Creating religions by David Ball

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Meetings, Shared World | 0 comments

The next session will be held on Monday the 1st August 2011 @ 7pm in the back room of the Brunswick. Session will be about creating religions and will be held by David Ball. Hope to see you all there. Cheers, Chris

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The Script Readers

Posted by on Jul 9, 2011 in Film Scripts, News, Scripts, TV Scripts, Workshops | 0 comments

The Script Readers are open for submissions for workshop development of scripts. The Script Readers has been encouraging the development of excellent new writing since its inception in 2008. They run a monthly development workshop at Theatre Royal Stratford East to give writers an opportunity to hear their work read and to gain feedback from a diverse mix of professional actors, writers and directors. The Script Readers are currently seeking submissions for workshops in...

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Shared World Wiki: Floating-Castle

Posted by on Jun 23, 2011 in Meetings, News, Shared World, Short Stories, Workshops | 0 comments

The Shared World page on the Derby Scribes website has been updated including a link to the Floating-Castle Wiki. If you haven’t already, join the Wiki and add in details about the characters and locations of your shared world work in...

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Shared World – fiction now available

Posted by on Jun 21, 2011 in Meetings, Shared World, Short Stories, Workshops | 0 comments

Two short stories set in the Derby Scribes Shared World are now available on the website. “Castle of Books” by Stuart Hughes provides a fantastic introduction to what the library is all about and “The Sin-Eater’s Apprentice” by Peter Borg and Stuart Hughes is a fairy tale. Check both stories out on the Shared World...

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REMINDER

Posted by on Nov 15, 2010 in Meetings, News, Workshops | 0 comments

Scribes tonight (Monday 15th November) @ 7pm. Subject will be Origin Myths and will be presented by Jenn Brown. Bring a pen and paper.

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Workshop – Scriptwriting

Posted by on Apr 19, 2010 in Workshops | 0 comments

A Derby Scribes writing session prepared by Christopher Barker [CLICK "CONTINUE READING" FOR THE SESSION NOTES] INTRODUCTION Scriptwriting is an oft misunderstood discipline. Unlike prose or poetry a script is not a fully formed entity it is a blueprint. It is a plan for a story that will later come to life on screen (big or small), radio, stage or comic. When writing prose or poetry for the most part a basic model of communication is followed : SENDER >> MESSAGE >>...

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