As well as running this here website, I am also an independent filmmaker and screenwriter.

This page is intended as a resource for other writers, offering links to great sites, recommended reading lists, advice and my weekly screenwriting journal. All this and also my collection of 'beat sheets' in which I de-construct horror movies to see where their story beats occur and if they adhere to a prescribed pattern.

Get stuck in and if you have any comments please don't hesitate to let me know what you think!

It can be a lonely old business
  being a writer so being the gregarious, loquacious and just a tiny bit narcissistic fellow I am, I have begun a screenwriting journal which I will update weekly. It is intended to be a chronicle of the process of writing a feature length screenplay and my efforts in selling the damned thing.

Read it here: SCREENWRITING JOURNAL
http://nefariousfilms.blogspot.com/

STORY

Robert McKee

Commonly viewed as the screenwriter's bible and with good reason. A rigorous and thorough investigation into all aspects of screenwriting.

SCREENPLAY

Syd Field

Another essential read for any screenwriter. A wonderful overview of the craft and discipline of screenwriting and a great explanation of the 3 act structure.

SAVE THE CAT!

Blake Snyder

An absolutely fantastic new (ish) approach to screenwriting with some very effective new tricks and techniques including 'The Board' and the intriguing and infuriating 'Beat Sheet'.

HOW TO WRITE A MOVIE IN 21 DAYS

Viki King

A slightly unorthodox but nonetheless vauable approach to writing dealing specifically with just getting the damn thing done and beating writer's block.