#ThinkpieceThursday – Writers are advised to write what you know. What we know the most about is change.
Category: Writing Tips
#MondayMusings – In Italy with RAI Television
#MondayMusings – What the main character wants is a clear and simple ego-driven goal.
Vladimir Putin and the Power of Will
Stalin and Putin: Power of Will.
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Great Comedy Advice from Bill Hicks
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Comedy And Screenwriting Tips.
Interesting vs Profound
The most entertaining stories incorporate elements that are both interesting AND have some kind of deeper meaning. All great movies have both.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as a Classic Hero
Rudolph tells us all we need to know about heroes.
Coming of Age and The Power of Idealism
Why Billy Elliot and Bend It Like Beckham were such a hit with International audiences.
#MondayMusings – Celebrate the Small Victories!
#MondayMusings – Too often we are so focused on where we are going, we forget how far we’ve come.
Fast for Writing Fitness
I strongly recommend that you take a break from all factual and fictional media stories to get over a block in your story.
Adaptation
I’ve been working with Enter the Pitch, which runs a short film competition with a £25,000 prize to make a short film. The subject must be inspired by a character or story in the Bible. Choose from an amazing range of powerful, dynamic, complex, troubled characters in stories that have persisted for thousands of years.