Scotland Writes Q&A - Glasgow
Just got this email, thought it would be of interest...Scotland Writes Q&ABBC Scotland Drama department are delighted to invite writers for a Q&A session in Glasgow hosted by Anne Mensah, the Head of Drama. This will give you a chance to find out more about the department and pose any questions you have about BBC Drama.There will also be a chance afterwards to meet the rest of the team behind shows such as Waterloo Road, River City, Hope Springs, Wallander, and Fiona's Story. We look forward to meeting you! 5:30pm - 7:30pmThursday 26 November 2009BBC Scotland40 Pacific QuayGlasgowG51 1DATo book

Screenwriters Festival - Day 3
I've started this on day 3, although this was my day 1. Confusing, yes?Anyway, I went down on the Tuesday with Andrew, staying in a little vegetarian B&B about 25 minutes walk from the festival. Cheltenham was a lovely town, and it was nice to see all the red lanyards about (except for those of us who started on wed and didn't get one, moan moan moan). We went to the night out on Tuesday, meeting such illustrious types as Lucy, Elinor, Jason,

Screenwriters Festival 2009
Back from the Screenwriters Festival late last night. I have a huge amount to catch up on today, so not much time to blog, but I will do a few different blog posts on the sessions I attended - particularly those I found really useful.Went to 6 sessions on the Wednesday and a few on the Thursday (there were less on) along with speed dating sessions with producers and agents. Highlights were a session by Julian Freidman on contracts, a Q&A with Ben Stephenson from the BBC, an amazing session on 'Offensive Comedy' and the speed dating. Despite my having to pitch a horror to the likes of Aardman, and forgetting to tell at least 2 of the producers the title of my project, I didn'

SWF Prep: Business Cards
I love getting new business cards.Like 82% of the population, I order mine from Moo. I use images from my own Flickr photostream for the cards - bit of an animal theme for this set.(Actually, there were loads more animal ones but my boyfriend made me see the sense of cutting a few out.)I also opted to go with 'Screenwriter' on these, rather than 'writer' as I have on my normal cards - thought it would be appr

Centre of the Labyrinth
Edinburgh over the last few days has been lovely and autumnal - blue skies, crisp air, the scents of early, forbidden bonfires. It's the kind of weather that sets me in a contemplative mood, nudges me to reflect on what has been and what is to come.My new job is going well - it's challenging, rewarding, and interesting. The nightclass is great fun, steeping my mind in the darkness of fairy tales and legend, feeding back into my writing. I'm mak