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Take a look at our view on the film, literary and television industries

  • 7 steps to writing a great scene

    September 2, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    Whether you’re writing books, plays, musicals or screenplays, it’s vital that you master the fundamentals of a scene. I mean, that does without saying, right? After all, your work is essentially a …

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  • 5 steps to writing a great villain

    August 24, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    A couple of notes before you read this article:

    *I’ve referred only to films and not books in this blog because I feel it’s easier to make an example of characters whose arcs take shape over …

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  • Writer Jody Medland takes questions about writing

    Author Q&A with Jody Medland

    August 21, 2015 Pen Works Media Blog

    Right after Jody read the prologue to his debut novel, The Moors, he sat down and took a selection of questions from somebody who knows him incredibly well, his older sister, before …

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  • How to beat writer’s block

    August 19, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    Whenever I speak to somebody who has deep rooted aspirations of becoming a writer, it’s never long before they ask me this question and I’m going to be quite a little controversial …

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  • The Moors – Prologue

    August 17, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    A very big hello and thank you so much for taking the time to visit this page.

    As I’ve been shouting it from the rooftops I’m fairly certain you will know that my …

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  • Write a screenplay agents will love

    August 14, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    There’s writing screenplays, and there’s being a screenwriter.

    The difference is that anybody can write a screenplay. I learnt my craft by writing dozens of them. However, they never went anywhere because they …

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  • 10 steps to writing a marketable story

    August 12, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    Before you say anything, I don’t personally believe there is a definitive list of 10 simple tricks to make you write the next best-selling book or blockbuster hit.

    So much goes into every book and …

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  • The importance of writing visually

    August 10, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    To some, the title of this blog appears as something of an oxymoron.

    “Visuals?” I hear you cry. “I’m a writer. I paint with words, not images!”

    It’s true that every writer is different …

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  • Why copywriting is the coolest job ever… and how to get into it!

    August 7, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    When we copywriters sit in an interview, we all know it’s a matter of time before we’re hit with the loaded question: “So what made you want to become a copywriter?”

    Internally, I’ve …

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  • How to run a successful crowdfunding campaign

    August 5, 2015 Jody Medland Blog

    So for me, 15th July 2015 was a really special day. Not only was my first paperback novel released but it was also when my first successful crowdfunding campaign drew to a …

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