Whats the best place for writers:
This site or the BSCW?
And Why?
Which is the best?
......and a great silence ensues.....was it something I said?.......is there something I should know?.............who's watching? 
SkillPages may be worth a try?
I don't know what BSCW is, but I'd suggest you try both and see which one you prefer. I don't think any site is going to necessarily make you a better writer though.
Quote: Ben @ June 16 2013, 6:57 PM BSTI don't know what BSCW is
BRITISH SOCIETY OF COMEDY WRITERS
Quote: Compo @ June 16 2013, 8:19 PM BSTBRITISH SOCIETY OF COMEDY WRITERS
Wow, is a smoking jacket required?
Have just had a look at the other site. Not very current or active is it?
This one, because it's free.
Help my shirt is on fire!
Quote: Shandonbelle @ June 16 2013, 10:02 PM BSTWow, is a smoking jacket required?
Just call the bloody fire brigade!
nb I do a bit of the old free lance writing. And specialist comedy sites aren't much use and it's never worth paying for membership. (basically small membership sites don't get any oppos you might as well burn your money, or post it to me and I'll burn it for you).
I mean you'll hear about either very speculative or very big open access jobs in my experience.
That said BCG is the absolute premiun site for getting support whislt working on an ongoing project such as Newsjack or NewsRevue.
Big freelance writing sites can provide a surpising amount of work. Otherwise here's my top 5 places to get started.
1 News Revue or Treason show they want stuff all the time.
2 Freelance sites such as Guru, Odesk or Elance (my favourite)
3 London Comedy Writers (Graham does an absolute wizard job rounding up all the opportunities out there)
4 BBC writers room, if there's an opportunity it's there.
5 Chortle and BCG get some smaller weirder oppos.
Also with BCG very occaisonally you may get talent spotted critique, very, very, very, very occaisonally.
Quote: sootyj @ June 17 2013, 10:05 AM BSTAlso with BCG very occaisonally you may get talent spotted critique, very, very, very, very occaisonally.
Do tell Sootyj....
Quote: sootyj @ June 17 2013, 10:05 AM BST2 Freelance sites such as Guru, Odesk or Elance (my favourite)
SkillPages is probably similar.
Quote: sootyj @ June 17 2013, 10:05 AM BSTFreelance sites such as Guru, Odesk or Elance (my favourite)
As long as your prepared to work for about 20pence an hour!
I meant for Comedy Writing Opportunities and advice and connections rather than general writing work.
There used to be a group called The Comedy Writers Association (CWAUK). I used to be a member of that about 20years ago and they were quite good!
Quote: Tim Azure @ June 17 2013, 5:08 PM BSTSkillPages is probably similar.
Skills pages sucks more ass than an enema machine
Quote: Compo @ June 17 2013, 5:56 PM BSTAs long as your prepared to work for about 20pence an hour!
I meant for Comedy Writing Opportunities and advice and connections rather than general writing work.There used to be a group called The Comedy Writers Association (CWAUK). I used to be a member of that about 20years ago and they were quite good!
I earn about a grand month and that's in my spare time
And that's comedy writing
Quote: sootyj @ June 17 2013, 6:06 PM BSTSkills pages sucks more ass than an enema machine
Full of people wanting something for nothing. Just like most sites.
I earn about a grand month and that's in my spare time
And that's comedy writing
Laughing all the way to the cash machine...