Script Consultant Newsletter Oct 12th WRITING GROUPS – Mercy Hooper Guest Blog
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
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
Hi There, Last weekend saw the latest running of our ‘Authoritative Guide to Writing & Selling A Great Screenplay‘ course in London. Once again, it
Hi There, A bit more for your diaries in this week’s newsletter. “The Authoritative Guide To Writing And Selling A Great Screenplay” London Sept 22-23
Hi There, Finally back from a very enjoyable summer break in sunny Suffolk and visits to the Olympics and Paralympics either side of that, the
Hi There, In advance of our Sept 22-23 London course, this week I’m delighted to say that we have a special GUEST FEATURE. Two of
Tuesday saw the pilot episode of Aaron Sorkin’s THE NEWSROOM on Sky Atlantic. And what a treat it was – a wonderful piece of writing.
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
Hi There It’s been a busy and exciting week – Last Saturday Phil Gladwin and I held our first Pitching course in central London. It
Hi there, SCREENWRITING \ PITCHING COURSES 2012 This week I want to tell you about the courses I am running this Spring \ early Summer
Quick update. The Two Phil’s AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO WRITING AND SELLING A GREAT SCREENPLAY 2 day course on Feb 4th and 5th now has a
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Hi There, This fortnight, some recommendations. Some of the outstanding stories I have read and watched in the last few months, but first… SCRIPT READING & DEVELOPMENT Q&A September 10th 2025 The next
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…
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