How a screenwriting course made me a bestseller
John Yorke’s screenwriting course gave TV police advisor Graham Bartlett the story skills to finish his novel and go on to become a top 10 bestseller.
Screenwriting
How Prano Bailey-Bond developed CENSOR
Celebrated writer and director Prano Bailey-Bond explains the process of developing CENSOR, her award-winning debut feature film.
It’s easier than you think to create great pitch decks
If you find yourself being asked by a producer, commissioner, broadcaster or financier to deliver a super slick pitch deck, don’t panic.
Does your character have an internal desire that drives your story?
Your character has a ‘want’, but do they have a ‘need’? BAFTA-winning John Yorke explains how you establish a character’s internal desire.
Lessons from a John Yorke screenwriting course
How did a John Yorke Story screenwriting course transform the way actor, writer and director Jamie Di Spirito sees story?
10 questions every writer should ask their story
You’ve written your story, now how can you test whether it’s as good as it can be? John Yorke recommends asking 10 questions.
John Yorke breaks down the story structure of HBO’s Chernobyl
In this premium article John Yorke explores how Chernobyl’s makers ‘took something complex, grey, difficult and un-heroic and turned it into a classic Hollywood narrative shape’.
Screenwriter and showrunner Rob Williams on high-end TV drama
Killing Eve screenwriter Rob Williams tells us how he started working in TV drama, how to handle editor’s notes and the world of High-End TV drama.
An interview with playwright Simon Stephens
Multi-award-winning international playwright Simon Stephens shares his thoughts on drama, creativity and the musical structure of scripts.