It’s the last day on January 2013. I know, where did the last four weeks go, am I right? There’s been loads of new years blogs, talking about resolutions and what you should aim to achieve this year – they go around like wildfires in the first two weeks of January. And now, on January …
Last Blog Post of 2012
Hi all! I hope you’re not too swamped by the impending Christmas holiday and have allowed yourself plenty of time to get things sorted before the 25th. Ha, who actually does that? Christmas movies would be much less exciting if everything was all neat and tidily organised in time for Christmas Day. I digress. This …
Music To My Ears
Music can make or break a film. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve been watching a film and the perfect song has come on at the perfect moment. I might have never heard that pop song before but it exactly sums up the emotions of that moment. I then go out and …
Rewriting.
This week, I’ve decided to continue on rewrites of a project of mine I haven’t touched in months. It’s interesting actually, because up until yesterday, I didn’t feel like I was ready to work on it. I was genuinely concerned that if I’d started working on it last week, or even two weeks ago, that …
The Scariest and Most Exhilarating Words In The English Language…
…Especially for a writer, are easily these. The End. The words The End represent hours, days, weeks, months, even years of work that have been leading up to that moment. Most people don’t even reach them half the time. But to get there is one of the best feelings in the world. You’ve accomplished your goal. You’ve …
Come Together.
Sorry for the silence on the blog for the last month. It’s been completely manic and I’ve spent most of it in London, where I headed to attend the London Screenwriters’ Festival. Yep, all the way from Melbourne, Australia, to the other side of the world for a screenwriters’ festival. One of the best in …
What To Do At Your First London Screenwriters’ Festival
It’s that time of year again. We’re two weeks out from the biggest screenwriting festival in Britain (I heard a rumour that it’s now the biggest one in the world). The London Screenwriters Festival. If any of you know me at all, you’ll know that I love this festival. To bits. Maybe a little bit …
When All Else Fails
I thought it was time for an update on With A Little Help From Our Friends and how it’s going in post production. I’ve had a couple of people ask me about it, so thought I’d give you guys some updates on where we’re at. The cut is picture locked. This means that there will …
Why Writing Is Like Bowling
I went bowling yesterday. I haven’t been bowling for absolutely ages and, as a result, I have a couple of little muscle niggles because muscles I forgot I had had been neglected for so long. But that being said, I had a pretty good run. Started off okay. Got a handful of spares in my …
Kill Your Babies
The phrase ‘kill your babies’ is one that often gets thrown around in writing and filmmaking. It basically means that you shouldn’t get too attached to your ideas because every once in awhile, you’ll have the best idea you’ve ever had in your life – your career, even – and you’ll want to keep it. …