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, This week I’m going back to the debate of a few weeks ago about the usefulness or otherwise of a university education in screenwriting. I run a regular
Hi There, Thank you so much once for all your excellent responses to my rather thin ‘World’ cinema and TV drama list from last week. I was quite right when
Hi There, I had a lot of reaction to my BLOG two weeks ago about French film ‘The Day I Saw Your Heart’. There seem to be strong feelings out
Hi There, I got a wonderful response to last week’s newsletter about French \ foreign films and the favourable comparison to general Hollywood output. One idea that was suggested on
Hi There, Last night I went to see French film ‘The Day I Saw Your Heart‘, part of the UK Jewish Film Festival at the Phoenix cinema in East Finchley,
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2013 First and most importantly this week, entries to the CHANNEL 4 screenwriting course 2013 are now entering their last few days – Entries
Hi There, Something a bit different this week – and a day early too! Why am I a day early? (You may ask). Because I’m off to the annual London
Hi There, This week I have been paying my annual visit to the LONDON FILM FESTIVAL. I am hugely impressed year after year at the amazingly high quality of films
Hi There, This week a guest blog from writer and former script editor MERCY HOOPER. Mercy responded to my newsletters of the last two weeks with these really interesting thoughts
Hi There, Lots of really interesting responses to my newsletter of last week about university screenwriting courses and what they can do for you as a screenwriter, some of which
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.
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…
Hi There, As you will see, this newsletter is very much longer than usual. This is a short story sent to me by writer DAVID ARMSTRONG. David is one of my favourite novelists.
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