LESSONS FROM THIS YEAR’S C4 COURSE ENTRY SCRIPTS
Hi There, I’m just coming out of my annual November immersion in the script entries for the 2014 Channel 4 screenwriting course. I’ve spent
Hi There, I’m just coming out of my annual November immersion in the script entries for the 2014 Channel 4 screenwriting course. I’ve spent
Hi There, This week the 2nd and final part of your answers to the question: What’s your number one tip for screenwriting success? I think
Hi There, This week I’m continuing with the 2nd and final part of your answers to the question… What world event \ news has inspired
Hi There, This week I’m returning to the fascinating and inspiring answers so many of you gave to the survey questions I posed back in
Hi There I’m running a Script Lab at the London Screenwriters Festival on Sat Oct 26th on ‘Creating TV drama series’ (as I did last
Hi There, This week I’m returning – not before time – to the answers from the SCREENWRITING SURVEY from my blog way back in June. This
Hi There, I’ve been to see two theatre plays in London this week and have been struck by the sheer originality of both of them.
Hi There, This week I’m taking the easy option and passing the buck over to you the reader – with a survey of (I’m hoping)
Hi There, This week, based on scripts I have read recently, a few random tips \ thoughts about screenwriting. DON’T KILL YOUR CHARACTERS IN RANDOM
Hi There, One of the names that came up at the recent London Sundance Film Festival screenwriting lab was WALDO SALT. The Sundance Film
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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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