General Chat

Maybe a 'swashbuckler' would be a good idea Daniel... you could walk the plank yourself...lol... Anne:)))

Dan yo can contact any uni on the web lookat interests of staff and e mail them - could start with nearest ones. cor blimey luvva duck!!

I'm already on the verge of being an outcast Sheila, perhaps I should walk the rope a little bit further.

What Uni is this? Tis sixth form college I attend. Actually I do have a professional contact who could help. I have ordered and shall keep you updated.

the 'sort' of people who are doing these drama courses are the sort of people who would be performing your work - maybe best not to antagonise them lol

It still might be good to contact any playwrights at the uni for any tips - my goodness Daniel can't see you on a drama course!

No no no I'm not going down that route. There are drama courses but you know what sort attend them; I wouldn't fit in. If there was something specific about writing (I'm already doing English) then that would be more helpful. Anyway, Mr. J Longman is letting me use his debit card to aquire a useful and informative text from Amazon.

Drama sounds a good idea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Leading man Daniel swashbuckles across the stage.....

the only snag with doing that Daniel is that if you send it for publication and it is in the incorrect format it will be rejected without being read. depends as well if it is for on the stage or for television/film or radio production and various places want their scripts in a slightly different format that the norm. It may be worth your while checking out channel fours website as they used to have guidelines for submitting scripts etc.

Dan have you tried looking for tips on line or asking (e mail) some playwrights! Has your school/ university got a drama dept the teachers there could be useful. Good to try lots of peeps to get ideas. good luck Dan Kaz :o))

No college is also a load of sphericals. I might look into night classes if there are any but I would like to make a start on my own.

Wonder if there would be much of an audience for GR- the Opera. Jerry Springer - The Opera seemed to go down quite well lol.

My pleasure Daniel... always glad to give good advice...lol... Anne:o]

having several qualifications in various formats of writing including production does help a lot - doesnt your school have anything along those lines or even a night class and yes I do know what I am talking about as I have these qualifications :-) several with merits

Thank you Anne :-)

Daniel... paper and pencil are a good idea... Anne:)))

Don't be putting me off. I have an idea and will try and get off the ground. I've read a couple of plays, seen a couple. I have what I think is good idea that would really only work scripted. I just need tips on tecnique.

Agree that fiction writing is much easier than writing a play... Try writing about what you know rather than what you think you know!!! You may surprise yourself...lol... Anne:)))

whats wrong with dot-to dots???????

aaaaaah - you want something along the lines of 'Playwriting for Dummies' It's a lot easier to write fiction than it is to scriptwrite - unless your really familiar with reading scripts or stage writing or have done a fair bit of acting. It's certainly not easier than writing a book Z