the writer type

Ask the average writer how they feel about deadlines.  Remember not to use the phrase "average writer" to their face, by the way....

We've all been there. The morning after a party you wake up in unfamiliar surroundings and strange company. But at least you can leave, ...

In these two episodes, after love's young dream has been cruelly shattered, our hero begins to contemplate those profound question that ...

This episode is a real tear-jerker, or what audiences in 1940s Britain used to call a "weepie," which is a reference to the weepin...

I'm developing this comic strip, set in a fridge, with my friend Dan Pearce. Screenwriters will recognize the start of a classic 'he...

This film was made on a budget of slightly less than nothing at bolexbrothers studio in Bristol. The second time you watch it, keep your e...

"WHY NOT BE A WRITER?" demands a long-running advertisment designed to make writers feel guilty if they happen to catch sight of...

THE WAY OF THE LONER Writing is an anguished, solitary trade. Unless you do it with other people, which can be even worse. There is no...

Anyone here been raped and do standup? I once heard a comedienne say in an interview that you can only make jokes about rape if you'...

HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST I'M OFFENDED? When it comes to comedy some people claim that nothing can offend them. But the truth is that ...

"Literary critics scan the brain to find out why we love to read" The Observer 11th April 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/scien...

Does writing make you sick? (Do not answer this question if you suffer from high blood pressure, low self-esteem, or  moderate existentia...

' WARNING: Don't read this if you're easily offended . Still here? Of course you are. Have you ever met anyone who admits t...

Part 1 GETTING STARTED: what you will need. SOMEWHERE TO WRITE. Somewhere quiet, comfortable and clean. So, obviously not your ...

Join CROC, the Challenge to Recycle the Oscar Campaign. The plan is to limit the number of Oscars in circulation. If a previous award-winner...

ON THE OFFENSIVE: Writers and the duty to offend. Last October I chaired a panel at the Screenwriters' Festival in Cheltenham. It was ...

"Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk." (Tom Waits). When I was young I was tal...