Posts Tagged with ‘writer’
Can we learn from Bono quote on imagination?
24 Jul 2014The other day I came across a Bono quote that made me stop and think. I’d been looking for material to help…
Back from my writer’s holiday – now I know why I went
30 May 2014If things have been a bit quiet here, I’ve been off on a writer’s holiday for a week – on…
New online writers community
17 May 2014It’s a truism that writing is a lonely business, but much as we want a writers community to connect with,…
8 ways to make your characters come vividly to life
14 Jun 2013To 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.
Simple song rises above the battlefield
08 Apr 2013Last night I learned a great deal that I wasn't expecting to - both about war and about writing.
Write with conviction in 2013
02 Jan 2013The writers and filmmakers who work with determined conviction are the ones who will succeed in this industry.
Why sometimes you have to write a bad scene
20 Apr 2012This may sound strange, but did you know that writing a good scene may not be right for your script…
Stuck? A simple way to get your work moving.
09 Mar 2012Here's a deceptively simple method for literally getting your work to move forwards - but don't be fooled. Like many simple ideas it can be profoundly useful. It works for all kinds of screenwriting, and other creative work, and also for problems in directing and producing.
How to land a top star and the BBC with one treatment
13 Sep 2011Most people hate writing treatments. Not me, I love them. This is how I used a treatment to hook a top star comedian and the BBC in just five pages - and how you can too.
Just one trick for screenwriting success
16 Aug 2011How can the most successful video on YouTube help you find screenwriting success?
