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Criminally Good Writing : The Scotsman Crime Short Story competition
As part of the shortlist for this comp, shortlisted writers were invited to attend a masterclass in the National Library of Scotland to glean some pearls of wisdom from author Ian Rankin, and Scotsman Literary journalist Susan Mansfield. It was the first non-film writing workshop I’d attended and to say I was a bit intimidated…
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I Love Shortlists
Stand back – I’ve not been rejected! A white envelope just plopped through my door saying I’ve been shortlisted in The Scotsman and National Library of Scotland Short Story Competition, ‘Criminally Good Writing’, next stage – a masterclass with Ian Rankin. Feel free to do a little dance with me – as writers, whatever discipline…
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The List / Metro Ecosse
There has been a lull, a definite lull but it wasn’t deliberate. I attended the 2-day workshop for The List/Metro Ecosse thingummy previously mentioned. Helmed by Adrian Mead, it was great to be in a room bursting with 33 (yes 33 not 20 as previously mentioned!) eager screenwriters. We all workshopped, mind-mapped and absorbed much…
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Empty
New comedy series on BBC2 called ‘Empty’ with Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd – caught 2 episodes of it, and (shocker) I liked it! It’s ostensibly about 2 blokes, one older and one younger played by Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd. They work for a property maintenance company in Glasgow, clearing out empty or damaged…
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White rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits
.. as my Mum always says on the 1st March for good luck. It seems to have worked as I got a bit of good news today, ‘m through to the next round of The List/Metro Ecosse Minute Wonder script competition. The next stage is to attend a 2-day workshop with Adrian Mead to work…
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The last apple
Here’s something else I spotted in my brief foray into the fog. It looked significant. Must be all those ‘temptation’ fables that rushed into my head when I saw it gleaming in a corner. If you click on the photo so you can see it larger, you’ll see the apple is still properly attached without…
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It’s a real pea-souper today, Watson
It’s foggy here, which makes everything assume an air of mystery and look a bit Sherlock Holmes. I’m anaemic apparently – more updates as the results (blood) come in. Maybe I’ll have consumption next or something else that sounds vaguely 18th century. Here are some pics I took this morning as I ventured out to…
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Meme on Screenwriting books
It appears I’ve been meme-d by Chip here to recommend any useful film books hmmmm. Not sure about useful but here’s the list of what I’ve currently got on my desk : Misogyny in the Movies by Mackinnon – interesting book about gender politics mainly in the 70s. Particularly interesting about de Palma works. Found…
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Valentine’s Day I spit in yer eye!
I hope you had a lovely one. I spent mine giving blood, sitting in the XRay department of my local hospital, and getting prodded and looked at by medical students (not in a good way). Today I’m missing Uni, which is a pain, but necessary. Blah, we were getting a guest in the morning too,…
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Glad to be Lay(zee)
Glad to say the Doris Day baker & Metal-loving mechanic script has now been delivered, as has the ‘Valley of the Dolls’ assignment. Now that my tax return is in, and nothing MAJOR is urgently looming (except the need to earn a living of course), I’m currently experiencing the odd pleasure of a day off,…
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