April 7, 2021
Hi all, I posted this a couple of years ago but I still see the same old complaint from writers about scripts being overlooked by ‘gatekeepers’ searching for the next new thing. Now, while I have some sympathy and experience …
October 16, 2020
Okay…I know I told you in the post (before last) that I’d reached the end of my book recommendations but then I remembered my Kindle device. Here are a few more book recommendations I had omitted. (As author and title …
September 30, 2020
Okay… Today’s post is the last of my book recommendations but ‘eyes up’ as there are a few must reads among them – not sure why the photo came out blurry? (User error presumably!) The Coffee Break Screenwriter (Pilar Allessandra) – …
May 26, 2020
Hi all, I came across a really interesting blog from Guy Ducker in regard to writing films that have a chance of getting produced in the post Corvid 19 future – at least that’s what I took away from it! …
April 2, 2020
In last week’s post, we considered the way that the isolation of Corvid has afforded us time and opportunity. Today, I’d like to return to a post from last year which is the gift that just keeps giving. I refer …
January 9, 2020
As it’s the start of a new year, I thought it would be good to revisit Andrew Price’s excellent seminar. Although it’s 25+ mins long, if you pick up a few tips as to how you may save time editing …
December 29, 2019
Hi all, Hope you had a restful Christmas? Also, a chance to reflect on the year that is passing? What you’ve achieved or discovered about yourself that you will take with you into the months ahead? Now, while we each …
November 5, 2019
Hi all, Hot on the heels of the last two posts that considered the benefits of producing your own script with respect to TV, today I’d like to explore how the creative decision to produce can have a positive affect on …
October 29, 2019
Hi all, Firstly, apologies to those who are reading this post and wondering what happened to my promised blog of ‘Why producing yourself will be good for health and wellbeing?’ Rest assured, it’s coming but has been temporarily shelved until …
October 17, 2019
Hi all, Several years ago, I attended a morning seminar at the Soho Theatre in which a senior BBC reader presented the 10 rules of writing a good script – actually, I probably still have the notes for it …