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Posts Tagged with ‘movie’

  • What makes good writing great?

    06 Jun 2019

    What makes good writing great? What sorts the Austens from the Dan Browns? The Truffauts from the Ed Woods? It’s…

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  • How not to write a dark story – The Judge

    05 Dec 2014

    The new Robert Downey Jnr, Robert Duvall movie The Judge brilliantly shows how to write a dark story of bitter relationships. Unfortunately,…

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  • Writing a gripping thriller

    21 Oct 2014

    I’m delighted to be talking about Writing a Gripping Thriller for Hayley McKenzie’s blog ScriptAngel – you can read the full…

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  • Five things they don’t tell you about screenplay structure

    25 Apr 2014

    There’s a great deal of hot air talked about screenplay structure – much more than about any other area of…

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  • Automatic screenplay query letter generator for screenwriters

    02 Feb 2014

    Developed by a secret army of specialist software designers, the automatic screenplay query letter generator guarantees you'll never have to struggle over your screenplay query letter again. Free to use, time and time again.

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  • How to express yourself without killing your screenwriting career

    08 Nov 2013

    There's a phrase that's popular among writing courses at the moment - we're all expected to "express ourselves". Self-expression is the thing. And it certainly is, if you want to kill your career stone dead. This article tells you how to deal with big issues and get away with it.

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  • 8 ways to make your characters come vividly to life

    14 Jun 2013

    To create living, interesting characters, you need to draw on your experience of life, and add to it. Or to put it another way, bring us your unique take on people. Here are 8 ways to help you do exactly that.

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  • Why do some scripts sell, and some don’t?

    14 Jan 2012

    Many people ask me if they should learn about selling and pitching scripts before they start writing, or after they’ve…

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  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Screenwriter

    22 Sep 2011

    I have a soft spot for Le Carré and I went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with certain trepidation.…

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  • If you want to sell your script, don’t get stuck on the bridge

    26 Jul 2011

    IS YOUR SCRIPT STUCK ON THE BRIDGE? Back from holiday, I’ve been thinking about a massive underpublicised reason why far…

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