Archive - Word Count: Mews, News and Reviews

November 2024

October 2024

Word Count 84: BBC and Female Pilot Club script calls, Black List moves in on books

Plus Who Killed Comedy?, new Australian and German versions of Ghosts in the works, Clarkesworld AI slop update, and a bunch of interesting links.

Oct 22 •

Suw Charman-Anderson

September 2024

August 2024

July 2024

Word Count 80: Arthur C Clarke winner is…, fixing Ferris Bueller's Day Off in post, Marianne Dreams on Backlisted

Plus genre hopping, top UK streamers, the ‘nivali’ mystery, and a fresh-faced Grabbity.

Jul 30 •

Suw Charman-Anderson

Fieldwork: What can improv teach us about sitcom stakes?

Does your protagonist have to have something huge at stake in order for a sitcom to be compelling?

Jul 22 •

Suw Charman-Anderson

Word Count 79: New comedy script competition & John Yorke's 10 Questions

Plus Yr Hobyd (The Hobbit) now available in Welsh, new ITV comedy riles police, and Copurrnicus watches Wimbledon.

Jul 16 •

Suw Charman-Anderson

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