A few thoughts from writers in the Singularity 50 process
29 April 2017 · 1 min read
Now we are underway with the reading of The Singularity stories I thought I would share a few comments from writers that I have had via email…
‘I loved the process of Singularity 50! So far as I am aware it is unique in that others give feedback so subsequent drafts that can be refined in the light of what a reader makes of your story.
It is so easy to think that what you see in your imagination is actually in words that are comprehensible, on the page, when too often, it is not to a real live reader!
I had days to go to the deadline and had a mixed up idea for my story “Brothers in Arms”. I asked my Create50 friends Eric Henderson, Phil Town, Philip F Webb and Sarah Newman for speedy feedback. With their very helpful comments I got to Draft 3 but at the end felt that it was a collaborative project. Thanks to those guys in particular and to everyone who helped all the writers on Singularity 50!’
Tom J Hingley
‘As far as I know, there are no other forums that allow you, as a new or emerging writer, to edit and hone your skills with such generous support from a diverse community of talented people. This is a truly altruistic and original approach and I will continue to submit my stories and improve my storytelling. Bring it on.’
Michelle A. Hood, Writer
‘Singularity50 was an exceptionally positive, inspiring experience; an opportunity to meet like-minded writers who elevate each other’s material. Aside from that, I just fell in love with the fictional timeline that served as a story universe for Singularity50.‘
Leanna Blacksmith
We are SOOOOO looking forward to publishing this book!
Onwards and upwards
Chris Jones
www.Singularity50.com
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Chris JonesPassionate about all things film, I have spent my life watching movies, making movies and helping others make their movies too. Most recently I have been directing Splinter Unit on 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning', parts 1 and 2 for Paramount. I also executive-produced 'The Enfield Poltergeist' for Apple TV+. Deeper into my past, my early major projects include action thriller 'The Runner', serial killer thriller 'White Angel' and paranormal horror 'Urban Ghost Story'. I co-created and authored The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook series, published by Bloomsbury. There are now eight books in the series. More recently I have run a series of London-based festivals, kicking off with the London Screenwriters Festival which attracts over 1,000 professional screenwriters from around the globe annually. I also set up and run TEDxEaling, an annual TEDx conference on storytelling and human communication. In 2009, I made the multi-award-winning and Oscar-shortlisted 'Gone Fishing', the whole process being heavily documented on my blog. In 2014 I completed my fourth feature film, the crowd-created 50 Kisses which entered the Guinness Book Of Records for most screenwriters on a feature film. Following this success, I founded Create50 to continue the idea of crowd-created projects. Twisted50, our first book, was published on Halloween 2016 and immediately toppled Stephen King from the top spot on Amazon. Five books have followed in the Twisted50 series and we are working on the sixth now. During the summer of 2016 I trained to become a master Firewalk instructor and now regularly take people across the hot coals for charity. Late 2017 I directed the short film 'Seeing Him' which collected a ton of awards too. Over the following years I continued to make award-winning shorts, such as Meet The Nativity and Never Too Late. In the summer of 2022 I premiered Impact 50, the second feature-length movie from Create50. This time I directed the segment at the start of the film, with Olivia Williams as the President, and written by Joe Eszterhas. In the summer of 2022, I also joined the Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 productions as Splinter Unit director. At Halloween 2023, the Apple TV+ show that I co-executive-produced, 'The Enfield Poltergeist', premiered. I run regular filmmaking workshops for filmmakers both online and in person. Some people ask how I began making films? Like most filmmakers of my generation, it was with a Super 8mm camera, summertime and school friends, usually after watching a behind-the-scenes TV programme on a Hollywood movie like Star Wars. My first film was a zombie horror called Necronomicon, heavily influenced by John Carpenter's The Fog. And I was hooked for life. Contact me at Ealing Film Studios, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EP, UK
