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.
Hi There, I’ve been blown away by the responses I got to my last newsletter about the year of lockdown we’ve just gone through. So many brilliant, thought-provoking, powerful pieces
Hi There, I don’t know about you but I’m still in a low-level state of disbelief and shock about what we’ve been through over the last year. I keep thinking
Hi There, This week a guest newsletter from playwright and screenwriter, EMMA PRITCHARD. Emma was on the Channel 4 screenwriting course in 2019. She has a number of commissions for
Hi There, At the end of January we had three days on zoom with a number of industry guests for the 1st ‘weekend’ of the 2021 CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE.
Hi There, This week, I’m delighted to share with you JOE WILLIAMS’s selection of the best films of the last year. This has become a bit of an annual tradition
Hi There, This week, the 2nd part of the readers’ feedback about the script submissions for the 2021 Channel 4 screenwriting course. The Originality Myth This year, each reader leapt
Hi There, I want to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and let’s hope it’s a big improvement on 2020 (despite rather unpromising first impressions!). This week and
Hey! I’m Sarah Milton and I was on the 2019 4Screenwriting course. Do you remember that year? It’s when we weren’t all drowning in hand sanitiser and could hang out
Hi There, This week a guest blog by screenwriter ANNALISA D’INNELLA, who has been on the Channel 4 screenwriting course this year. Annalisa is working on original projects with several
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2021 – UPDATE Because of the huge number of scripts we received this year, the timetable for the interviews has been pushed back. The
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 I’m doing something I haven’t done before – recycling an old newsletter. So this is an adapted / extended version of a newsletter I sent out in 2018, which
Hi There, One of the most memorable films I have seen in the last few months, one that has really stuck with me, was a documentary, THE RESCUE. I was so excited
Hi There, A huge thank you to everyone who took the time and trouble to respond to LILY SHAHMOON’S newsletter 2 weeks ago about the tricky issues around creative writing university courses and
Hi There, This week, a guest blog from writer / script editor LILY SHAHMOON. Lily has been a script reader and shadow script editor on the Channel 4 screenwriting course and is also
Hi There, One of the things I’ve been thinking about recently in scripts / stories is the question of the DRAMATIC PROPOSITION of a show. Prompted by the work I’m doing with
Hi There, I hope you’re on, or are about to have, a good break, a chance to recharge your creative batteries! In this newsletter I’m focusing on my website – script-consultant.co.uk –
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