Writing & Selling Drama Screenplays OUT NOW

October 23, 2014October 23, 2014
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My new book is out!!! Just in time for LONDON SCREENWRITERS’ FESTIVAL. See you there!

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james jay October 28, 2014 at 10:20 am
Began reading this on the journey home from LSF and its wonderful! A huge help to get me through the jungle that is Drama, a kick in the ass yes, but full of practical inspiring stuff. Thanks.
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You know perseverance is key in writing ... but you also don't want to flog a dead horse either!! So, how do you know WHEN to let go of a draft and move on? I share my thoughts on this thorny subject on B2W today. bang2write.com/2022/10/how-do-i-know-when-its-time-to-let-go-of-a-draft.html ... See MoreSee Less

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Another #B2Wreviews ✅️Yeah, BULLET TRAIN is dumb AF ... yet also joyful 😆So Brad Pitt has to steal a briefcase from some guy on the bullet train. Obviously it doesn't go according to plan: there's 2 assassins on board, plus another gets on for some reason and then dies. Plus there's a psycho schoolgirl with the usual daddy issues who's blackmailing someone for [REASONS]. Oh and there's a poisonous snake doing the rounds and I don't even know why but obviously at the worst possible point it will make an appearance and chomp on someone. Because, OBVIOUSLY. 😆😆😆Make no mistake: this is a VERY stupid movie. But it doesn't pretend to be clever, which is a plus in an era where every other action movie is seemingly up its own arse. The director is David Leitch, so ofc the action sequences are AWESOME and the scriptwriter Zac Olkewicz is obviously channeling Guy Ritchie in his LOCK, STOCK phase so it's all very blokey, nonsensical high jinks. Plus the set ups and pay offs are solid & there are some diabolically funny cameos. So if you want a laugh, watch BULLET TRAIN. But if you want something serious, then give it a wide berth. ... See MoreSee Less

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⚠️ HEY YOU ... ⚠️Don't cling on to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it 💥Sometimes, as a script editor, I will need to – gently – suggest to a writer s/he moves on and finds another story or draft or way of doing something because what s/he is currently doing is NOT WORKING 😢It’s NOT something I suggest willy-nilly.Many creative endeavours are salvageable ✅️With the right mindset, a writer CAN achieve whatever s/he wants ❤️I really believe that 💯However, this ideal must be tempered with realism too 💛Sometimes a writer is not ready to really dig deep on a work. They may not have the experience or craft level to do what needs to be done 🪓Plus also, sometimes their idea simply SUCKS & no one will touch it with a ten foot barge pole 😞In these cases, I may suggest they rethink 🧠Yet when I suggest this, for every 10 writers I say this to, 9 will say: ‘I can't! I spent HOURS on this!!’ ⏰️That’s right - just ONE will listen and say, ‘You know what? I think you have a point. I will change direction.’The other 9 writers are mistaking their time as being WASTED on stuff that does not work. As a result, they want to keep going with something that doesn’t work instead & quite literally hold themselves BACK! In these cases, my heart sinks 💔Of those 9, I can make maybe 3 see sense – that they’re standing in their own way by clinging onto the concept, draft or strategy that is not working.But this means 6 hold steadfastedly to *that thing* that is NOT helping them. I KNOW it’s hard when you do something and it doesn’t work ➡️But instead of thinking of it as WASTED TIME ...... Think of it instead as INVESTED TIME.You now know what DOESN’T work. This is power 💥So don’t make yourself powerLESS by keeping going with the wrong thing!Check out the upcoming B2W courses 👇👇👇bang2write.com/b2w-courses-workshops 🔗🔗🔗 ... See MoreSee Less

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This old post on Bang2write suddenly enjoyed a big hitspike this week, so I spruced it up and gave it an update, along with new linkage and details of B2W's flagship course on script reading. Enjoy! How To Write A Script Report 👇👇👇bang2write.com/2012/03/how-to-write-script-report.html ... See MoreSee Less

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YUP ✅️"Success comes those who don't realise failure is inevitable." (Coco Chanel) "Start now. The conditions are nearly always impossible." (Doris Lessing) ‘Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.’ (Gillian Anderson) For more inspiring quotes to keep you going as a writer 👇👇👇bang2write.com/2021/01/top-10-quotes-to-keep-going-as-a-writer.htmlDavid L. Williams:I know many writers are disappointed with their results from contest announcement season. As someone who just had one helluva day with emotions all over the spectrum, I can't stress enough that, all that matters, is that you keep on. Write write write write write and believe. ... See MoreSee Less

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