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  • The biggest synopsis mistake that writers make

    11 Feb 2015

    I see hundreds of treatments and synopses and most have clearly been slaved over by their writers, but there are…

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  • The Story of Structure: Creating Story Legs part 2

    11 Jun 2014

    The concluding part from guest blogger Yvonne Grace on story structure for TV series and serials, Creating Story Legs. Yvonne…

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  • The Structure of Story. Creating Story Legs Part 1

    09 Jun 2014

    Today we have the first of a fascinating two-part post from guest blogger Yvonne Grace on story structure for TV…

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  • What the World Cup taught me about screenwriting

    04 Jun 2014

    I have to confess: much of what I know about life, let alone screenwriting, has come from football, and in…

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  • How to make your script editor-friendly

    19 Aug 2013

    A big welcome to experienced producer, script-editor and writer Yvonne Grace, who drops in from Scriptadvice.com to talk about the…

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  • Six Things You Need To Know About Treatments

    03 Nov 2012

    If you want to write for film or TV, then treatments, outlines, synopses (the terms are interchangeable in the industry) are something you have to get good at. And to write good treatments there are six things you'll need to know.

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  • How long should your treatment be?

    25 Aug 2011

    I've been running my Exciting Treatments workshop for over ten years now, and one of the first questions I'm asked is alway, How long is a treatment supposed to be?

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  • Want to enjoy writing treatments – find your voice

    04 Feb 2011

    It's true screenplays don't offer a great variety of style or voice - but that doesn't apply to treatments, synopses and outlines. There are far fewer style rules for such outlines of your story.

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  • Writers’ Resolutions

    30 Dec 2010

    Have you made a New Year’s Resolution? To start that script? Or finish it? To start selling the novel you…

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  • Ways to be a Great Writer: #3

    14 Dec 2010

    Today we have an attribute that I didn’t recognise for a long time. When great artists of all kinds are…

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