Monday, 25 November 2013

Working Patterns

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People are oddly curious about how a writer actually goes about writing, so I wasn't all that surprised when @NinaCamero asked “when do...
Friday, 22 November 2013

The Most Expensive Words It Is Possible to Write

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David Simpkin (@simplerDave) asks: If story leads to a big set piece (from Some Mothers to Miranda etc), do you write it & the...
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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Call the Police! Just Call the Police.

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On Twitter, @benjaminpmoore asked me about plots. Should they be serious or funny? Well, if you’re writing a comedy show you want your plot...
Tuesday, 19 November 2013

How many characters should you have?

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On Twitter, I opened this blog up for questions and Richie (@McQ72)   asks “How many main characters should there be...??...Or really...wha...
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Friday, 8 November 2013

The Big Comedy Conference

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Writing is a lonely business. There's an awful lot of staring at a screen, deleting what it took ages to write and getting notes on what...
Monday, 28 October 2013

Bluestone 42 - Field Notes No. 3 - Magazines

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When you’re writing a sitcom, you’re creating a world. And when you’re actually putting that world onto the screen, you have to th...
Thursday, 17 October 2013

Bluestone 42 - Field Notes No. 2 - Ironing

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So, today Bluestone 42 was a blend of notes, rewriting, read through, more notes and more rewrites.  Richard and I were doing the ironing. ...
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