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I spent about 3 months in odd evenings writing the first couple of episodes of my first sitcom. Sometimes I'd have bursts of activity, then nothing for weeks. Another 2-3 months afterwards rewriting before I sent off to Writersroom. They took about ten weeks to get back to me, with a polite "no".

My best advice is:

1) write two episodes first; I only got a real handle on my characters after writing the second episode.

2) invest in a professional scriptreader to do a report on your script before sending to BBC or other production outlets. Unfortunately I only did this after my Writersroom rejection, but the report I got helped me realise why I got the polite "no".

About 6 months on and off, most of this time spent planning and plotting, the first six episodes not just one. A couple of months to write an episode and re write until I was as happy as I thought I could be. I sent it recorded delivery to the BBC so I'd know when they received it but I'd had a post card from them telling me they'd reply within 4 months before the Royal Mail thought it had been delivered. Handy. And it was almost exactly 4 months when I got a polite no. Along with some encouraging comments too. Thankfully.

Boys, Boys, please - I am human. The Charlie Adams I may be but I'm still battling like everybody else to get a line on. I'm loving reading the threads on this site and I'm happy to be a part of it.

Sorry, Charlie. I'm just surprised to have such a big name on a here. Not putting the forum down, obviously. But nice to have contact with someone who knows the business inside out.