No matter where you are on the career ladder, there’s always someone doing better than you.
I mean even JK Rowling probably sold less books than Dan Brown last year. She must be furious.
Think of a writer who’s more successful than you. Not difficult is it?
Since the start of radio and TV comedy, there have always been hugely successful writing partnerships.
In the latest episode of our podcast, James and I talk about how comedy writing is a bit like life, innit? https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/ Plus exciting news about the new season of topical comedy writing, find out how you can sign up for a brand new course here: https://www.davecohen.org.uk/learn-to-write-comedy/
Join award-winning Skewer creator Jon Holmes this Thursday with Sitcom Geeks
Creating compelling characters is hard. But it’s still not enough. You need two or more and they need to relate to each other.
Interview with John Vorhaus, author of The Little Book of Sitcom
Following on from my recent blogs, this week’s episode is all about rewriting… https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/episode_171/
The most successful writing is where the writer has worked hardest to eliminate everything they believe isn’t working.
Episode 170 of Sitcom Geeks is all about the final step before you plunge into your first draft – the outline. Plus Channel 4 news (as opposed to Channel 4 News) and Basil Fawlty’s Life of Brian. https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/episode_170/ Thanks to everyone who has joined our Patreon Group, we really appreciate you. A Patreon subscription can …
