A Space to Write

A Space to Write

Sherlock, Marian Keyes and John le Carré

Mix them all together, and what do you get?

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Joanne Simmonds
Apr 26, 2024
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All writers who are into TV in a big way will have had a complete fascination with one show, and from the age of thirty-one, I was obsessed with Sherlock. There are parallels with screenwriting, even if you don’t aspire to be a full-time screenwriter. The three-act structure is the most obvious, but there are others, such as dial…

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