ROCLIFFE NOTES ON FINISHING WHAT YOU START
Nothing you write is ever a waste of time. Even if you don’t finish what you start, it may be of use to you later on. I started writing the Rocliffe Notes book in 2010 but put it aside. Then someone...
View ArticleROCLIFFE STORIES: A SCREENWRITER'S PASSAGE - LOUIS PAXTON
A SCREENWRITER'S PASSAGE - LOUIS PAXTONThis blog is by Louis Paxton whose work THE SPARE ROOM was featured in May 2014 as part of the TV Drama Writing. I think it is so important not just to share...
View ArticleNOTES ON REJECTION - Fall down seven, stand up eight!
Rejection is shite - no two words for it. It hurts and it is painful. I've faced it this week, last week and will probably face it again next week. Whether it is in the personal or professional sense -...
View ArticleROCLIFFE STORIES: A SCREENWRITER'S PASSAGE - AMANDA DUKE *Closes eyes, clicks...
Last year we launched the first every WRITING FOR CHILDREN call for scripts. One of our three winners AMANDA DUKE’s entry, After Oil, was optioned by Blacklisted Films within weeks of the BAFTA...
View ArticleROCLIFFE NOTES ON INDUSTRY MISCONCEPTIONS AND REALITIES
INDUSTRY MISCONCEPTIONS AND REALITIESThere were so many things I got wrong when I was starting out. The biggest one was not realising that being a freelancer is hard - the easy bit is making a film the...
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