In this excerpt from Chapter 7 of Turn & Burn, CJ Walley discusses three elements of career development. CHAPTER 7: CAREER BUILDING As if mastering the black art of screenwriting wasn’t enough, trying to get a script produced is an even more mysterious world fraught with danger. There’s basically one…
An excerpt from So, You Want to be a Writer by Ian Carroll (author of The Quantity Surveyor’s Bible, Israel and Palestine: The Complete History, Champions Again: The Story of Liverpool’s 30-Year Wait for the Title, and So, You Want to be a Writer? (as well as many plays!)) *…
An excerpt from: click on the cover to learn more Enough prevaricating, I hear you say. Yes, we want to be writers. We understand our place in the cosmos and in posterity. Now, just tell us how to do it! David Mamet is an esteemed playwright who has directed feature…
An excerpt from Chapter 8 of Turn & Burn: The Scriptwriter’s Guide to Writing Better Screenplays Faster by CJ Walley I’ve yet to hear of any screenwriter reaching some kind of pinnacle in their career where all their worries and fears drained from them. If you care a great deal…
The Foreword to the practical book for screenwriters, from CJ Walley, explaining what Turn & Burn is all about... Foreword Firstly, before I get into things, I want to talk a little about who I am and my motivation for sharing my thinking on screenwriting. When I wrote parts of…
An excerpt from: click on the cover to learn more Thanks to the advent of eBooks and the self-publishing opportunities that exist (of which more in the next chapter), what once seemed like a closed shop is now very much open for business. Traditional publishers are in flux. The times…
An excerpt from: click on the cover to learn more How does your writing day look? How should a writing day look? Well, the honest answer is that no two days will ever be exactly the same. That applies whether you are a professional or an aspiring writer. Some of…
How to write a biography. In this excerpt from Write From The Start, join author Caroline Foster as she explains 8 steps involved when writing a biography. * List the main topics you need to find out about and make helpful notes about where you might find this information. List…
In this excerpt from Write From The Start: The Beginner’s Guide to Writing Professional Non-Fiction, author Caroline Foster discusses how to write books for children. Writing Books for Children Writing for this age group is complex, and perhaps, more difficult than many writers envisage. The most fundamental aspect of writing…
Summary: Just Carry On Breathing, the blog of widower Gary Marson who lost his wife – Louise – in January 2015, has been announced as the maiden winner of the Helen Bailey Award for best grief blog, as voted by the members of the charity WAY Widowed and Young. Bennion…