NEW SCREENWRITERS – MAKING YOUR MARK
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, 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
BROADCHURCH revisited NB If you haven’t watched it and still want to – then read on – I’ve tried my hardest not to include SPOILERS!
Hi There, NOW BOOKING for THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO WRITING AND SELLING A GREAT SCREENPLAY, Central London May 11-12. Our finely-tuned weekend course that spends
Hi there, Still enjoying ITV drama series BROADCHURCH, I’m suddenly finding it tiresome having to wait a week for the next episode. Because over the
Hi there, BROADCHURCH – new 8x 60’ ITV series. Mondays 9pm What I liked so much about BROADCHURCH episode one was that it was very
Hi There, Thank you for the fantastic response to last week’s newsletter, which I will return to at a later date… And welcome to the
Hi There, Listening to the news about the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing made me think about dramatic story-telling and took me back to some of
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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
Dear All, SCREENWRITING – THE CRAFT AND THE CAREER by PHILIP SHELLEY https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/screenwriting Following up on last Friday’s newsletter teaser, I’m delighted to be able to share with you that I have written
Hi There, This fortnight – a teaser and more recommendations. TEASER! I’ve been reading a LOT of these (teasers) in the scripts submitted for the 2025 Channel 4 screenwriting course and here is
Hi There, This fortnight – some recommendations of writing about writing. I’ve recently read these excellent books – LIKE BROTHERS by Mark and Jay Duplass Part memoir and part instructional book for budding
Hi There, It’s blindingly obvious that the most important thing for budding screenwriters is your writing – your ability to tell a story compellingly and entertainingly. But my experience working with so many
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