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Patience In A Virgin novella to be published
Posted: 18th January 2012
My erotic comedy novella Patience Is A Virgin is to be published by Forbidden Fiction Publishing.
The novella follows the misfortunes of 20-something Patience Hope as she constantly tries but fails to lose her virginity. It will be available in a number of formats including print, ebook and subscription content.
My short story Her Five Greatest Moments published by Five Stop Story on their Kindle ebook
Posted: 20th December 2011
My romantic short story Her Five Greatest Moments has been published by Five Stop Story and is now part of a collection of short tales on their debut ebook for Kindle.
You can buy the ebook from Amazon priced at only £2.29 and entitled Five Stop Story: Short Stories To Read In 5 Stops On Your Commute, edited by Ruth Heald.
My short stories published by Ether Books
Posted: 17th October 2011
My romantic short story Her Five Greatest Moments and womens' erotica tale Doctor Ooh have been published by Ether Books and are now available alongside 1000s of other short stories
on the Ether Books app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Want to read them? Download the free Ether Books app and locate my stories via the search function.
Lost And Found finalist in the 4 Nights In August one page script contest
Posted: 7th October 2011
My one page script Lost And Found made the final 12 in the 4 Nights In August one page script contest, organised by the London Screenwriters Festival.
It didn't win, but it's nice to have made the top 5% out of over 240 entries.
Read Lost And Found
My short stories published on Five Stop Story iPhone app
Posted: 4th October 2011
Several of my short stories have been published by Five Stop Story and are now part of a collection of short tales on a free app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
You can download the app for free at the Five Stop Story iTunes store
Funny How Things Turn Out runner up in Five Stop Story Travel-Themed Short Story Competition
Posted: 30th July 2011
My short story Funny How Things Turn Out was runner up in the Five Stop Story Travel-Themed Short Story Competition, which was held in June 2011.
Read Funny How Things Turn Out
Shortlisted in the first round of BBC Drama Writers Academy 2011
Posted: 4th July 2011
In May, I was shortlisted in the first round of applications for the BBC Drama Writers Academy 2011, a scheme that trains 8 writers a year to write for the four BBC Continuing
Drama shows; EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors.
I didn't make the final 8 candidates. It's saddening, but I was up against the best of the best. I'll apply again next year.
The first round shortlist was decided by the first 10 pages of each writer's submitted script.
You can read the first 10 pages of my script Tube which got me considered here
Outside Looking In commissioned as a TV drama
Posted: 30th April 2011
My script Outside Looking In has been commissioned as a TV drama. Production company Insignia Chase will start shooting later this year.
The drama follows a family who are torn apart when a wife finds out that her teacher husband has been having an affair with a sixteen-year-old pupil. Not just any pupil. His own son's girlfriend.
Her Five Greatest Moments wins Five Stop Story Valentine Short Story Competition 2011
Posted: 2nd March 2011
My short story Her Five Greatest Moments has won the Five Stop Story Valentine Short Story Competition.
My debut novel Occupied now available to buy online
Posted: 20th February 2011
Yep. My blockbusting thriller Occupied is now available to buy now
Read extracts from the novel
I'm the Standup Cards Open Mic gag contest December 2010 winner
Posted: 20th January 2011
One of my gags has been crowned as the Standup Cards Open Mic gag contest December 2010 winner.
The gag is:
"I love charity singles, don’t you? I always make sure I do my bit by downloading them illegally."
Want to see more of my gags? Check out my Jokes section.
Funny How Things Turn Out short story published in magazine
Posted: 1st December 2010
My short story Funny How Things Turn Out (yes, another story with the word funny in the title)
was published this month in Duality 3 magazine, another publication featuring emerging writers.
Funny Little Words Like Exquisite short story published in magazine
Posted: 12th October 2010
My short story Funny Little Words Like Exquisite has been published in the October 2010 edition
of The Artillery Of Words magazine, which is a relatively new publication that champions new and upcoming writers.
Halfway House sitcom pitch wins Comedy Twitch contest
Posted: 15th September 2010
The Comedy Twitch contest was organised by the guys over at Combined Mind, where entrants
had to submit a pitch for their sitcom... in no more than 140 characters! Basically, the length of a tweet!
I entered a pitch for my sitcom Halfway House. And I won. (Actually, I'm one of three winners.)
The prize is free entry into the Broadcast Comedy Forum in London on the 22nd of September,
an annual industry event where writers can rub shoulders with producers and broadcasters.
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