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Archive for the ‘Starting’ Category

  • Openings

    19 Jun 2019

    Openings It was like they weren’t there. This is the opening sentence of my novel The Breaking of Liam Glass.…

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  • The Boots Scribbling Diary

    01 Aug 2018

    Every year, when I was between about nine and thirteen, I’d buy one. A Boots Scribbling Diary. On New Year’s…

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  • How to find new ideas? The blank page is your friend

    18 Jul 2018

    Don’t know how to find new ideas? Your mind blank? We say we’re afraid of the blank page, but in…

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  • How to ask experts to help research your script

    29 Aug 2013

    Whatever your story, it's well worth spending a little time and effort speaking to the best experts in the area - from divorce to the side-effects of digitalis. Their knowledge can solve plot problems, enrich characters, generate dialogue and create unexpected twists. But how do you get them on your side?

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  • What if your story is unconvincing?

    11 May 2013

    Here's a very nice blog post about what to do if you suddenly lose faith in what you're writing

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  • Write with conviction in 2013

    02 Jan 2013

    The writers and filmmakers who work with determined conviction are the ones who will succeed in this industry.

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  • Four steps to starting a compelling script

    10 Sep 2012

    People often ask how to get ideas. Of course ideas are all around. What they mean is where do you find ideas you know will work. Ideas that will stay alive and grow. Nothing is certain, but I've found these four steps will ignite my blue touch-paper.

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