Writer, poet, LTL, Discworlder & puppy lover. 2019 Brit List. Creator and writer of The Rig for @PrimeVideo Rep'd by Jonathan Kinnersley @TALLAgen (He/Him)
And this time it really is big, because this thread is about one of the most important & least talked about parts of being a TV writer in the UK: Money 💵💰💵
Specifically, I'm going to look at three questions:
How do you get paid?
How *much* do you get paid?
And - equally important - how much do you have to *spend* in order to get paid? (Yup, that's right, we're gonna be talking barriers to entry)
Jul 7, 2021 • 35 tweets • 7 min read
As shooting on #TheRig continues I've recently been doing Q&As with groups of screenwriting students. The UK TV industry is hard to learn about from outside, so as well as talking to the students I'm going to start sharing here too. Which means it's time for the return of...
🚨THE BIG HELPFUL UK SCREENWRITING THREAD🚨
This week's topic is: Pitching.
This is a topic I get asked about A LOT. It's one that new writers always want to know about and it's also one that I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about.
Aug 1, 2019 • 30 tweets • 11 min read
One year ago today I signed with my #screenwriting agent and quite a year it's been. Before then I spent ages not knowing what I was doing. Lots of people & resources helped me along the way. I still don't really know what I'm doing, but I know what helped, so now I present...
THE BIG HELPFUL #SCREENWRITING RESOURCES THREAD (particularly relevant for aspiring #screenwriters in the UK/Scotland)
(NB: this is not 'advice'. It's what I personally found to be helpful. It's also far from exhaustive. There's loads out there. Use what works, bin the rest)
