May 14, 2019
Hi all, A few years ago at the London Screenwriter Festival, Jeff Norton did a session on how he pitched his TV Series idea and episodes using powerpoint. In this, concept, characters, plot, theme and story were all portrayed visually …
May 5, 2019
Hi all, Came across this infographic the other day and thought it might be of interest to those writers who long for the day when they will be represented by an agent. Now, while this deals primarily with writers operating …
April 30, 2019
Okay, time for a short break from the pros and cons of writing different formats. Instead, let us consider the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of writing a regular blog which (in terms of social media) is a great way to grow your …
February 27, 2019
Hi all, Fifteen years ago, an interesting insight came to me while attending a less than inspiring seminar about the image of God at theological college. Suddenly – as an aside – the lecturer stated that God might be better understood as …
January 10, 2019
Hello! Hope you are keeping well and writing lots. Sorry for the absence on social media just recently but I’ve been producing a comedy farce this month written under a pseudonym – find it here Now, unlike the writing resources …
November 25, 2018
Hi all, Not sure if I’ve posted this template on here before but if you didn’t see it first time round, it’s your lucky day! Now I can’t remember where I got the template from – possibly Pixar (?) What …
November 20, 2018
Hi there, Strange but true – scripts that keep us interested and wanting more are often those ones in which the character’s motivations and intentions are hidden from us or seep out during the course of a story…and this more …
October 16, 2018
Hi all, As you may remember, last week I left you with the first section of notes from Karl Ilglesias’ session on creating compelling stories for emotional impact. Aside from the raft of practical advice about evoking emotion in the reader there …
October 9, 2018
Hi all, It’s that time of year again! That period of autumn where we are either: developing a stonking new script idea that will be ready for competition in the New Year? ( Or) fetching out an old script and …
September 25, 2018
Hi all, Today’s offering is a follow up on last week’s post about how every script should have two stories within it: – one charting what physically happens in the story (plotline). – the other charting the protagonist’s emotional journey …