Rom-Coms
Hi There, Prompted by the very sad death of that wonderful (Screen)writer NORA EPHRON, I’ve been thinking about ROM-COM’s and what makes successful rom-com’s. In
News, Tips & Advice
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.
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 1ST WEEKEND FEEDBACK
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
SCREENWRITING THE BOOK – NOW PUBLISHED!
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
RANDOM MUSINGS ON SCREENWRITING & STORY
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
SCREENWRITING – THE CRAFT AND THE CAREER by PHILIP SHELLEY
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
A TEASER & SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
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
WRITING ABOUT WRITING – SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
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
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