Sitcom Geek

It's partly laziness and partly overwork that has caused me not to blog as often as I have in previous years. But the main factor is thi...

So, you've written a script. You do improve it without input from others? Three ways leap to mind. 1. Put it in a Drawer Some drawe...

Firstly, what is a spec script? A ‘spec’ script is one that is written speculatively. Or ‘on spec’. Which means that no-one has paid you or...

Writing a half-hour script is hard. Really hard. You need to do everything you can to make your life as easy as possible. Of course that...

In the last post, I gave some general advice on polishing up your script so that it's ready to send off and out and away. In this post,...

Deadlines are like bees. Right up close and in large numbers, they’re horrendous. But from a distance, and overall, they produce good things...

A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak to some university students about writing. Here's the gist of what I said. 1. Write because yo...