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How Competing in Twisted50 Helped Me Break Through Writer’s Block and Self-Doubt
I’m a massive horror fan. Most of the fiction I read or the films and shows I watch are horror. Anything I write usually ends up with bad stuff happening to bad people and typically falls into that genre. So, you migh…
Lee Bailes · 27 October 2024 · 12 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
Twisted50 Writers Share Their Thoughts On The Process…
‘Did I enjoy Twisted50 and would I enter another? Fuck, Yes!’ I loved the experience and I think the whole concept is so uniquely brilliant and exceptionally executed, I wouldn’t hesitate to enter again. Even if it wa…
Chris Jones · 29 September 2024 · 5 min
Twisted 50: Why The Little Voice In My Head STOPPED Me For Pursuing The Success I Wanted
I went to the premiere of 50 Kisses , and The Impact50 , and I know how it felt to be in the audience. But it did hurt, knowing that I could have submitted something but I didn’t. Out of fear. Out of my own self limit…
Amy Livingstone · 5 May 2024 · 1 min
Finding Your Confidence by Ashlee Renz-Hotz
The Create50 community imparts something incredibly valuable to its writers – almost like finding gold at the end of a rainbow. Not only does it instill a sense of accomplishment, bringing an urgency to write, but als…
Chris Jones · 15 November 2017 · 1 min