from the 2026 Channel 4 screenwriting course – huge thanks to the excellent JOSEPHINE FRANKEL for this generous and insightful contribution. Write What
Hi There, LITHUANIA I have had a packed and very enjoyable / lucky March. Earlier in the month in Belfast for a three-day Screenskills script editing course, a new granddaughter
RANDOM STORY THOUGHTS I apologise for the random / scattergun nature of this week’s newsletter but time has been in short supply. I taught a 3 day Screenskills script editing
CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPT WRITERS https://script-consultant.co.uk/creativity-for-scriptwriters/ Of all the courses I run, this is probably the one I find most exciting. Absolutely no preparation or homework is involved – but every
Hi There, This fortnight I am hugely indebted to playwright and screenwriter ROBIN CANTWELL, who was on one of my recent two-day screenwriting courses and subsequently very kindly went to
C4 SCREENWRITING COURSE – NOTES ON READING Hi There, After Karen Featherstone’s excellent feedback last fortnight, here are some of the notes I made while reading the scripts for the
ONE DAY INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING – London Saturday February 14th 2026 Guest speakers – KATE LEYS (one of the UK’s foremost story editors with a glittering CV) and screenwriter NATHANIEL
SENTIMENTALITY 1 CRITICS 0 Happy New Year! I’m going to nail my colours to the mast here. I am a sentimentalist and I say that with pride! There are two
