ONE PAGE PITCHES + SCREENWRITING RETREAT
Hi There, I’m very pleased to announce that in September I will be running a 5 day SCREENWRITING COURSE / RETREAT in a beautiful, rural part of South Western France,
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Hi There, I’m very pleased to announce that in September I will be running a 5 day SCREENWRITING COURSE / RETREAT in a beautiful, rural part of South Western France,
COURSE UPDATE – WRITING A SHORT FILM SCRIPT COURSE – SOLD OUT. CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPTWRITERS, March 8th – still a few places left. http://script-consultant.co.uk/training/ Hi There, DREAMS + STORY Are
Hi There, ONE PAGE PITCHES These are among the most difficult documents to get right and one of the aspects of screenwriting that writers seem to agonise over most but
Hi There, Happy New Year! I hope you had a relaxing / productive break and are creatively fired up for 2020. COURSE UPDATE There are still places available on my
Hi There, NEW SCREENWRITING COURSES FOR 2020 Just in time for Christmas I’m very happy to tell you about three courses I will be running in the first few months
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2020 We have now short-listed and informed the 37 writers for interview and I will be emailing everyone else who applied in the next
Hi There, This week, a few thoughts about / responses to the scripts I’ve been reading for the last few weeks for the C4 screenwriting course. As ever, it’s been
Hi There, This week I’d like to share with you a very excellent thread that I came across on twitter by US screenwriter CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE (The Usual Suspects, Mission Impossible,
Hi There, Over the last couple of weeks I have been making my annual visit to the LONDON FILM FESTIVAL and have seen many extremely good films. From a story
Hi There, This week a massive thank you to excellent screenwriter KATE TRAILL for her wonderfully entertaining and insightful answers to my 10 SCREENWRITING QUESTIONS. But before that, I would
I have been creating industry relevant blog posts and newsletters for many years. These posts provide invaluable insight and advice to both scriptwriters and producers. I’ve included a selection below, but to find specific categories and posts click on the link to visit my news page.
Hi There, This fortnight, some recommendations. Some of the outstanding stories I have read and watched in the last few months, but first… SCRIPT READING & DEVELOPMENT Q&A September 10th 2025 The next
THIS IS A TRUE STORY Except, in the case of The Salt Path it turns out it may not be. I have read and enjoyed the book and this week went to see
Hi There, 20 SCREENWRITERS IN 1 ROOM FOR 2 DAYS This past weekend I ran my 2 day screenwriting course – for the first time for 3 years. I really enjoyed it and
Hi There, On Wednesday afternoon I was lucky enough to go to a matinee preview at the National Theatre of the revival of LONDON ROAD. This is a verbatim musical about the community
GREENLIGHT SCREENWRITING LAB: 1st Weekend Galway May 10-11 I was lucky enough to go to Galway earlier in May for the first weekend of this year’s GREENLIGHT SCREENWRITING LAB, a scheme for new
DRAMATIC IRONY by Tom Hanham HELP! I don’t have much time. I’m being held hostage and Philip Shelley is forcing me to write a newsletter, I don’t even know what dramatic irony is…
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