Friday 14 September 2012

Jon Spira: Write On

Jon Spira writes about writing in the Huffington Post UK Entertainment. 
And about the York weekend.

Write On

... the only two things you need to write a screenplay - a point to make and an understanding of the 3-act structure ... [and] years and years of work.
It's a calling.
Part of my work in screenwriting education is providing weighty screenplay critiques for a company called Writers' Workshop. They provide many services for aspiring writers and screenwriters, including script critiques, script editing and providing links into the industry for those of a decent standard. Last weekend, WW hosted its annual Festival of Writing weekend at York University. They hired me to film it.
If there was one ethos bouncing about the entire weekend through workshops, keynote speeches and debates it was that there was no easy ride and that nothing could replace hard work, honesty, integrity and intelligence.
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