CREATIVE WRITING COURSES ON PAXOS

‘AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING'

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT LINDA M JAMES' COURSES

Linda M James is a novelist and playwright who has had three novels published: Out Of Shaking Air, The Invisible Piper and Tempting The Stars, and in 2008 was commissioned to write three screenplays: Young Ivanhoe, Young Helen of Troy and Jesus Christ: The Missing Years. She is also the author of the highly successful How to Write Great Screenplays: And Get Them Into Production.

Linda has also been running a variety of writing courses for several years  and below are just some of the comments that she has received:

"Having studied writing with Linda over the last eight years, I can confidently say she is stimulating, thought-provoking, entertaining, challenging, inclusive, inspiring, warm, encouraging, imaginative and fun. I have now written over 10 plays, have been short-listed in a competition run by the BBC and am in talks with a producer about a comedy series." - P D, Mayfield

"Having attended Linda's short story and scriptwriting courses over several years, I can recommend her to anyone, whether they wish to write for pleasure or a possible career.  She has an inspired critical ear with constructive, spot-on editing advice, which she combines with an infectious enthusiasm. She also has lots of inside knowledge on how to break into the publishing and broadcasting world." - K W, Wadhurst

"I always found Linda’s sessions to be stimulating and extremely helpful to my writing aspirations.  During the time that I worked under her guidance (about three years) I managed to complete a radio play, a full length stage play and a one act stage play; both stage plays have been performed.  The achievement in writing these projects is due in no small measure to Linda’s inspiration and the encouraging comments that her classes engendered." - Y W, Tunbridge Wells

"I have attended several scriptwriting courses run by Linda James, and I feel that my writing has greatly benefited from her instruction. Linda is very focussed on what does and does not work in a script, and is very clear in explaining why. She has a good ‘ear’, comes quickly to the point and sticks to it. Her advice is always appropriate to the actual project under discussion, and she is good at tailoring her input to the experience and ability of the student. I progressed from having no scriptwriting experience to completing a film script and two radio plays, all of which received very good reports from the BBC Writers Room." - E T, Switzerland

"I first met Linda James in 2003 when I attended her scriptwriting class (I actually wanted to join her novel-writing class but it was full and no one ever seemed to want to leave!).  I'd never tried scriptwriting before but had a really enjoyable time.  Linda was always encouraging and was somehow able to criticise without ever giving offence, offering really sound, helpful advice. Her classes were great fun, as well as being very helpful." - S D, Tunbridge Wells

"Linda is incredibly professional, erudite and a really interesting teacher. Her ability to enthuse about different types of writing and offer positive feedback and constructive criticism made her courses a very enjoyable and worthwhile experience for me. I would highly recommend Linda to anyone eager to improve their writing skills." - S N, Tunbridge Wells

"Linda James was an inspiration to me when I attended her creative writing classes. I was new, nervous and not at all sure what to expect. We were very a mixed bunch, in levels of ability and aspirations, but I was soon feeling comfortable, and inspired by Linda who was able to bring out the best in all of us. Her talent for listening, assessing and sensitively analysing work, whatever the skill level or subject, is wonderful. Her teaching methods are excellent. Writing anything from scratch, without knowing the methods, is daunting. Any writer faced with a blank sheet of paper will feel, at some moment...that awful 'block' that appears from nowhere like a dark shadow. Linda is able to dispel the shadows, and to excite and inspire in a way that is fresh and invigorating, giving help and advice on how to start writing, how to develop characters, how to add drama, interest and suspense." - R D, East Farleigh