A SCREENWRITER’S LIFE: WALDO SALT
Hi There, One of the names that came up at the recent London Sundance Film Festival screenwriting lab was WALDO SALT. The Sundance Film Festival has an annual screenwriting
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Hi There, One of the names that came up at the recent London Sundance Film Festival screenwriting lab was WALDO SALT. The Sundance Film Festival has an annual screenwriting
Hi There, For the last two weekends I have indulged myself by going to two FESTIVALS – on April 28th the Sundance London Film Festival and on May 5th the
‘It takes years of screenwriting to have an overnight success. It also takes talent, willpower, determination, grit and more than anything – it requires failure.’ This was the premise of
BROADCHURCH revisited NB If you haven’t watched it and still want to – then read on – I’ve tried my hardest not to include SPOILERS! Hi There, So BROADCHURCH (series1!)
Hi There, Thinking about our for upcoming weekend screenwriting course (May 11-12) with special guest speaker BBC drama script editor ESTHER SPRINGER, something I’m often reminded of is that
Hi There, I’m really delighted this week to share with you a guest article written by screenwriter NEIL McKAY. I worked with Neil on my first ever script-editing job, MEDICS,
Hi There, NOW BOOKING for THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO WRITING AND SELLING A GREAT SCREENPLAY, Central London May 11-12. Our finely-tuned weekend course that spends day 1 on the craft
Hi There, ‘a gripping psychological thriller… masterpiece… brilliant: a noir psychological thriller – like a 21st-century Marnie, or Rosemary’s Baby… a gripping and disturbing thriller‘ Unbelievably (to me) these are
Hi There, I’ve had a hectic but very enjoyable week working with a lot of different screenwriters. Last weekend was the March edition of ‘The Two Phils’ Guide to Writing
Hi there, Still enjoying ITV drama series BROADCHURCH, I’m suddenly finding it tiresome having to wait a week for the next episode. Because over the last few years, like so
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.
Yes, it’s a cheery one. At the risk of being extremely depressing, I have been thinking, for various reasons, about death quite a lot recently. And that led onto thinking about the
ONE DAY INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING COURSE London Saturday March 22nd I’m delighted to be running this one day course for the first time for 2 years and I am now taking bookings. Please
Hi There, This fortnight I look back at the 1st weekend of the 2025 CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE, which we held at C4’s offices in London over the weekend of Jan 18
Hi There, SCREENWRITING THE CRAFT AND THE CAREER by PHILIP SHELLEY Please excuse this 2nd newsletter about my book, published yesterday Thursday January 23rd – it’s important to me and I hope will
Hi There, And Happy New Year! My newsletter returns with some random musings about storytelling for the screen – TROPES & MYTHS I really enjoyed this question and answer from RICHARD LINKLATER’S Q&A
Dear All, SCREENWRITING – THE CRAFT AND THE CAREER by PHILIP SHELLEY https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/screenwriting Following up on last Friday’s newsletter teaser, I’m delighted to be able to share with you that I have written
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