Professional script advice from a working screenwriter.
Before I start on the Writing Journal proper this week, I would like to take a moment to ask a favour of you, my dear and esteemed readers, to help with one of my projects that could do with a little boost in the weeks ahead. Poor Uncle Dave has had a wonderful start to … Continue reading The Writing Journal #50
October may have officially begun last week for the rest of the world, but on the Writing Journal I decided to buck the trend and extend September by six days in an attempt to catch up after a whirlwind month of unexpected distractions. The question now is, has it paid off?… Target Number 1: Spend … Continue reading The Writing Journal #49
Honey, I’m home! After a mini-break away from the Writing Journal last week, this Monday I return full of vim and vigour, ready to throw myself back into fray with gusto (and a new thesaurus, apparently…) Last week’s London trip was a lovely refresher, and it was great to spend time catching up with the … Continue reading The Writing Journal #48
Wise people often say that practice makes perfect. Since I’ve always believed that there’s no such thing as perfect in screenwriting/filmmaking (despite Richard Curtis’ best efforts), it might be wiser to revise it down to the slightly less catchy “practice makes better” when referring to screenplays; something I discovered quite plainly in my own work … Continue reading The Writing Journal #47
It’s been fifty years since Monty Python’s Flying Circus debuted on British televisions, and to mark the occasion there was an evening of shows on the BBC, including a re-run of the very first episode from way back when. Monty Python and Messrs Cleese, Jones, Idle, Palin, Chapman and Gilliam have always been a massive … Continue reading The Writing Journal #46
Time flies when you’re having fun. Apparently, it also flies when you’re producing a podcast too, because somehow, we find ourselves in September with the summer holidays behind us and that back to school feeling in the air. It still feels, to me at least, like summer has only just begun, but that could well … Continue reading The Writing Journal #45
It’s going to be a short and sweet entry into the Writing Journal this week, as there’s lots to do and very little time to do it in! There’s a final podcast to edit together, ten hours of book edits to squeeze in, and some final summer hurrahs to be had. Izzy whizzy, let’s get … Continue reading The Writing Journal #44
