Stupid Idea Box
James HamiltonBeing creative professionally already came with existential dread - we didn't NEED *gestures wildly at everything* on top! Luckily, TV writer James Hamilton has ideas about Making Stuff During This Terrible Time. Which box did he put them in again?
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Pokopia, storytelling and ADHD
I didn’t know I had an arch-nemesis until I started playing Pokopia, but I’m certain this game was specifically created to ruin me.
I’m sorry if you thought this game was actually for you, or perhaps for a multi-generational global audienc...
"Give me a lobotomy"
There’s a metaphor I like to use when describing how to deal with bad notes writers might be given by execs or readers: it’s like you’re a doctor, and a patient comes in and says, with absolute conviction, “I want you to give me a lobotomy”...
A rewrite.
tl;dr: “Motive, Means and Opportunity” is now “Stupid Idea Box” - new direction, same dimwit.
Read on to find out what to expect from this brand new newsletter, or I’ll get really cross.
It’s been six months since Murder...
Murder for Dummies is OUT!
Hello, Dummy Devotees (and/or general fans of my writing!)
It is with the exhausted elation typically reserved for those who have just given birth that I’m writing to let you know: as of last Thursday, the first two episodes of Murder for...
Why bother writing?
I’ve been struggling to find the motivation to write new things for a few months now. In trying to diagnose why , I landed on a particular reason why it might feel particularly difficult for screenwriters to create their own new work right...
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Wordclown. Londoner lurking in LA. Head Writer of Jentry Chau Vs The Underworld (Netflix) and Dogs In Space (Netflix). Creator of award winning horror-comedy-mock-doc series Murder for Dummies (watch free - murderfordummies.com).
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