Rom-Coms
Hi There, Prompted by the very sad death of that wonderful (Screen)writer NORA EPHRON, I’ve been thinking about ROM-COM’s and what makes successful rom-com’s. In my work as script consultant
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Hi There, Prompted by the very sad death of that wonderful (Screen)writer NORA EPHRON, I’ve been thinking about ROM-COM’s and what makes successful rom-com’s. In my work as script consultant
Hi There, ADRIAN MEAD INTERVIEW This week’s newsletter is an interview with screenwriter \ director ADRIAN MEAD. I’ve known Adrian for quite a while, ever since I met him as
Hi There, It’s been a full-on few weeks with my last two weekends filled by first the Channel 4 screenwriting course and then last weekend my two day screenwriting course,
Hi There, This week : Part 2 of your TOP SCREENWRITING TIPS. This past weekend was the 2nd weekend of the 2012 Channel 4 Screenwriting Course. In a weekend of
Hi There, TODAY (Friday June 8th) is your last opportunity to book up for our two day London June 16-17 weekend screenwriting course, ‘The Authoritative Guide To Writing And Selling
Hi There, This week’s question from my screenwriting poll :- ‘Tell us ONE undeservedly over-looked, under-rated movie or TV show that we should catch up with?’ So many great answers
Hi There, I would like to draw your attention to the rapidly approaching – ‘The Authoritative Guide To Writing And Selling A Great Screenplay‘ – the two day course that
Hi There, And welcome to this weeks’s blog \ newsletter! Before we get started on the serious business of my SCREENWRITING POLL, a couple of thoughts… Best TV drama (OK
Hi there, Thank you so much to everyone who emailed in answers to last week’s poll. The response has been fantastic – in terms of both quality and quantity. It’s
Hi There, This week a slight departure… A poll \ quiz \ competition – WITH A PRIZE AT THE END OF IT! I want to ask YOU for your opinions
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Hi There, This fortnight, some of the notes I made as I was reading script submissions for the 2025 Channel 4 screenwriting course. None of these are ‘rules’ (there are no rules!), just
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
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