STORYLINING; IT’S AN ART

2013-10-08T12:37:50+01:00

There is nothing as frustrating as those times when, in the story lining process, a meaty, potentially dramatic and resonant storyline is not plotted to the fullest extent of it’s potential, and so what the [...]

STORYLINING; IT’S AN ART2013-10-08T12:37:50+01:00

DIALOGUE – THE ESSENTIALS

2013-09-30T12:54:40+01:00

The purpose of dialogue in a drama script may seem obvious; it's the talking bit - right? Of course. But it is also the hardest part of screen writing to get right. This is because [...]

DIALOGUE – THE ESSENTIALS2013-09-30T12:54:40+01:00

Television Writing; Getting into Shape

2013-08-20T14:35:49+01:00

Those lovely folk at Euroscript asked me to blog for them. Here it is. The journey of a television storyline....get your head around this stuff and you will make an excellent television writer....https://euroscript.wordpress.com/

Television Writing; Getting into Shape2013-08-20T14:35:49+01:00

WHAT’S IN A STORY?

2013-05-31T18:10:18+01:00

On my writer's group page Script Advice Writers Room the fabulous Lucy V Hay of www.bang2write.com and I coined a word for what script editors/writers who are also mothers do every day as we balance [...]

WHAT’S IN A STORY?2013-05-31T18:10:18+01:00

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? How to Write a TV Script

2013-05-23T12:03:31+01:00

Are you trying to learn how to write a tv script? Writing for television requires the same fundamental skills as writing drama or fiction for any other medium, although you need to be looking at [...]

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? How to Write a TV Script2013-05-23T12:03:31+01:00

WRITING MISTAKES YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE

2013-05-03T14:02:13+01:00

I've been helping writers via SCRIPT ADVICE since 2007 and it feels the right time now to collate the most oft-made mistakes I see in scripts and hope you find the don'ts useful to know [...]

WRITING MISTAKES YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE2013-05-03T14:02:13+01:00

NEWSLETTER 16 – THE SPRING ONE

2013-03-07T16:44:29+00:00

WHAT THE SCRIPT FACTORY SAYS ABOUT SCRIPT ADVICE:"We can heartily recommend Yvonne’s workshops – she unravels television like no one else! www.scriptfactory.co.ukFind out if I can help you with your current project@https://scriptadvice-co-uk.stackstaging.com offering writers mentoring, [...]

NEWSLETTER 16 – THE SPRING ONE2013-03-07T16:44:29+00:00

PULLING OUT THE STORY

2012-10-16T11:47:53+01:00

I cut my drama teeth on Eastenders. This fact made two things true about me: 1/ That I thrive on pressure 2/ That I like making stories happen. To continue in a symetrical vein, this show [...]

PULLING OUT THE STORY2012-10-16T11:47:53+01:00

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