Fictional Skies

The New Year for me has kicked off in style and has been long awaited. As always: it's great to be alive and writing! The new groove is partly due to reaching challenging genres and approaching the year's worth of projects in a different way. As well as reaching a foreseen change of direction and new level of writing; with growing confidence and a relaxed and focused outlook. The aim is to write great scripts - that all starts with concept and genre. ...but what happened to the old ones?  The last two years writing has essentially been spent on writing the same project: not exactly the truth, but most have existed in the contemporary drama arena of varying degrees. It's not ideal material for a body of spec work - but then again, I knew that going into some of them. However, they all have a home and a place in time where they belong, which is a great thing. As for WWII Drama Screenplay, that's an entirely different matter and is a project that has more than ...

*Shmm*  That was the improvised sound of a new connection forming in the brain. Opening up new possibilities in your writing and the way you view the world.  All via this lovely and inspiring piece of work.  Imagination is key.  Unlock it.  Live it. 

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TheScriptJoint   Ellexia   Most stories are a combination of 2-3 genres. Amplify the primary genre & put other elements of genre in where they fit.  TheScriptLab   The Script Lab  "Realistic dialogue only gives a flavor of reality."  tsl.cm/d5sunY   robthor   Robert Thorogood   Never be cynical - always write with passion and love.  UnkScreenwriter   Unknown Screenwriter   The longer the dialogue, the more EMOTION. The shorter the dialogue, the more DRAMA.  Screenwriter911   Will Chandler   Keep in mind that your Antagonist THINKS he's the Protagonist.  TheScriptLab   The Script Lab   5 Key Screenwriting Skill Sets  tsl.cm/h004lM   MatcoopLeeds   Matthew Cooper   Every script and every scene and every character should have an active question. What is the active  question of your script?  XanderBennett   Xander Bennett   Screenwriting Ti...

For today is the first day of the rest of your life. The New Year not only brings a close to the old one but marks significant achievements and turning points along the way. Essentially we're still the same but hopefully wiser and more committed to the cause. No time to waste then: Let's aim even higher, wider and bolder! Inevitably the New Year also brings an excuse to talk about oneself regarding resolutions and things learnt, and to indulge a little. Instead I will offer some short words on my trajectory as I find myself thrust from one year into another. The Year Ahead  This year I will progress from writing contemporary family drama scripts for television to commercial genre scripts and high concept spec material. This is something I have always been drawn to but after University found myself compelled to write these dramas. I enjoy them and find them challenging but they are only a part of ...