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All the latest from Lazy Bee Scripts!
Me, when I used to blow the trumpet (aided by Photoshop...) It’s considered bad form to blow your own trumpet, at least where I come from, but it’s ok to allow other people to sing your praises. So,...
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Could you spare some time?
Have you got time to sit down? All writing seems to be done against the clock. You won’t hear any writer say “Oh yeah, I have plenty of time to finish this piece.” If you’re not racing to beat a...
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Talking out of my….hat
Why are they all standing? Are they about to leave? So, on Sunday I’ll be giving a talk to the good people of SMP Dramatics. In my defence, it was their idea. The Chairman emailed to ask if I would...
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This looks familiar…..
At the edge...Land's End, in this case.... Well, the picture won’t look familiar. That’s me, on a rock at Land’s End, more years ago than I care to think about. I’m the one in the stripey shirt. I was...
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Can “Save The Cat” save my screenplay?
I've been saving this one for years, but it hasn't helped anything yet.... The first half of this year has been a bit odd. Not in a “Two-headed dog” kind of way, but because I’ve concentrated a lot of...
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Humble Pi
Pi Theatre's homepage. Go check them out, theatrelovers! There are days when you make silly mistakes, aren’t there? We’ve all done it, I’m sure. Well, the other day, I made a classic mistake. You’ll...
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Don’t give up the day job!
Mark Niel - Poet, Writer....Wordslinger! That’s the advice you’ll hear most often when you tell people you’re a writer, and to be fair, it’s good advice. Writing is, as my friend Lucy V Hay pointed out...
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E-publishing – playing the Amazon Self-Publishing game
My latest publication. Which sounds much grander than it is. Get it while it's FREE, folks! In my last post, I looked at the books I had on my kindle and mentioned whether or not the free offer had...
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My Guest Post on Novel Publicity .com!
This week I’ve had the honour of being guest blogger on the Novel Publicity Website. Novel Publicity can help authors with Design, Editing and, of course, publicity. Check out their website for a full...
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When is writing right?
Recently I’ve been receiving some inspirational blog posts through my email. They’re from a writer who takes a very hard line about the business. I’m not going to quote this person directly, or make...
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Inspired by Hemingway – My new play
That title’s a little misleading. My new play is called “For sale – Baby Shoes – Never Worn”, not “Inspired by Hemingway”. Look, maybe I should just tell the story I’ve been telling everyone about...
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Waiting for Twist Stiffly – RPI Players
I was delighted to get a Tweet from the RPI Players this week, telling me they had completed their run of “Waiting for Twist Stiffly” and enjoyed the play very much. They had the very talented...
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The Latest Scripts from Lazy Bee : Sept 2016
The latest round of scripts published by Lazy Bee Scripts have been gathered together in their regular newsletter (The Buzz). I’ve taken that list and some of the other notices and put them here for...
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Writer’s Block
I was going to title this post “Writer’s block – myth or not?” but I didn’t. Here’s why: A lot of writers who blog, or Tweet, or whatever address the issue of writer’s block at some point. Some say it...
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