You is a scary.
Lonely Writers 101 Page 2
Must be male. 35+ but under 51. Married over 5 years. No pension. No significant savings. Must be deeply bitter yet inexplicably optimistic. Must have gallows/black cancerous sense of humour. Must have at least 2 distinct sitcom characters to exploit. Must be able to write truly interesting material. Must have already discovered his voice & zone. Must be desperate enough for a writing partner to answer a stupid f**ken personal ad and actually expect things to work out successfully.
Gays, Women, Christians, Cokeheads, Meth Users, Registered Voters, and Fans of Only Fools & Horses, need not reply.
Smokers okay. Tokers, too.
Bonus points for fans of 70s era P-Funk (and there WILL be a test).
Quote: ajp29 @ August 12, 2007, 6:22 PM
He never called! Wheres my razor blades
I came straight back from work, I had a late meeting. (holds out flowers and pops a mint in his mouth to hide the alcohol on his breath) And don't worry, I haven't been seeing other writers. *Sighs* This is just like the time I left the toilet seat up. Lets not have the whole street involved this time eh?
Seriously though - cool, I couldn't find any of your stuff in the 'critique' section, we should swap stuff we've written (sitcom ep or sketches) and see what we think. I'll send you an idea for a comedy screenplay I can't quite seem to nail, there's only 18 pages written so far and it's...well, you'll see. On the other side things, I know the head of Channel K productions who have a close relationship with the beeb, have some sketches accepted for 4Radio, have won a few national writing comps, and have a few other things on the go, but as I'm superstitious, I can't talk about until I hear back 100%. (touch wood etc...)
I'm currently doing a MA in Creative Writing in Manchester, but worked for a little while at IBM and am going back there in September until I can go into writing full time.
Si
p.s. Spaghetti bolognaise for dinner again? (mumbles) I bet Stephen Merchant didn't cook Ricky Gervais spaghetti every night.
Quote: Skibbington von Skubber @ August 12, 2007, 11:50 PMMust be male. 35+ but under 51. Married over 5 years. No pension. No significant savings. Must be deeply bitter yet inexplicably optimistic. Must have gallows/black cancerous sense of humour. Must have at least 2 distinct sitcom characters to exploit. Must be able to write truly interesting material. Must have already discovered his voice & zone. Must be desperate enough for a writing partner to answer a stupid f**ken personal ad and actually expect things to work out successfully.
Gays, Women, Christians, Cokeheads, Meth Users, Registered Voters, and Fans of Only Fools & Horses, need not reply.
Smokers okay. Tokers, too.
Bonus points for fans of 70s era P-Funk (and there WILL be a test).
Fred West would have been a worthy candidate... pity he topped hisself... 
Quote: Skibbington von Skubber @ August 14, 2007, 1:27 PMWrong again, little squib (with the god-given booty). Mr West was a Registered Voter.
I think you're about ready for me to plunge my purple bell deep inside your love shack, eh?
It wasn't the first thing on my mind, you rogue... <brace oneself> >_<
...by the way your flag, it looks like my grandad with his carving knife and sharpener ready to carve the Sunday joint ... is it him?
He was a seafarer too...
Quote: Frankie Rage @ August 14, 2007, 4:02 PMIt wasn't the first thing on my mind, you rogue... <brace oneself> >_<
...by the way your flag, it looks like my grandad with his carving knife and sharpener ready to carve the Sunday joint ... is it him?
He was a seafarer too...
I always knew you had a bit of seaman in you, Frank! 
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at large. @ August 14, 2007, 4:45 PMI always knew you had a bit of seaman in you, Frank!
Yeah we were sailor-rich up in Sheffield... 
Mostly we just took what we could and left them for dead... well, they were so far from the sea poor chaps...
It wasn't vindictive you understand... well not all of it...