On the 12th November, you are in for a treat, my lovely blog followers.

Coming soon, interview with Keith Lindsay, comedy script writer, and my former writing tutor.

He worked on Birds of a Feather, the original scripts, and more recently,

Keith worked on Green green grass with John Sullivan.

Like my ususal author interviews, Keith will be answering 6 questions, and if anyone has any further questions on comedy writing, make sure you tune in on or after Wednesday.

My writing course in the local college lasted for a year where I learned such a lot from Keith, and have kept the folder of work. Some of the ideas in there I’m still working on and will send out. During that year, Take a Break published my first full length article, and other articles and poetry followed. So from working with him on that course, my writing path began.

Details of where you can find him and what courses he’s running will be in the blog post next week.

See you then………………………………………….

12 responses to “Coming soon, to this blog.”

Keith Havers

November 8, 2014

Looking forward to that, Susan.

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1. susanjanejones
  
  November 8, 2014
  
  Good, it’s a great interview from another Keith.
  
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Patsy

November 8, 2014

I’m looking forward to it too.

I enjoyed Birds of a Feather. I’ve often wondered if the writers know at the start who’ll be playing the parts and if once they do, how that impacts on the writing, if at all.

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1. susanjanejones
  
  November 9, 2014
  
  Hi Patsy, that’s a good question. I’ll let Keith see that when he’s on the blog. I love the series as well.
  
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Teresa

November 9, 2014

Wow, that’s something a bit different! Looking forward to that 🙂 x

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1. susanjanejones
  
  November 9, 2014
  
  Very different, Teresa. I’m so glad that Keith agreed to the interview, as he is a modest chap and doesn’t do interviews that often. He’s talented as well.
  
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Karen

November 10, 2014

I’ll make sure I pop back for this, Susan 🙂 I too wonder if he writes with particular actors in mind.

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1. susanjanejones
  
  November 10, 2014
  
  Hi Karen, glad you popped in, and look forward to you popping back again. That’s a question that Keith might answer for us later in the week.
  
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juliathorley

November 10, 2014

Looking forward to this, Susan. I wonder how comedy writers can be sure what they have written is funny. Surely during the editing process (and then rehearsals), they must hear the words so often they lose their punch.

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susanjanejones

November 10, 2014

Hi Julia. I see what you mean, but I think if something makes you laugh, it always will. Like Del Boy and Rodney’s chandelier moment. I have a cleaning colleague, who keeps telling me that we need to give the chandelier in a chiropodists a good clean. I say, ‘strictly, no…..’ then tell her, ‘remember what happened to Del and Rodney? and then usher her out of the door sharpish… Glad you’re looking forward to it, he’s a talented man.

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Nicola

November 11, 2014

It’s in my diary! Can’t wait. I wonder who Keith tests out his jokes on. I test out my humour on my poor husband. He’s afraid not to laugh 🙂 But I look out for the twinkle in his eye that speaks the truth.

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1. susanjanejones
  
  November 11, 2014
  
  Glad that you’re looking forward to the interview, Nicola. It’s good, and it’s a question we could ask Keith as well as my 6. Sometimes, I might think something is slightly funny, yet people find it really funny… You never know with humour do you?
  
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