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Hi There, Happy New Year. I had meant for this 1st newsletter of 2024 to be all your excellent and fascinating responses to my ‘Best of 2023’ lists – but
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, Happy New Year. I had meant for this 1st newsletter of 2024 to be all your excellent and fascinating responses to my ‘Best of 2023’ lists – but
Hi There, Four writing opportunities – A reminder about the GRASS ROUTES PRIZE, mentioned in my last newsletter, closing date for applications – Jan 8th 2024. ‘A new competition for
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2024 We have now confirmed the interviews and I have emailed everyone who wasn’t successful. Apologies if you haven’t heard back from me. Inevitably
Hi There, I’d like to thank all of you who got in touch to respond to my last newsletter. I was really gratified by all your responses and your generosity
Hi There, TV FACTUAL DRAMA Here’s a section of a review from The Guardian of The Reckoning, the new factual drama mini-series about Jimmy Saville ‘Stripped of context, The Reckoning
Hi There, LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2023 In early October, I made my usual pilgrimage to the London Film Festival. The LFF is brilliantly curated – the quality of the films
Hi There, TV drama series are such a great art form in the way they can enable you to get so enjoyably involved with a story world, a set of
Hi There, SUCCESSION: AN EVENING WITH THE WRITERS. SOUTHBANK CENTRE I went to this event last Wednesday and here are a few reflections – First, how unique to go to
Hi There, This week a look ahead to the – CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2024 We will be accepting entries for 2 weeks from Monday Sept 18th to Monday Oct
Hi There, This will be my last newsletter until Friday September 8th as I take a break from it over August. A few weeks ago, on July 4th, we held
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 reader feedback from the excellent MATT MCNALLY, who covered 280 of your script entries for the 2025 Channel 4 screenwriting course – ‘I thought I’d write something for
Hi There, 2 more courses – 2 DAY SCREENWRITING COURSE, LONDON June 21-22 https://script-consultant.co.uk/2-day-screenwriting-course/ I’m really pleased to be running my 2 day / weekend screenwriting course again for the first time in
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
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