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.
We have tried to break the newsletters into useful categories so that you can access the subjects that interest you.
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.
I hope you will have fun dipping into some of the old newsletters; and I hope that they will be helpful and energising for your screenwriting.
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Hi There, I’m overwhelmed and ultimately defeated by the sheer volume of brilliant screen and stage fiction now available to us all. For instance, one of the shows most talked-up
CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPTWRITERS 1 day course London Saturday Feb 21st 2015 A course for scriptwriters in all media – TV, film, radio, theatre – designed to help you generate exciting
CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPTWRITERS 1 day course London Saturday Feb 21st 2015 A course for scriptwriters in all media – TV, film, radio, theatre – designed to help you generate exciting
Hi There, This week, an interview with screenwriter ANNA SYMON. Anna was one of the stand-out writers on the 2013 Channel 4 screenwriting course, and since then, she has
CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPTWRITERS 1 day course London Saturday Feb 21st 2015 A course for scriptwriters in all media – TV, film, radio, theatre – designed to help you generate exciting
Hi There, This week a look back to some of my highlights from this year’s LONDON FILM FESTIVAL. How much dialogue do you need? ‘71 This was a brilliantly visual
Hi There, This week, a day early, a slightly incoherent (which is to do with my inability to write fast enough or make sense of my scribblings – Charlie Brooker
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2015. Don’t forget – entries for the 2015 course close this coming Monday Nov 3rd at 6pm. http://www.script-consultant.co.uk/channel-4-script-submit/ Hi There, I had a great
Hi There, This week, I’m really delighted to share with you – 20 QUESTIONS FOR SCREENWRITERS interview with REGINA MORIARTY. Gina was on the 2012 Channel 4 screenwriting course. She
CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPTWRITERS 1 day course London Saturday Nov 15thA course for scriptwriters in all media – TV, film, radio, theatre – designed to help you generate exciting ideas and
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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