Don’t just be someone with a story, be someone with a screenplay.
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Who am I?
I’m a professional writer, story liner and screenwriting coach with more than 30 years’ experience writing for television, film, theatre and radio. I’ve written for award winning dramas in Welsh and English, for BBC and HTV. I was the lead writer on the HTV Drama Nuts and Bolts and the S4C drama Caerdydd and written hundreds of hours of radio drama and numerous other screenplay credits and stage productions.
I don’t just teach screenwriting theory, I teach you practical steps that will get your story down on paper. I know how difficult it is to turn an idea into a great script—and how to solve the problems that inevitably arise along the way. My coaching gives you the practical tools, honest feedback and professional insight you need to develop your story, strengthen your script and, most importantly, finish it.
Alongside my professional writing career, I led the MA Screenwriting program at the University of South Wales and taught screenwriting at The Lir in Dublin. I’m also a graduate of the EAVE and Arista, European filmmaker programmes.
From Fuzz to Focus
The complete course offers you a strategy that will get you from your initial idea to a finished draft.
It comes in three parts and all three parts can be followed separately or consecutively.
Part 1 - Find your story
Your story forms the back bone of this ten week course. That spark in your head can become an industry formatted short script. We’ll cover Ideas, Character, Dialogue, Theme, Beginnings, Middles, Endings, Show Don’t Tell and Readability.
More details here
Start date -Sept 28th 2026
Cost £250
Part 2 - Strengthen your story
Now you’ve got a story let’s focus on making it stronger with a deeper dive into why stories work. By looking at act structures, beats, sequences and scenes you’ll discover how to shape your story into a compelling feature-length screenplay.
More details here
Start date -Jan 2027
Cost £250
Part 3 - Pitch your story
Take your story from a great idea to an industry-ready proposition. Learn how to create compelling loglines, pitches and treatments. Gaining the skills, materials and confidence to present your story professionally giving it the best possible chance of getting noticed.
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Start date -Apr 2027
Cost £250
Testimonials
Part 1 - Find your story - (Mondays - 1900-2100 GMT) Starting Sept 28th 2026
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Every story begins with a spark — but every idea needs developing before it becomes a story. This week, you’ll explore how simple concepts can shape into a screenplay and how to instil drama into your initial ideas as well as starting to develop the foundations of your short script.
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Great stories are driven by characters we care about. This week, you’ll focus on getting to know your hero, exploring their wants, their needs, their flaws and fears. You’ll discover how character creates conflict and drives the story forward, giving your screenplay emotional depth and ensuring your characters feel like people rather than simply vehicles for the plot.
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Dialogue isn't just typing words on a page. It’s crafted language that reveals character, creates conflict, delivers information and keeps the story moving. This week, you’ll explore what makes screen dialogue engaging and authentic, how to make your characters sound real and believable.
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This week, you’ll explore the principle of show, don't tell, because film is a visual medium, and screenwriting works best when audiences we experience the story rather than simply being told about it. Show don't tell is about action, behaviour, imagery and visual detail that communicates character and emotion. Learn how to write economically and visually; asking the audience to fill in the gaps.
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What’s your story “really” about? This week, you’ll explore theme and find how your screenplay can communicate complex ideas without being preachy. You’ll learn how theme emerges naturally through character conflicts and choices. Helping your story develop greater meaning and giving your screenplay something for audiences to think about after the end credits.
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The opening pages your screenplay will be the toughest to write: they need to establish the world and introduce characters while making us want to keep reading. This week, you’ll explore what makes for a great beginning, from opening images and character introductions to establishing conflict and creating a strong dramatic question.
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Great endings don't simply stop the story — they complete it. Explore what makes an ending feel earned, emotionally satisfying as well as being connected to everything that’s happened before. You’ll focus on your character’s transformation and learn how your final pages deliver the impact your story deserves.
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Your story will need more than great characters and ideas — it’ll need shape. This week, you’ll explore the three-act structure, how turning points and narrative beats give your story pace. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to use structure as a tool rather than a formula, giving you the confidence to shape your story in a way that works for you.
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This week focuses on making your screenplay clear, engaging and easy to move through on the page. You’ll discover screenplay style, formatting, description, pacing and economy, so your script will feel effortless to read whilst creating vivid pictures in the reader's imagination.
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After submitting your screenplay before class, you’ll get valuable feedback from both tutors and your peers. You’ll discover what’s working, what needs to change and where your next draft should go. You’ll finish the course with a completed industry-formatted short screenplay and a clear plan for taking it further.