News, Tips & Advice

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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BROADCHURCH – crime drama at its best

Hi there, BROADCHURCH – new 8x 60’ ITV series. Mondays 9pm What I liked so much about BROADCHURCH episode one was that it was very conventional subject-matter – a story

March 8, 2013

Generating IDEAS – Jamie Hewitt

Hi There, Thank you for the fantastic response to last week’s newsletter, which I will return to at a later date… And welcome to the first newsletter of Spring! This

March 1, 2013

Oscar Pistorius – the ‘crime drama’

Hi There, Listening to the news about the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing made me think about dramatic story-telling and took me back to some of the TV crime and legal

February 22, 2013

SCREENWRITING POSITIVITY \ BLACK MIRROR

Hi There, There’s a discussion ‘thread’ on the UK SCREENWRITERS group on the ‘linked-in’ social network, which you may have seen. If you’re not signed up to LINKED-IN, I’d advise

February 15, 2013

SCRIPT CONSULTANT NEWSLETTER FEB 8th 2013

Hi There, A bit of a hotch-potch this week. Various stories have come up in the past few weeks that have grabbed my attention – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trqdYTtx6XI This is a link

February 8, 2013

THE TWO PHILS WEEKEND SCREENWRITING COURSE

Hi There, Another weekend, another course. Last Saturday and Sunday I was running my two day screenwriting course with writer Phil Gladwin, ‘The Authoritative Guide To Writing – And Selling

February 1, 2013

CHANNEL 4 COURSE 1ST WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

Hi There, Last Saturday and Sunday was the first weekend of this year’s Channel 4 screenwriting course. This first weekend is intended to introduce the 12 writers to Channel 4

January 25, 2013

VIVIENNE FRANZMANN : THE WITNESS – GUEST BLOG

Hi There, This week a guest blog by writer VIVIENNE FRANZMANN. Viv was one of the 12 writers on the 2011 Channel 4 screenwriting course. The script she wrote

January 17, 2013

SCREENWRITING COURSES + QUIZ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Hi There, I hope you all had a very good Christmas and New Year break and that your creativity is now at full power. Personally I succumbed to the dreaded

January 11, 2013

BRITISH TV DRAMA CHRISTMAS QUIZ Dec 21st 2012

Hi There, The main part of this week’s newsletter is a CHRISTMAS QUIZ about British TV drama, which you should find quite taxing. I’ll give you the answers on Friday

December 21, 2012

News, Tips & Advice

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.

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BROADCHURCH – crime drama at its best

Generating IDEAS – Jamie Hewitt

Oscar Pistorius – the ‘crime drama’

SCREENWRITING POSITIVITY \ BLACK MIRROR

SCRIPT CONSULTANT NEWSLETTER FEB 8th 2013

THE TWO PHILS WEEKEND SCREENWRITING COURSE

CHANNEL 4 COURSE 1ST WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

VIVIENNE FRANZMANN : THE WITNESS – GUEST BLOG

SCREENWRITING COURSES + QUIZ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

BRITISH TV DRAMA CHRISTMAS QUIZ Dec 21st 2012

News, Tips & Advice

STORY AND DEATH

ONE DAY INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING COURSE March 22nd

CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 1ST WEEKEND FEEDBACK

SCREENWRITING THE BOOK – NOW PUBLISHED!

RANDOM MUSINGS ON SCREENWRITING & STORY

SCREENWRITING – THE CRAFT AND THE CAREER by PHILIP SHELLEY

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