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The Twisted50 vol IV hits the Amazon Number One Spot, an official BEST SELLER!
We did it! With a big of hard work, dodging new rules and joint effort, Twisted50 vol IV finally hit the number one spot – ironically I missed it but another writer spotted it (it was in the middle of the night!) Cong…
Chris Jones · 19 December 2025 · 1 min
Twisted50… The 50 Stories Chosen Announced
Congratulations to the writers selected to be included in Twisted50 vol IV: Back From The Dead! The books is now LIVE on Amazon! But WAIT! We have a plan to grab that all important Amazon Best Seller title by ALL OF U…
Chris Jones · 7 December 2025 · 3 min
A Gory Development… Come On Our Journey
Hello horror fiends, we are really getting into the swing of things now. After a brilliant chat with Ricardo, writer of “Loophole”, we have a third draft coming our way and we’ll get started on filming that very soon.…
Emma Lee · 22 October 2025 · 1 min
Twisted50 vol III Hits Amazon Number One On Day Of Release!
Congratulations to ALL the writers in Twisted50 vol 3… You are now a number one Amazon best seller in three categories… Our joint and co-ordinated efforts paid off, though for a while I was worried we hadn’t done it.…
Chris Jones · 3 December 2024 · 1 min
Twisted50: The Screenplay Challenge
OK you demented writers of Twisted50… Kate, who is working with me, has pitched an idea. She is looking for a horror short script and I suggested we open this up to Twisted50. Would you like to develop your short into…
Chris Jones · 22 October 2024 · 1 min
My first run at Twisted50 by Thomas M Pritchard
After the inevitable race over the finish line, my first submission for Twisted 50 2024 is in. A few years ago. I volunteered for the London Screenwriters Festival . At the time, I was a struggling film student and fo…
Thomas M Pritchard · 11 October 2024 · 3 min
Next Create50 Projects… What do YOU think we should do?
If we were to run another writing initiative, what do you think the theme should be? Can you share by taking the short survey below? Thank you SOOOOO much!
Chris Jones · 25 September 2024 · 1 min
I used to believe writing wasn’t a team sport… then I found Create50
Let’s face it—hours of sitting alone, staring at a screen, trying to find the perfect word to capture an emotion only you can picture in your head… it’s not exactly a spectator event. And that was fine by me. I’m a bi…
Claire Rye · 21 September 2024 · 1 min
Behind The Scenes at the Impact50 Premier and Awards Photos
Finally I can share all the photos from the party and event around the Impact premiere, awards pix imminent. They are taken by Sarah Olivier and Phillip J Coleman . As ever feel free to download and use in your own so…
Chris Jones · 6 June 2022 · 1 min
A Crowd Created Feature Film Project by James Lingwood
Filmmaker James Lingwood who is attending the premiere just got some brilliant coverage and wrote an article for his film community below… A Crowd Created Feature Film Project Nearly a decade from conception to World…
James Lingwood · 28 May 2022 · 3 min
50 Kisses Blog and Posts Resurrected
Over the last week and helped by the fabulous Milethia Thomas, we have managed to bring back the 50 Kisses blog, literally hundreds of posts on the whole journey. It’s fascinating to read and also inspirational to see…
Chris Jones · 18 April 2022 · 1 min
SECOND EDIT… ‘The Survivalist’ by Oakhaven Films
‘The Survivalist’ was a collaboration between The Glitch Collective (‘Mariana 627’, ‘What’s Wrong With Morris?’), Period 8 Pictures (‘A Beautiful Death’, ‘Too Many Cooks’) and the newly-established Oakhaven Films, mem…
Chris Jones · 12 July 2019 · 1 min
‘Blood Sweat and Tears’ by Gingersnap Productions FINE CUT
Producer and writer Stephanie Ginger who divides her time between the Algarve and the UK, formed Gingersnap Productions specifically to make one of her own scripts Blood Sweat and Tears for Phase Two of the Impact50 i…
Chris Jones · 3 July 2019 · 1 min
Family Business by Vera Mark
Writers are weird, in general. Horror writers are twisted. Sci-fi writers are visionaries. Comet writers are… trailblazers? And they’re all part of the Create50 community, my weird, beloved family. I joined Create50 i…
Vera Mark · 7 November 2018 · 2 min
Meet the 46th and Final President of the United States… Filming The Final Address
Last Friday we shot the opening scene of The Impact, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Olivia Williams. We shot in an extraordinary White House Oval Office reconstruction in Norfolk at RAF Coltishall in the sets o…
Chris Jones · 8 May 2018 · 1 min
‘Francis of Fell End Farm’ – My Journey from Writer to Director
Amos Dewhurst as ‘Francis’ with Gwyn as ‘Moss’ As ‘Francis of Fell End Farm’ is now going through post-production, I think back over the past year since I decided to film the script. I knew that my script presented ch…
Milethia Thomas · 15 March 2018 · 8 min
A few thoughts from writers in the Singularity 50 process
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…
Chris Jones · 29 April 2017 · 1 min
Acting in the 50 Kisses Project
I was delighted to act in « Love », directed by Phil Peel, screenplay by Rob Burke. When I first heard of the 50 kisses, I told myself « I really got to be in it ! ». I searched through the web, but I couldn’t find an…
Chris Jones · 9 November 2012 · 2 min