Be The Best Writer You Can
I’m posting this to answer some questions that have been coming up on the blog and in email.Firstly, I’m not giving much away when I say the competition for the most comments has still got a very even field – there are a couple of leaders at the moment, but they’re by no means unassailable [...]
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This thread is for you to post your logline and for people to comment, suggest, even help you rewrite, until you have a logline that will dazzle any onlooker. Usual rules apply…
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This thread is for anyone to post any of their writing for anyone to critique. Once again, as I have no clear idea on the copyright situation, I’m going to say you post under the clear understanding I’m not responsible if your idea gets swiped and turned into the next $200m movie without you! (Though, [...]
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This is for anyone who wants to throw in story ideas, with the eventual idea of evolving a group project, maybe even a team writing project. I have no idea how copyright works. I think technically it resides with the people who made the comment, but I wouldn’t count on it. I advise you all [...]
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Writing’s a cruel game, no doubt. Over the years I’ve been sacked and rewritten and cut to pieces more times than I care to remember, and I’m sure there isn’t a writer in the game who hasn’t had similar experiences. It can be utterly heart breaking, and it may damage confidence deep inside, which can [...]
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I’ve been getting excited about a new service I could offer here on the site. What about you uploading your script, and a week or so later getting back an MP3 with the thing brought to life? Either read by a single actor like on the Screenwriting Goldmine audio book, or, at slightly more premium [...]
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Click on the Great Final Draft Giveaway tab above to find out how you can get hold of a copy of the Final Draft screenwriting software package for free…
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I’ve given the original contents of this post its own page to make more room for new material at the head of the blog – just click the Final Draft Giveaway tag at the top of the site to read the original post and find out how I’m giving away three copies of Final Draft. [...]
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I’d hoped to bring you two warm recommendations of two movies you had to go and see at all costs. Both from this side of the Atlantic. Both getting great reviews, from all the British national newspapers right through to Rottentomatoes.com Sadly… Control is the story of a little ol’ Manchester band called Joy Division. [...]
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The first episode of my Sarah Jane Adventures two parter (“Warriors of Kudlak”) went out last night as a preview on the children’s channel CBBC before it hits BBC1 next Monday evening. As ever, watching one’s own script writing made real was a fascinating experience. The cast and crew did a fantastic job, and it’s [...]
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