Writing tips
Tenerife’s first sitcom Re-writers
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Well, he of the red pen, returned our sitcom efforts with a commendable amount of red scrawl, and the potential was deemed as neither yay, nor nay, but a solid maybe. Which is better than a slap in the face with a wet carp, but not quite as good as a letter from the Director […]
Tenerife’s first sitcom writers?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Life is pretty exciting at the moment. Sometimes it can be a plain bore, a never ending succession of menial features to write, facts to check, chores to avoid and kid’s toys to mend. At the moment though, it’s EXCITING. Sorry, I shouted.
I’m currently awaiting the verdict on a sitcom that I’ve co-written with a […]
More writing tips, but this time from someone who REALLY knows WTF he’s on about
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Love this post about Stephen King’s attitude to writing, and particularly about not being afraid to use your own voice. So much of what you read from new writers is written in the way that they think they should be writing, writing by the book instead of writing the book, if you like. You’ve got […]
Writing tips
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008I seem to be getting quite a few emails from people in the UK recently asking how you go about becoming a writer. Funny how things like this come in batches. My first thoughts when I get two or three enquiries a day is that it’s a friend winding me up. I spend time on answering and […]