Sitcom Geeks: Episode 157 - Rejection And Waste And Other Jolly News
Welcome to a new year of comedy writing, as Dave talks about writing topical comedy (hence the rejection and waste), James tries to enforce good habits for writers (other jolly news) and Dave launches If Only I Had The Time, his short book about trying to write when there's a pandemic going on.
Published: 14th January 2021. Length: 46 minutes. Size: 84.5mb
Dave's new mini-book If Only I Had The Time: How To Keep Writing When The World Stops Moving is out now! And it's available free! for just FIVE DAYS from Saturday 16 January 0800 GMT to Thursday 21 January 0800.
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