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Screenwriting

Save the Cat beat sheets of the films you know

Writing your logline

Testing your logline

Structuring one hour TV drama

Is the screenplay finished? Handy ways to check

Submissions:

  • Shore Scripts 
  • Screencraft
  • Bluecat 
  • Red Planet Prize
  • BBC Writers Room

Support:

  • Scriptblast
  • BBC Writers Room

Inspiration

Cheryl Strayed/Marie Forleo video about creativity and becoming a writer

 

More coming soon…

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Writing about homeless people today and my heart aches when I read their stories. I'm beyond lucky to have a home that is safe and full of love. Thank you @crisis_uk for all that you do. . . . . . #homeless #crisischarity #homelessness #homeworking #grateful #womenwriting #amwriting #writersofinstagram #scriptwriting #storytelling
Spruced up to go for a coffee. It doesn't happen very often so I thought I'd capture the moment for posterity. Sending my "grown-up girl gamers" article to Huffpo UK today 🤞🤞🤞 . . . . . #submissionday #bloggersofinstagram #womenwriting #motherswriting #writer #writersofinstagram #amwriting #writer #face #wavyhair #brunette
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When it comes to writing my screenplay, no matter how wild the ideas I'm sharing, I feel comfortable because it's all conveyed through story. I'm not pushing a major agenda in Jackpot but I do cover topics close to my heart on feminism, poverty and self-confidence. Yet, coming out from behind the story to write an opinion piece (my current project) for a major publication has got me nail-chewing nervous. Putting my opinion, belonging to little old me, not to a character, out into the world (via a high traffic platform) is daunting. I keep asking myself: "who cares about what I have to say?" Plus, although I've ghost-written and edited articles which were successful for my clients, I've never been published in my own right. Cue me questioning my own credibility. After a week of back and forth, my current frame of mind is to say "f*** it!" Sod off self-doubt. I’m doing it anyway. All I'm trying to do is shine a bit of light on a niche subject: grown-up (women) gamers. It'll connect with who it needs to connect with, if indeed, it actually gets seen at all 😏 I know a lot of people feel the same way when it comes to putting their work out into the world. So, I’m sending out solidarity to anyone who needs it this week. We can do this my beauties! ✊💪 ❤ #amwriting #selfconfidenceiskey #selfconfident #writingarticles #writing #writersofinstagram #bloggersofinstagram #gamersofinstagram #girlgamers #femalegamers #grownupswhogame #writingobstacles #creativejourney #writeon #writer #writersblock
I'm still waiting for my scriptreaders' feedback so I've been reading and reviewing other people's work. And tidying the garden. And writing blogs and website copy for clients. Decluttering... Walking... Chewing my nails... The house is looking a bit more organised at least. I'm also playing with some personal articles I want to send out into the world - on gaming and breastfeeding (not at the same time, although that would have been the dream). I'd put off writing them because of the old fear of being "seen", but I do love reading opinion pieces on things that matter, that we can relate to in some way... so I feel called to add my own. Maybe. . . . . . #amwriting #bloggersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #screenwritersofinstagram #girlsingaming #gamergirls #womenwriting #womeningaming #writeon #femalegamers #writing #writinglife #gamerprofile
The BBC Writersroom Comedy Script Room is open until the 16th of April so if you've got a comedy script (TV, film, radio, stage or online) get it in! It's only just occurred to me that Jackpot could go into this category. The pilot straddles drama and comedy and, from what I can see on the submission guidelines, they're not necessarily looking for sitcoms. I never thought of JP as a drama-comedy but it makes sense: I have three women doing crazy things to make their dreams come true and while there are some bittersweet elements, tears and even tragedy, there's plenty of silliness and my readers have laughed out loud at the same scenes. I suppose I've resisted it because it feels harder to write comedy than drama. I wasn't trying to be funny but somehow it's become that way. What if I try to be funny and the opposite happens? 🤔 . . . . #wasnttryingtobefunny #BBC #bbcwritersroom #comedy #comedyroom #tvpilot #tvdrama #tvcomedy #scriptwriting #screenwriting #screenplay #screenwritersofinstagram #scriptwriter #screenwriter #submissions #competition #scriptsubmissions
One cloud in the sky on another lovely spring day. And I've been musing on why I want to be a screenwriter, rather than any other kind of writer. It boils down to this: I love to be entertained. I relish the idea of my screenplay as blueprint, inspiring other creative folk to bring the story to life - and entertain me in return. While, of course, I create the environment and the characters, I don't want to think of all the minutiae: every detail of the costumes, the lighting, the angles, every inch of set design or the entire soundtrack. When this collaborative process goes well, it's greater than the sum of its parts. At its best, it's magnificent - and so much better than I could make alone. . . . . . #musing #screenwritersofinstagram #screenwriting #screenwriter #screenplay #tvpilot #collaboration #tvcrew #filmcrew #creativeprocess #teamwork #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #cloud #springvibes #creativity #writing
Snack time, complete with special snack mug. . . . . . #twinmama #twinmummy #twinboys #fraternaltwins #twoyearsold #snacks #mug #photomug #love
Man, I love games. For me, playing a great game is on a par with reading a great work of fiction. After all, it's the same principle: immersing yourself in a world and embarking on adventures, being scared, moved, thrilled. Before we had the boys, Matt and I would enjoy weekend gaming marathons, accompanied by snacks galore, whenever we got an exciting new game. Now, those sessions are no longer possible (sigh) but from time to time, when the planets align and we have enough energy, we squeeze in a bit of post-dinner gaming. And it's still so much fun. . . . . . #gamer #gaming #xboxone #ps4 #consolegaming #console #tombraider #masseffect #gearsofwar #assassinscreed #skyrim #dragonageinquisition #gta #horizonzerodawn #gamergirl #gamerwomanismoreaccurate #fun #parentsgaming

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