Start Spreading The News

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Tomorrow is the day I start sending out my work again. This month I'm going to concentrate on my feature Sins Of The Father. Because of the overkill on gangster scripts four years ago I put Sins Of The Father on the shelf until I felt it could get a fair viewing. I think the time is ripe, so out go the treatments. I also plan to start sending out treatments for my TV dramas over the next few months. I want to start making some money from this writing game.

The BBC Replies

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Today I received a response from the BBC regarding a pitch I sent them for their Evening Plays. They may have decided to pass on my work but at least they took the time and effort to highlight points they liked, bearing in mind they had over two thousands entries. It's very encouraging when a broadcaster as busy, and as big, as the BBC makes the effort to praise your work and take an interest. Thank you Elizabeth Kilgarriff, it's good to know that a corporation as big as the BBC has a human side.

Book Ends

Thursday, February 02, 2006

I have recently discovered an invaluable book - Writing for Television by William Smethurst. It's a simple how to guide of how to write for TV, giving the reader tips on what to write, what script editors are looking for and the pitfalls to avoid. Why I didn't buy this book years ago I don't know.

On other news, this month I've decided to concentrate on sending out treatments for my 90 minute single drama From This Day Forth. I know the script is currently with David Highman Associates but I need to get more of my work out there if I'm going to get noticed. I can't afford to wait and hope David Highman Associates takes me on because I will have wasted an opportunity if they don't.

Scriptwriter Site Gets A Facelift

Friday, January 27, 2006

The Scriptwriter site has undergone a massive re-vamping. Please take a look around and see examples of my work as well as other little bits I've provided. I plan on updating fairly regularily so be sure to check back again soon. I would also like to extend my thanks to Moov2 for the excellent work they've done on my site.