tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777959771460963602024-03-19T10:57:10.344+00:00Lindsay Jane Sedgwick; writer, creator, script ed, tutorA member of the Irish Writers Guild, the Irish Film and Television Academy and the Irish Writers' Centre. Founder of the Creatives in Animation Network, 2012Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-26485098413290708042020-08-07T15:01:00.004+01:002020-08-07T15:01:43.537+01:00WULFIE is coming!<p>On Sept 5th, 2020, the first book of my Wulfie series comes out with Little Island! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_haz7g6CEKexTtA75LC8L1k-3J34bbnl-_P9vb5g91WqyQc1mcPILFGPFl4vipuAnhKKp_mYKLAIOmPSb6_vdUTPgFzGMyemumZC6aH6Xrch3_SuxW3NdwBOGFtyOUYjEPh-ixAyIjmQ1/s2048/instagram_for_posting_any_time.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_haz7g6CEKexTtA75LC8L1k-3J34bbnl-_P9vb5g91WqyQc1mcPILFGPFl4vipuAnhKKp_mYKLAIOmPSb6_vdUTPgFzGMyemumZC6aH6Xrch3_SuxW3NdwBOGFtyOUYjEPh-ixAyIjmQ1/w200-h200/instagram_for_posting_any_time.png" width="200" /></a></p><p>Trust me, you want Wulfie in your life. </p><p>He's a purple wulfen, exrremely talkative, mischievous and noisy, and he can gropw as large as a house - or shrink to the size of a mouse. Especially when he's sad or scared. </p><p>He's also the most loyal friend youc ould ever have and when he tumbles into Libby's life, he is exactly the sort of best friend she needs. Truly... You can pre-order with Little Island <a href="https://littleisland.ie/books/wulfie-stage-fright/">here</a> or find it in all good bookshops from Sept 5th. </p><p>Illustrations are by the amazing Jsoephine Wolff. A few samples below.</p><p>There's also more info elsewhere in this blog and on my website, <a href="http://www.lindsayjsedgwick.com">www.lindsayjsedgwick.com</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUK2aTwgXyv56II4sK7BL05uVI-Q3xAqGm_NinhQmTzfC__8ao_8eV9hwx76q75yl_vcfqqFRUFKtVaD419_1rXWSFXFVdfwH1IoA3M0-8TSOzDi3xVk_ItRDuTDkv8pcrZKoAs3Ydxzp/s1231/JosephineWolff_Wulfie_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1202" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUK2aTwgXyv56II4sK7BL05uVI-Q3xAqGm_NinhQmTzfC__8ao_8eV9hwx76q75yl_vcfqqFRUFKtVaD419_1rXWSFXFVdfwH1IoA3M0-8TSOzDi3xVk_ItRDuTDkv8pcrZKoAs3Ydxzp/w195-h200/JosephineWolff_Wulfie_05.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YW0YLvQeOQQwezrbmcz-pLEg5ZiIw_ivsslvIax3i_SMBFMcEK9LetPShpAdpizB9JAmue4XFzPG8sWdKnasesjAgs0A9Q3y14UQkxyyWi25ojnDpfrlwKo59oMUaQEYCCJtXsGVRKdm/s1206/JosephineWolff_Wulfie_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1206" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YW0YLvQeOQQwezrbmcz-pLEg5ZiIw_ivsslvIax3i_SMBFMcEK9LetPShpAdpizB9JAmue4XFzPG8sWdKnasesjAgs0A9Q3y14UQkxyyWi25ojnDpfrlwKo59oMUaQEYCCJtXsGVRKdm/w200-h172/JosephineWolff_Wulfie_06.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYjd2vs68mt0U_4hj6I31uDWfxhfsJloQriYKfUKawMkwt9ikPXme28RgAlpvfdNQJf41gHh5rz5VxHIOOVCCCpaBm_hNIUxKXdPQWGcdSBg8RJJuLbWoplZSYGWNRw0Su0yawD10vQyn/s1642/JosephineWolff_Wulfie_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1642" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYjd2vs68mt0U_4hj6I31uDWfxhfsJloQriYKfUKawMkwt9ikPXme28RgAlpvfdNQJf41gHh5rz5VxHIOOVCCCpaBm_hNIUxKXdPQWGcdSBg8RJJuLbWoplZSYGWNRw0Su0yawD10vQyn/w200-h165/JosephineWolff_Wulfie_07.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p>Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-21546671103486818192019-12-06T11:34:00.001+00:002019-12-06T12:22:26.587+00:00Writing Muscles Love Diversity... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBKwXSJxg67MBroxhk-8RrOEn00mmTGe25shaZ0qJf6e0EakZWgTQxwCi6-iXNXstEhRCIxiUIWQz2vRaFthrw-aqNUQvQT4Ju7ddQO9eoi5rWVIdVQfvmYArf826W0H6m5cDlKjZwRFq/s1600/WTS+in+IFI.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBKwXSJxg67MBroxhk-8RrOEn00mmTGe25shaZ0qJf6e0EakZWgTQxwCi6-iXNXstEhRCIxiUIWQz2vRaFthrw-aqNUQvQT4Ju7ddQO9eoi5rWVIdVQfvmYArf826W0H6m5cDlKjZwRFq/s200/WTS+in+IFI.JPG" width="200" /></a>I love writing books, deeply deeply with a visceral sort of humm, but when I get my teeth into a script, it’s a buzz of a different kind. Far from what agents told me in my early day<span style="font-family: inherit;">s, most writers do like to cross mediums and genres and I think it's good for us. Writing muscles like diversity and each medium feeds something into the other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">1. You can get signed copies from <a href="https://www.ecwid.com/store/janeymacbooks/Write-That-Script-p103803622">my online store</a> - just tell me who to dedicate it to (books@lindsayjsedgwick.com);</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">2. You can get it worldwide from </span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Write-That-Script-Comprehensive-Screenwriting/dp/0995702748">Amazon</a>;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. From select bookshops: Alan Hanna's in Rathmines, Dublin 6, Books Upstairs, Dublin 2, the Irish Film Institute's bookshop, Dublin 2, The Winding Stairs Bookshop, Dublin 1 and Charlie's in Galway city a</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;">nd</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;">4. If you want to have a look before you buy, it's in libraries throughout Ireland and the US. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">"Write That Script is a gem of
practical advice, complete with a conversational approach that reminded me a
lot of Stephen King's On Writing (my go-to source for writing wisdom). This is
not a typical "do this, do that" outline with anemic examples.
Sedgwick guides you through the entire process from structural breakdowns to
character motivations, all while providing thoughtful exercises in order to
apply what you learn. She also peppers the book with relevant quotes from famed
authors and industry professionals, which I found to be compelling and
insightful. It really does feel like you are sitting down with Lindsay for a
one-on-one.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">"I highly recommend this book to
anyone looking to get a firm grasp on screenwriting, not only from a structural
standpoint, but also from a motivational one."</span></div>
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<br />Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-83012267715275790752019-07-02T13:49:00.001+01:002019-07-02T13:49:55.649+01:00Dublin Comic Arts Festival - table 42!Excited to be exhibiting at my first <a href="https://dublincomicarts.ie/">Dublin Comic Arts Festival</a> this coming Saturday, July 6th. It's in the<a href="http://www.chocolatefactory.ie/"> Chocolate Factory</a> at 26 Kings Inn Street (right behind the cinema complex on Parnell Street) , first floor - above the lovely Blás Cafe - from 11-4.<br />
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I've been to a handful over the past year and they are always hives of activity - so much talent, so many different styles, so many interesting artists, animators, illustrators and writers to talk to, plus a live model to draw.<br />
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I took up art again a couple of years ago now. Originally, I wanted to learn how to draw the characters I create with words.<br />
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I quickly discovered that I don't have that skill, but I also discovered that art can come from doodles...Doodles can even be art...and I've had work in three exhibitions since in Dublin and Cork.<br />
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I'm hoping to launch my new colouring book at the event, but I'll also have prints & cards - I've a new series of chakra-inspired trees, bookmarks (see below) and I might even have my novels nearby, in case anyone wants one!<br />
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@dublincomicarts @LindsayJSedgwick www.lindsayjsedgwick.comLindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-36164881603023434712019-03-22T14:13:00.000+00:002019-03-22T14:15:06.196+00:00First Anniversary: how does a year go by so quickly!<br />
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Dublin and Galway and online; it led to a series of workshops at various writing
and book festivals around Ireland: in Westport during the wonderful Rolling Sun Book Festival, in Carlow as part of Penfest and in Howth and Swords as part of the Write Time
Festival, as well as a gig in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. I’m currently teaching up at the @IrishWritersCentre and, later this year,
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<span style="background: white; color: #1c1e21; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Write That Script is in libraries and colleges all over
the country and beyond, which is amazing. It took me a year to write but a
couple of decades of teaching screenwriting, as well as writing and developing
material for the screen, to get the confidence to put it all on paper. So a huge
thank you to all of you who supported and encouraged me, who bought my book and
who turned up, regardless of weather, to hear me speak! #write that script <a href="http://www.lindsayjsedgwick.com/">www.lindsayjsedgwick.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Write-That-Script-Comprehensive-Screenwriting/dp/0995702748/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=write+that+script&qid=1553262057&s=gateway&sr=8-1">Amazon
US</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Write-That-Script-Comprehensive-Screenwriting/dp/0995702748/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1553262118&sr=1-1&keywords=write+that+script">UK</a>
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Last Friday, Nov 30th, I spoke to a packed King's Hall in central London during the Kinds Content Futures conference run by C21Media, about the experience of creating my series, PUNKY. About why I had created it, about my goals for the series and about the impact it has had worldwide on individuals and, hopefully, on society as a whole.<br />
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I said we were a small production, (Gernomino Productions made both series) with strong support from a small broadcaster (RTE). Not only does the central character have special needs (Down's syndrome) but we dealt with split parenting, bullying and many other issues that children of her age (she's six) deal with on a daily basis. It was a mainstream series that fits anywhere in the programme and that was the goal - that we would help children to learn (or maintain) acceptance of difference; celebration of how much more interesting it makes life.<br />
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All they had to be clear about was to create characters that were unique and compelling that happened to have special needs, neuro-diverse challenges, physical or mental health-based challenges but that these 'issues' should not be the reason they are in the series. Story is king and story relies on compelling characters; use the 'issues' to tick boxes and get funding but don't make them the reason for the show. No more than they are the 'reason' any individual is interesting in real life. Yes they will affect storylines but organically, naturally, as part of daily life.<br />
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The other speakers spoke then about their individual broadcasters' attempts to add diversity to kid's television content. From Patricia Hidalgo, Chief Content Officer, Turner EMEA and International Kids Strategy, we had Stephen Universe and other series that do actually - albeit in animated form - try to push the gender and ethnic barriers. From ITV's Darren Nartey, Programme Acquisitions Exec ITV, we had what felt like a very genuine intent to be more inclusive along gender and ethnic lines.<br />
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From Disney's David Levine, VP Programming, production and strategic development, Disney Channels EMEA, we had the party line about how well they were doing and had done to include diverse ethnic and gender characters - Doc McStuffin had a scene with gay parents etc. He ended his speech talking about how there was a character with two mums in the next High School Musical (and that they were super excited about that) and that the grandmother in a new live action series was a big character.<br />
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What was very clear was that while ethnic and gender diversity are being included a little more within stories, it's still in a small enough scope to legitimise the need for these panels. As for any of these large players including characters that happen to have special needs, are neuro-diverse or differently able-d, there was nothing I heard to suggest anyone was leaning in that direction.<br />
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As I mentioned in my speech talking about selling Punky, there's a resistance. As one major broadcaster once notably said when Punky was pitched to him, his broadcaster doesn't "'<em>do</em>' sickness".<br />
How revealing is that about how broadcasters feel about a huge segment of our community?Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-91556261008832254252018-12-04T16:09:00.003+00:002018-12-04T16:09:41.127+00:00From idea to script idea... how can you tell?I did a two-part article on how to work out if the exciting idea nuzzling your ear lobe is one that will work as a screenplay for writing.ie recently - the second part out just this week.<br />
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You can find both of them <a href="https://www.writing.ie/?s=sedgwick">here</a>.Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-48772897077179861232018-11-22T13:14:00.001+00:002018-11-22T13:14:44.499+00:00Come see what's inside my brain... Dublin city centre art exhibition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPmWJju9UoHnsI3USOX3l4ISo3QQXVrMwBlh-FwNFuxgHR7OsgP3Ghf7V7ryAwa2A_QmhOHadOmHqX1pgxr0s_OAxWKhvS3kKjyskJN0vnQPr-Le2SbhgDCuo2BCRLc4bjxd65FllyCU2/s1600/Visual+for+paper+Drawin+Together+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1132" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPmWJju9UoHnsI3USOX3l4ISo3QQXVrMwBlh-FwNFuxgHR7OsgP3Ghf7V7ryAwa2A_QmhOHadOmHqX1pgxr0s_OAxWKhvS3kKjyskJN0vnQPr-Le2SbhgDCuo2BCRLc4bjxd65FllyCU2/s320/Visual+for+paper+Drawin+Together+2.jpg" width="226" /></a>Okay, that may be the longest post heading I've ever tried! How to say: 'Come see an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/259031814970022/">exhibition</a>!", then say, 'Hey, it's my first and I am so excited about it!' and then give all the details including the reason I'm so excited?<br />
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And here it is: this exhibition is the first show by an artists and illustrators collective founded this year. There are 24 of us in the collective now, and such talent I have to pinch myself when I walk around and see what everyone else is producing. Some have been working as artists, graphic designers and art teachers but others are pursuing an interest they've had to keep - so far - as a sideline.<br />
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All of us want to illustrate children's books.<br />
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So on Dec 1st and 2nd in a gallery in Dublin's city centre, we will each hang two A4 originals, all affordable because we have covered the gallery costs ourselves and want to see our work in happy homes. But we will also be selling prints, cards, books and more at our pop-up shop; perfect gifts for Christmas - especially if you have to post pressies overseas! We have also produced a calendar full of our art on the theme of Home, all proceeds going to the Simon Community.<br />
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The theme is: '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/259031814970022/">A Few of my Favourite Things</a>..."<br />
The place: Studio 10, 10 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2;<br />
The time: 10am-7pm<br />
The date: December 1st and 2nd.<br />
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To whet your appetite, here are some of my own - if this is what's inside your brain, as some people maintain art is, mine is a strange place to be!!<br />
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<br />Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-52364478305724932892018-11-06T09:59:00.002+00:002018-11-06T10:03:35.242+00:00Playing Devil's Advocate... and advocating for diversity<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); line-height: 3.2rem; margin-bottom: 3.2rem; margin-top: 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two events this month I'd love to share: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. I'm giving <a href="http://www.rollingsunbookfestival.com/saturday.html#lindsay-j.-sedgwick">a workshop on screenwriting </a>(Devils' Advocate) </span>Westport, Co. Mayo <span style="font-family: inherit;">for the wonderful </span><a href="http://www.rollingsunbookfestival.com/programme.html" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rolling Sun Book Festival</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. It's on Saturday the 17th from 11.30 in the Westport Town Hall Theatre. Free to come along but you probably need to book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. I'm thrilled to be a <a href="https://www.c21media.net/event/c21-kids-content-futures-2018/speakers/#s355336" style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;">guest speaker</span></a> in the upcoming <span style="border: 1pt none; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0cm;"><a href="https://www.c21media.net/conference/content-london-2018/?video=0" style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Content London Conference</a></span> in London run by C21Media. It's an amazing distillation of talent and interesting events (four conferences under one umbrella) and as the creator of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punky_(TV_series)" style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><b><span style="border: none 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;">Punky </span></span></b></a>(2011, 2014), I'll be talking as part of a panel on <b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><a href="https://www.c21media.net/event/c21-kids-content-futures-2018/speakers/#s355336">'Representing Diversity in Children's TV' </a></span></span></b>at the <a href="https://bit.ly/2JCY4Ko" style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;">Kids Content Futures Conference</span></a> on November 30th from 12.40am. The event will be moderated by Lindsay Watson, animation producer, kids & family, Canuk Productions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Really excited about taking part in this discussion. Diversity is still under-represented in children’s TV, both on screen and off, but while the situation is improving since I first dreamt up Punky (back in 2008), we need to know that broadcasters are working to improve things even faster. That means including stories from all sections of our community; celebrating difference. It's what TV can do so well, when it puts its mind to it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As such, this panel has been gathered to answer questions such as how are broadcasters bringing the voices of the differently abled of our society, as well as women, BAME, LGBTQI+ to the industry and what are the barriers to further progress? (And, hopefully, how do we break through those barriers?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The other panelists are David Levine, VP Programming, production and strategic development, Disney Channels EMEA, Darren Nartey, Programme Acquisitions Exec ITV and Particia Hidalgo, Chief Content Officer, Turner EMEA and International Kids Strategy.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75);">You can find the full agenda for the day </span><a href="https://www.c21media.net/event/c21-kids-content-futures-2018/agenda/" style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;">here</span></a><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75);">. And if you are there, be sure to say hello!</span></span></div>
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Then she watched a documentary about JK Rowling. “I know now
why you’re not good at housework,” she said. Apparently JK had said there were
three important tasks she had to fulfil – to mind her child (like me, she was a
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at every opportunity. I think they regard the top of my head as a launching pad
for inter-stellar adventures, though so far they’ve only fired downwards, most
notably into the loo, the bath, the sink and on top of the dog. This time, they
went under the heater.</div>
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Minutes after I put them back on – after chastising them, swearing a little and nearly toppling my mug of coffee as I bent down – I realised one
side needed cleaning; maybe a hair had got caught in the joint – but no, it was a cobweb. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean cobwebs or write a play about <br />
cloning a man from a thumb? <br />
Julie Lockey in All Thumbs,<br />
International Bar Theatre, 2016</td></tr>
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A nice fat little cobweb.</div>
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For a moment - brief - I thought, I could hoover... </div>
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Or I could
get back to my book.</div>
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I’ve given myself a week to finish the last section.
(Ambitious because I know it’s flawed. Though the flaws may stretch back deeper
into the book, I won’t know until I finish, set it aside and re-read.)<br />
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Thing is, I have a really nice few chapters at the end but I’m
not sure whether to lead in to leap forward... Whether that should be the
ending or it should go on to the next big moment. Whether this is book two of
two or of three... Whether the drama leading up to this point is big enough or
needs an extra injection of oompf...</div>
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So instead of cleaning, I decided to use the cobwebs as motivation to drive me to my notebook, oblivious to the clutter and play with words for the next half hour. </div>
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As someone once said, the house will still be there when you’re gone so what’s the most important thing to do?</div>
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Write.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Write That Script, The Angelica Touch
and Dad’s Red Dress by L.J. Sedgwick are all available from <a href="https://amzn.to/2LYZC50">Amazon</a> and on my <a href="https://janeymacbooks.ecwid.com/">online store</a>. They
are also available from Kenny’s Bookshop, Charlie Byrne’s bookshop (Galway),
Books Upstairs, the Winding Stairs bookshop (Dublin) and Hanna’s in Rathmines<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-51059922412937246402018-10-01T12:27:00.002+01:002018-10-01T12:28:30.741+01:00Is procrastination really creativity in disguise?Is procrastination really creativity in disguise? I want to think so. I really want to think so!<br />
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How is it that you can plan your entirely productive writing life at 3am in the morning, feel the flow of energy that you will pour into your day and then when the day begins, you stop and do something else.<br />
Anything else.<br />
Chores you hate because you don't really deserve to do something you enjoy until you've got some of the 'real' work done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for inspiration to arrive - or the postman?</td></tr>
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I think some of it is fear. That you'll start the regime you imagined and it will all dissolve. So you don't start. Or fear that you'll start and get into it, really get work done and be interrupted again and again until it all explodes in frustration.<br />
But I also think some of it is excitement, ironically. Postponing the excitement of getting into your work in case the writing doesn't go well. This is really a rookie one - I'm forever telling students you have to be prepared to write crap too; at least then it's out of your head and might free up better work. But it's not always easy - until you get those fingers writing.<br />
For me, it is all of this and also the muddle and the ambition and the wanting to be at the finish line already and the worrying that I'm wasting time, so much time and have wasted more already.<br />
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At the back of my head, I know if I could start and work consistently, I would make progress and I will.<br />
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First step: I will put my phone on aeroplane mode and turn off every app on the computer - Facebook, Gmail, Messenger. If I don't need to work on the computer, I'll take my notebook or pages to edit somewhere else.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgMwGZp7ZERw3ncwuv5f1JwF6aA8y0Y2UlRVLEvBSz7IleF1ENRyzsEoOWTsEvi8kcB_0VRieO5GEJxA1BC38UnufLa-jsSQclGdRtJzjCl3blc6jxRhBHjA4tO4aJc1rspk-6NN9uEVq/s1600/Roxy+with+WTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgMwGZp7ZERw3ncwuv5f1JwF6aA8y0Y2UlRVLEvBSz7IleF1ENRyzsEoOWTsEvi8kcB_0VRieO5GEJxA1BC38UnufLa-jsSQclGdRtJzjCl3blc6jxRhBHjA4tO4aJc1rspk-6NN9uEVq/s200/Roxy+with+WTS.jpg" width="200" /></a>Second step: I'll pocket my time into small segments with achievable goals and then it will be easier. This, for me, on days when the mojo is hiding under the sofa playing with turnwheels of dust, is the key: tiny <i><b>achievable </b></i>amounts of work, listed on a page broken into segments for each piece of material or area of work I need to progress.<br />
Third step: Start now.<br />
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There's an entire chapter in my screenwriting book, <a href="https://amzn.to/2LYZC50">Write That Scrip</a>t, on productivity tips, which are really anti-procrastination tools. I did this because of the number of days and weeks when I can feel I am making no progress with any of my works-in-hand, be it writing or attempting to market myself or my books.<br />
The longer these spells continue, the harder it is to break the spell. I don't see it as writer's block so much as writer's mud mixed with sinking sand, some heavy squalls of rain and wind and a muddled, distracted, increasingly frustrated and blue mind and mood.<br />
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But it can be moved on from, one tiny step at a time.<br />
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One word following the next.<br />
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www.lindsayjsedgwick.com<br />
#writethatscript #theangelicatouch #dadsreddress #lindsayjsedgwick<br />
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<br />Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-7983859720188658862018-09-10T16:08:00.002+01:002018-09-10T16:08:41.676+01:00Free screenwriting workshops in Fingal and Carlow<div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_3fb" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 6px;">
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Totally chuffed to have been invited to run screenwriting workshops in two writing festivals this month!<br />First up is The Write Time in Fingal: I’ll be in Swords Library on Saturday Sept 15th from 10.30-12.30 and Howth Library on the 19th from 5.45 to 7.45. </div>
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Then there's the Pen Fest in Carlow Library on Tullow Street on Sept 21st from 11-1.30 </div>
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But if you're in Galway, that's where I'm heading next to be part of Culture Night that evening in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop (time to be confirmed). How lucky am </div>
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They say the
Galway Film Fleadh (July 10-15th) is unique among film festivals worldwide as
one of the friendliest, the most informal and just the right size so you can
meet anyone you want to meet. There is such a wide range of films and it's
impossible to see them all so sometimes, it's enough to pick one or two
screenings a day and spent the rest chatting to other attendees. </div>
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also been really good to me - most times I've ended up signing film or TV
option agreement(s) within months of meetings I had at the event.</div>
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This year is a
bit different for me. I'm bringing down my book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Write-That-Script-Comprehensive-Screenwriting/dp/0995702748/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530272748&sr=1-1&keywords=write+that+script" style="background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #665ed0; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Write
That Script</span></a>. So apart from socialising, watching films or at events,
I'll be at the merchandise stall in the Galmont Hotel from 2.30-4.30 on Weds
11th to Friday 13th. Please come over and say hello!</div>
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love about the Galway Film Fleadh. You can just hang out at the festival or go
to the various open events and film screenings and talk to whoever happens to
be nearby. This almost always leads to all sorts of interesting conversations.</div>
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These might
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from talking about what you love to do with someone who loves what they do too.
Or if you have some film projects up your sleeve, you can do the market (the
Film Fair) and pitch your wares to international buyers/ producers/ media
managers. </div>
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No two pitching sessions are alike and if you do eight of them over
two days, not to mention pitching to anyone who foolishly asks you what you're
working on - don't worry, you can repay the favour and the feedback can be
mutually beneficial - you will come away more able to do it in the future and
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This Sunday at 3pm, myself and Caroline Farrell and Carolann Copland will be sharing the cafe and our books with all the book-lovers who can make their way into Books Upstairs to hear us read and talk about writing, life, characters, procrastination, the insanity and glory of being a writer... and much more. I'll be reading from my last novel The Angelica Touch; always fun to revert to being one of my favourite characters! </div>
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Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-7726726919172232912018-04-11T12:15:00.001+01:002018-04-11T12:15:47.020+01:00Write That Script - is in the IFI!With the sad demise of Filmbase, my physical launch of the book has been postponed so I decided to launch it on social media while I finalise a new venue. It is available on Amazon, on <a href="https://www.ecwid.com/store/janeymacbooks/">my online store </a>and, from today (April 11th),in the <a href="http://ifi.ie/shop/">IFI Film Shop</a> on Eustace Street, Dublin 2.<br />
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<a href="http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4291681&tpl=archnews&force=1">IFTN </a>did a lovely news piece today about the book you can read <a href="http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4291681&tpl=archnews&force=1">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH-WfevLcT-XNSNOHDE5GquRW6v4Xaodu4jAY2ghrh8iTqs6i8IMOvxeenh9hxHOpUY5Jl1Dve5MV6ttMaB4ABpnc9qUuxrQXS_dCYQA0NscCT-PVt2PDWq1QqGvf4EbMQjkrisDSNRgl/s1600/WTS.+6x9_Frontcover_WEBonly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH-WfevLcT-XNSNOHDE5GquRW6v4Xaodu4jAY2ghrh8iTqs6i8IMOvxeenh9hxHOpUY5Jl1Dve5MV6ttMaB4ABpnc9qUuxrQXS_dCYQA0NscCT-PVt2PDWq1QqGvf4EbMQjkrisDSNRgl/s320/WTS.+6x9_Frontcover_WEBonly.jpg" width="213" /></a>So what's the book about? It's about getting that idea out of your head and onto the page. After teaching screenwriting for over two decades while working as a professional screenwriter for nearly as long (or longer, if you consider some freelance work in 1990-3 with Fair City and Scratch Saturday), this is me trying to put it all in one place and give you the tools to get the script written. Now. Not tomorrow or next year or when you have more time, but now. You'll feel so much better, honestly!<br />
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<em>"A practical inspiration for getting that script out of your head and on to the page/screen from someone who has done just that and done it brilliantly."</em> – Paul Donovan, Producer, Deadpan Pictures<br />
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"<em>Written with great passion for and insight into the craft of screenwriting, 'Write that Script! And write it now', is an inspirational, practical and detailed manual on how to write your first screenplay - but also one that will help you write any screenplay. Reading it gave me a strong urge to apply everything that is recommended in the book to the next screenplay I write. Lindsay's guidance is clear, helpful and fun and it's backed up by numerous filmic references which she analyses expertly. Her writing exercises will build confidence and craft. Lindsay was my first screenwriting teacher way back in 1996 and set me on my way to becoming a professional screenwriter. It is a delight to see all her knowledge, experience and enthusiasm distilled into a book that will add richly to the education of screenwriters everywhere."</em> - Christian O’Reilly, screenwriter. <br />
<br /> <em>"What Lindsay has done wonderfully well in this book is to give screenwriters a helpful and practical guide to fire imaginations and to get words flowing onto the page. It’s full of advice, filled with insightful examples and bursting with practical exercises that will have you finishing your screenplays with confidence and creativity. It’s the how-to book that inspires as much as it teaches and enlightens. She has distilled the essence of screenplay craft and technique and turned it into a practical guidebook that’ll motivate you to overcome the screenwriter’s hardest obstacle – the first draft."</em>– Alan Fitzpatrick, MD Filmbase.<br />
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"<em>What I love about this book is that it's all practical and actionable advice, with effective exercises and brainstorming tips. Great for those starting out and getting more familiar with the challenges of screenwriting, as well as those want to develop their craft in a committed and professional way.</em>" - Danny Stack, writer directorLindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-26111163659505812272018-04-04T10:57:00.000+01:002018-04-04T11:12:35.783+01:00Write That Script is here!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ever thought you wanted to write a script but weren't sure where to start? Do you have a story in you that you know would be fantastic on the screen? After working as a screenwriter and teaching screenwriting for over two decades, I have written this book to help you to turn your ideas into screenplays, moving from an examination of what you need in terms of an idea that will work on screen all the way through to first draft. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Written with great passion for and insight into the craft of screenwriting, 'Write that Script! And write it now', is an inspirational, practical and detailed manual on how to write your first screenplay - but also one that will help you write any screenplay. Reading it gave me a strong urge to apply everything that is recommended in the book to the next screenplay I write. Lindsay's guidance is clear, helpful and fun and it's backed up by numerous filmic references which she analyses expertly. Her writing exercises will build confidence and craft. Lindsay was my first screenwriting teacher way back in 1996 and set me on my way to becoming a professional screenwriter. It is a delight to see all her knowledge, experience and enthusiasm distilled into a book that will add richly to the education of screenwriters everywhere.” – Christian O’Reilly, screenwriter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What I love about this book is that it's all practical and actionable advice, with effective exercises and brainstorming tips. Great for those starting out and getting more familiar with the challenges of screenwriting, as well as those want to develop their craft in a committed and professional way.” – Danny Stack, writer director Nelson Nutmeg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What Lindsay has done wonderfully well in this book is to give screenwriters a helpful and practical guide to fire imaginations and to get words flowing onto the page. It’s full of advice, filled with insightful examples and bursting with practical exercises that will have you finishing your screenplays with confidence and creativity. It’s the how-to book that inspires as much as it teaches and enlightens. She has distilled the essence of screenplay craft and technique into a practical guidebook that’ll motivate you to overcome the screenwriter’s hardest obstacle – the first draft.” – Alan Fitzpatrick, MD Filmbase</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“A practical inspiration for getting that script out of your head and on to the page/screen from someone who has done just that and done it brilliantly.” – Paul Donovan, Producer, Deadpan Pictures</span></div>
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Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-17452816425174829422018-01-31T09:59:00.000+00:002018-01-31T09:59:20.294+00:00A gift of joy... Review just in for The Angelica Touch. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQZiAQPRPK55Bnaj0tGSAJqZK0des88PrdwDCBeygAq__vhgM9K3ppJfhyphenhyphenOntbOh46dvK2QM-Zs82AwcEP5pWxtLjlKWHgNTabylOuNznf1DwFPSRSgdWJXL29gfOuEqCNJ4aJQnvNqZV/s1600/Book_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1600" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQZiAQPRPK55Bnaj0tGSAJqZK0des88PrdwDCBeygAq__vhgM9K3ppJfhyphenhyphenOntbOh46dvK2QM-Zs82AwcEP5pWxtLjlKWHgNTabylOuNznf1DwFPSRSgdWJXL29gfOuEqCNJ4aJQnvNqZV/s200/Book_3.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;">Just as I'm packing up to bring copes of The Angelica Touch down to Galway for my launch next Thursday, I come across this wonderful review of the book on the <a href="https://fallenstarstories.blogspot.ie/p/teen-reads.html?m=1">Fallen Stars blog</a>. It had me twirling! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="background-color: white;">"...Another gift of joy from Sedgwick, the Angelica Touch is filled with heart and warmth. With a setting and characters that fire the imagination, the reader gets sucked in to Angelica's world immediately and pulled along on an incredible ride of the emotions. While Angelica is trying to grow into her own true self (and doing a marvellous job),the give and take in the relationship with her mother is at once unique and typical, deeply touching and completely grates. Both are guilty of getting it utterly wrong and completely right. This hits at the soul of what it means to be a teenage daughter. Each and every character is a real gem; quirky, well described and fully realised. Their own stories of past and present weave many coloured threads throughout and make the core story all the richer. Pitch perfect and with a great pace, just when you think this story can only end one way, a surprise twist brings an even more satisfying conclusion. This is a wonderful, imaginative tale that will leave you smiling. (13+)" </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The full review is <a href="https://fallenstarstories.blogspot.ie/p/teen-reads.html?m=1">here</a>. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lectTYJp2Q5kTvxIONEwIWPN2X772GrerAWVjMeWJ2iUdOEFbZYcrsovjL8hnJW_Q2hDjQrJfP6tJySvDSOEP7pnj6qo69BHBr1wvzqTOeIRMqwPQke_dicjlBIJ0UKfb6mjnk4Yy_3f/s1600/Book_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1600" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lectTYJp2Q5kTvxIONEwIWPN2X772GrerAWVjMeWJ2iUdOEFbZYcrsovjL8hnJW_Q2hDjQrJfP6tJySvDSOEP7pnj6qo69BHBr1wvzqTOeIRMqwPQke_dicjlBIJ0UKfb6mjnk4Yy_3f/s200/Book_2.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope to see some of you at the launch - 6.30pm. Charlie Byrne's gorgeous bookshop in Galway's city centre. On the 8th Feb, one week from now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More information: www.lindsayjsedgwick.com</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250);">Also available online from Amazon UK: </span><span style="background: white;"><a href="https://t.co/XGp6qrsEGe" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/ycs69w9v"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"> http://amzn.to/2zc6RiL</span><span class="invisible"><span style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250); color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></span></a></span><span style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250);"> and US: </span><span style="background: white;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://amzn.to/2CqVYMo">http://amzn.to/2CqVYMo</a></span></span><span style="background: white;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Angelica Touch is available online on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angelica-Touch-Lindsay-Jane-Sedgwick/dp/0995702721/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517392447&sr=1-1&keywords=the+angelica+touch">Amazon UK</a>, </span><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angelica-Touch-Lindsay-Jane-Sedgwick/dp/0995702721/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517392447&sr=1-1&keywords=the+angelica+touch">Amazon US</a> </span><span style="color: #222222;">and direct from books@lindsayjsedgwick.com with PayPal.</span></span></span>Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-1934336727451533002018-01-29T14:42:00.001+00:002018-01-29T14:42:31.878+00:00A Galway Launch: The Angelica Touch is here<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The Angelica Touch will be launched in Charlie Byrne's bookshop in Galway on Thursday Feb 8th at 6.30pm - if you're in town or can find an excuse for a long weekend in this wonderful city, please come along and welcome Angelica onto the bookshelves!<br />
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<br />Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-89471758727403156402017-12-13T11:12:00.003+00:002017-12-13T11:12:41.358+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5btYbvJWUgbbVwzIT_bEyd-aE1tO1IPoc6PK7s2G2DkxzGyjDUNovsSm02L4GhsW_-BcjLJIbwUbrWIylky6jIuHhl-4setlVSf7CtnGfBh1LUG7lZsUmD-iQxBZsNTuYn6exmxba6UM/s1600/frog-prince-1370022_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5btYbvJWUgbbVwzIT_bEyd-aE1tO1IPoc6PK7s2G2DkxzGyjDUNovsSm02L4GhsW_-BcjLJIbwUbrWIylky6jIuHhl-4setlVSf7CtnGfBh1LUG7lZsUmD-iQxBZsNTuYn6exmxba6UM/s200/frog-prince-1370022_1920.jpg" width="200" /></a>Lovely review in on The Angelica Touch from a screenwriter in the UK, Ally S.:<br />
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Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-62550790063312418182017-12-04T16:50:00.001+00:002017-12-04T16:50:03.907+00:00Lisa Loves Literature: Promo Post with Author Interview: The Angelica To...<a href="http://misclisa.blogspot.com/2017/12/promo-post-with-author-interview.html?spref=bl">Lisa Loves Literature: Promo Post with Author Interview: The Angelica To...</a>: Book info : Title : The Angelica Touch Author : L.J. Sedgwick Genre : YA contemporary Release Date: November 25th, 2017 Synopsis...Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-1171501505782316792017-11-24T15:12:00.001+00:002017-11-24T15:12:07.323+00:00The Angelica Touch... my new book is on Amazon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-31733193013993657172017-11-16T15:18:00.001+00:002017-11-16T15:28:28.771+00:00Our First Shop Window!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0X0XeNUZpZGc-cIjPtK3MZHiyPuWUMusQ7KD1GOHFIGUHkV-Sv2eZYMN4S11KcZc7-aNernky0aJ_-cnXt_EJfsqBqCpDhPTbcCDH7eRrK90UkAEGSRf1kl3j7Sog0wTLP_fxvnsWg1X7/s1600/FullSizeRender+%252861%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1201" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0X0XeNUZpZGc-cIjPtK3MZHiyPuWUMusQ7KD1GOHFIGUHkV-Sv2eZYMN4S11KcZc7-aNernky0aJ_-cnXt_EJfsqBqCpDhPTbcCDH7eRrK90UkAEGSRf1kl3j7Sog0wTLP_fxvnsWg1X7/s200/FullSizeRender+%252861%2529.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOWscMERZpTjVw4R-YGCbYyxJE4bpEyCHQ8zn9G-5aXjlTvIfWrkcG02tVs0ZzDog_B_OBgfL4njRe3EPAm1VmEphzHvo3f_h2A1TmeS-0Knzv3ixZM_zddPH67z5-g9JudChmO_dXkXv/s1600/IMG_2980+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOWscMERZpTjVw4R-YGCbYyxJE4bpEyCHQ8zn9G-5aXjlTvIfWrkcG02tVs0ZzDog_B_OBgfL4njRe3EPAm1VmEphzHvo3f_h2A1TmeS-0Knzv3ixZM_zddPH67z5-g9JudChmO_dXkXv/s200/IMG_2980+%25281%2529.JPG" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">From the bus last night, on my way into town, I spotted Dad's Red Dress in the window of Books <span style="font-family: inherit;">Upstairs. In fantastic company too, with Adrian Mole and Harry Potter, sharing shelf-space with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Anton Chekhov, Angela Carter and José Saramango. Happy days!</span></span></span><br />
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Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277795977146096360.post-63683471229033531972017-11-03T11:08:00.002+00:002017-11-14T10:52:13.222+00:00Writer's Block: an interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An <a href="http://thegloss.ie/writers-block-with-lindsay-j-sedgwick/">interview I did about writing</a> with Sophie Grenham has just been published The Gloss magazine in their online version. <br />
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Really nice piece too!Lindsay Jane Sedgwick - writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949972884101791549noreply@blogger.com0