Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Offcuts Drawer The scripts that didn’t make it and the stories behind them. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://offcutsdrawer.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [JON HOLMES - Comedy Writer On The Edge](https://offcutsdrawer.com/jon-holmes/) - Radio & TV writer Jon shares shares the scripts, ideas and comedy writing that got rejected, actors perform clips and Jon explains what the hell he was thinking - [JENNY COLGAN on Rejection: Old Writing, Abandoned Projects & Growth](https://offcutsdrawer.com/jenny-colgan/) - Best-selling novelist & romantic author Jenny shares the writing projects that got rejected and what she learned from them, clips performed by actors - [DAVID QUANTICK - Rejected Scripts, Lost Projects & Lessons Learned](https://offcutsdrawer.com/david-quantick/) - Quantick, the Swiss army knife of the writing world, shares his early unsuccessful & rejected writing projects, performed by actors, and the stories behind them - [ARABELLA WEIR - The Truth About Rejected Writing & Abandoned Scripts](https://offcutsdrawer.com/arabella-weir/) - Actor, writer & comedian Arabella Weir talks to Laura Shavin about her offcuts - the bits of failed and unfinished writing she keeps in her bottom drawer. - [BILL DARE - The Comedy Writer Who Didn't Love Comedy](https://offcutsdrawer.com/bill-dare/) - Creator of countless BBC comedies writer & producer Bill Dare shares the scripts and projects that didn't make it, the stories behind them & the lessons learned - [SIMON EVANS - Comedian Writing From A Different Perspective](https://offcutsdrawer.com/simon-evans/) - Top British comedian Simon shares the scripts & writing projects that didn't make the grade in this podcast about rejected & abandoned ideas and lessons learned - [KATHERINE JAKEWAYS - The Writing Rejections On The Way To Success](https://offcutsdrawer.com/katherine-jakeways/) - Writer of TV's The Buccaneers and radio's North By Northamptonshire reveals the scripts and stories that didn't make the grade on the way to her writing success - [DAVE COHEN - Writing Teacher Marked Down By His Own Mistakes](https://offcutsdrawer.com/dave-cohen/) - A founder member of the Comedy Store Players Dave reveals the bits of writing that got rejected or remain unfinished, on the road to learning comedy expertise. - [MARK BILLINGHAM - A Crime Writer With True Life Scary Stories](https://offcutsdrawer.com/mark-billingham/) - Best-selling crime novelist and screenwriter Mark Billingham shares the writing projects he never finished, had rejected or fell by the wayside. - [ALEX LOWE - The Astonishing Output of A Comedy Mind](https://offcutsdrawer.com/alex-lowe/) - Comedy Writer & Actor Alex Lowe, aka Barry From Watford and Clinton Baptiste, reveals his scripts & sketches that were never produced & the stories behind them - [EMMA KENNEDY - On The Writing That Didn't Make It](https://offcutsdrawer.com/emma-kennedy/) - Yes she's a writer of *deep breath*: TV comedy series's (her own and other people's), drama, animation, children's books, memoirs, novels, programme guides and plays... but she's also won Masterchef and Mastermind. And she has some very useful advice to writers starting out. Check out the scripts and chapters that never got picked up, and - [CHRIS LANG - The Scripts That Failed - Spotlight on Rejection](https://offcutsdrawer.com/chris-lang/) - Award-winning TV screenwriter & producer Chris Lang shares the unfinished writing and rejected projects that litter the road to his current success - [JAY RAYNER - The Lost Writing That Never Made The Cut](https://offcutsdrawer.com/jay-rayner/) - Journalist, reviewer & presenter Jay reveals his trove of unpublished and rejected writing that includes a surprising mix of fiction, musical theatre and drag. - [LUKE HARDING's Unpublished Dispatches - Remarkable Writing From The Front Line](https://offcutsdrawer.com/luke-harding/) - Foreign Correspondent Luke Harding shares the articles & stories he had to abandon as he reveals the rejected & forbidden writing he keeps in his offcuts drawer - [CHRIS BROOKMYRE - Overcoming The Challenge Of The First 3 Rejections](https://offcutsdrawer.com/chris-brookmyre/) - Best-selling thriller writer Chris shares how his 1st 3 novels failed to find a publisher and how he turned his rejected scripts into novels and back again - [JACKIE CLUNE - How To Empower Female Writers](https://offcutsdrawer.com/jackie-clune/) - Actress & Writer Jackie Clune shares the unfinished scripts and rejected writing that led the way to more successful projects, and what she learned from them. - [NEIL FORSYTH - The Powerful Luck of Being Prepared](https://offcutsdrawer.com/neil-forsyth/) - The writer of TV series's The Gold, Guilt and Bob Servant shares the scripts that got rejected and the lessons he learned which enabled his subsequent success - [JEREMY SAMS - Even Successful Polymaths Fail](https://offcutsdrawer.com/jeremy-sams/) - Writer, Director & Composer Jeremy Sams shares the scripts that missed the mark, the lyrics still unsung and the plays that remain unstaged. And discusseswhy. - [ANDREA GIBB Tells The Truth About Writing For TV](https://offcutsdrawer.com/andrea-gibb/) - Award-winning Screenwriter Andrea delves into her bottom drawer and finds the TV & film scripts that failed to make the cut & tells the stories behind them - [ROBERT POPPER - Screenwriting Shenanigans & The Value of Chutzpah](https://offcutsdrawer.com/robert-popper/) - Screenwriter and creator of sitcom Friday Night Dinner shares rejected scripts, unfinished stories and tips on how to impress in a competitive writing field - [FRANCESCA SIMON - Remarkable Writings of the Horrid Henry Creator](https://offcutsdrawer.com/francesca-simon/) - Children's writer and creator of Horrid Henry Francesca Simon shares the writing that got rejected before - and since - achieving her literary superstar status - [VAL McDERMID - A Promising Start & A Change of Direction](https://offcutsdrawer.com/val-mcdermid/) - Scotland's Queen of Crime shares her earliest writing, before she became a bestselling author, and talks about what didn't work & why, and what happened after - [ISY SUTTIE - Odd Ideas Make The Best Creations](https://offcutsdrawer.com/isy-suttie/) - Isy Suttie shares some early pieces of writing from her school days right through to more recent rejected show ideas and cut scenes from produced projects. - [MIRANDA KANE - A Fascinating Life of Secrets Revealed By Her Writing](https://offcutsdrawer.com/miranda-kane/) - Raconteuse and Audible sitcom writer Miranda shares the details of her previous life in sex work, and how writing about it changed her life - [GEORGIA PRITCHETT - The Secrets & Pressures of The Comedy Writers' Room](https://offcutsdrawer.com/georgia-pritchett/) - Comedy screenwriter and producer Georgia shares her rejected writing projects, scripts that failed or never got finished, and tells the stories behind them. - [CAIMH/CK McDONNELL - Double Writing Identities, Double Reasons For Rejection?](https://offcutsdrawer.com/caimh-mcdonnell/) - Best-selling author of The Dublin Trilogy revealss the bits of writing that didn't work out, the projects that failed, the script proposals that were rejected. - [LISA JEWELL - The Unusual Writing Method of This Best-Selling Novelist](https://offcutsdrawer.com/lisa-jewell/) - Best-selling thriller novelist Lisa shares the writing that didn't make it into her books & discusses her unusually practical & no-nonsense writing technique. - [IAN MARTIN on The Unnaturalness of Being Proud Of Yourself](https://offcutsdrawer.com/ian-martin/) - "Swearing Consultant" and co-writer of Veep and Death of Stalin shares rejected film scripts and unfinished stories, competition wins and writing fails. - [LYNN FERGUSON on The Wrong Writing & The Right Ideas](https://offcutsdrawer.com/lynn-ferguson/) - Creative tips & tales from Scottish LA-based screenwriter Lynn who shares the rejected scripts & writing mis-steps on the way to storytelling success. - [PAUL BURKE - The Truth About Writers & Those Who Hire Them](https://offcutsdrawer.com/paul-burke/) - Copywriter & Novelist Paul shares his scripts & stories that were rejected and the stories behind them in this podcast about successful writers' fails. - [LOUISE CANDLISH - Rejections Happen Even When You're A Successful Novelist](https://offcutsdrawer.com/louise-candlish/) - Best-selling thriller writer Louise shares writing that didn't make it: deleted scenes, rejected ideas, unfinished stories & her process for creative survival. - [DAN MAIER on The Format Challenge That's No Laughing Matter](https://offcutsdrawer.com/dan-maier/) - Experienced & prolific comedy writer Dan Maier (TV Burp, Charlie Brooker etc) shares rejected & unfinished TV scripts and prose, and discusses the reasons why. - [LUCY V HAY - Beating The Odds To Become Successful](https://offcutsdrawer.com/lucy-v-hay/) - Novelist, blogger & script editor Lucy V Hay shares her writing that failed before she became a published novelist, and screenplays that have yet to find a home - [ADELE PARKS - Why She's Grateful For The Challenge of Dyslexia](https://offcutsdrawer.com/adele-parks/) - Writer & Author Adele Parks shares the writing that never made it to publication, plus some of her earliest story attempts and and some very surprising poetry. - [PIERS TORDAY - An Interesting & Unexpected Path To Writing Success](https://offcutsdrawer.com/piers-torday/) - Former TV writer Piers Torday shares pieces of his failed writing projects in various genres before becoming an award-winning children's novelist and playwright - [CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS - The Fantastic Fails of a Successful Comedy Writer](https://offcutsdrawer.com/christopher-douglas/) - The writer & voice of BBC Radio 4's Ed Reardon's Week shares the comedy scripts that missed the mark, got rejected by commissioners or still remain unfinished. - [BERNADETTE STRACHAN - The Unexpected Stories of a Popular Novelist](https://offcutsdrawer.com/bernadette-strachan/) - Bernadette, with 28 published novels, shares some of her more outlandish, unexpected writing from projects that never made it... but still led to success. - [JONATHAN LYNN - The Lost Projects of a Comedy Legend](https://offcutsdrawer.com/jonathan-lynn/) - The creator & writer of Yes Minister shares clips of the abandoned projects & rejected screenplays along the way to his Hollywood success & beyond. - [CHARLIE HIGSON - The Writing That Failed & What Happened Next](https://offcutsdrawer.com/charlie-higson-1/) - Fast Show star, James Bond novelist, writer of TV drama, thrillers, sketch comedy & more, shares the writing that didn't make it & what happened next. Pt 1 of 2 - [CHARLIE HIGSON - More Writing That Failed & What Happened Next](https://offcutsdrawer.com/charlie-higson-2/) - Fast Show star, James Bond novelist, writer of TV drama, thrillers, sketch comedy & more, shares the writing that didn't make it & what happened next. Pt 2 of 2 - [Trailer for The Offcuts Drawer Podcast](https://offcutsdrawer.com/trailer/) - Writers, novelists, authors, screenwriters, journalists, comedians discuss their rejected writing, unfinished stories and abandoned scripts, performed by actors - [FEED DROP - In Writing With Hattie Crisell](https://offcutsdrawer.com/feed-drop-in-writing-with-hattie-crisell/) - This is not a normal episode of The Offcuts Drawer but a taster episode of the excellent podcast In Writing With Hattie Crisell. Journalist Hattie visits the studies of writers of all kinds – novelists, screenwriters, poets, journalists and more – to find out how they write, why they write, and what they can teach ## Pages - [Successful Writers Share Their Best Worst Ideas](https://offcutsdrawer.com/) - Successful writers share unfinished stories, abandoned scripts & rejected writing. With actor performances & honest interviews on failure, craft & creativity. - [Reviews of the Podcast](https://offcutsdrawer.com/reviews/) - Press and media reviews of the podcast where successful writers share clips of failed projects, and explain the stories behind them. With actor performances. - [Trailer for The Offcuts Drawer podcast](https://offcutsdrawer.com/trailer/) - The podcast where successful writers share their best worst ideas - the rejected scripts, unfinished chapters and abandoned writing. This is the trailer. - [About or... The Story Behind The Stories Behind The Stories](https://offcutsdrawer.com/about/) - "The story behind the stories behind the stories" How the Offcuts Drawer - the podcast where successful writers share their best worst ideas - came to be. - [Cast](https://offcutsdrawer.com/cast/) - Here are the actors you’ve been listening to on The Offcuts Drawer. Click on each name below for more information. Rachel Atkins Kenny Blyth Desiree Burch Beth Chalmers Emma Clarke Helen Goldwyn Shash Hira David Holt Marcus Hutton Christopher Kent David Lane Pusey Noni Lewis Toby Longworth Alex Lowe Darrell Maclaine Leah Marks David Monteath - [Episodes](https://offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/) - Episodes of the podcast The Offcuts Drawer where successful writers share their less than successful writing projects with actors performing clips. - [Live Shows & How To See One](https://offcutsdrawer.com/live-shows/) - The Offcuts Drawer podcast sometimes records in front of an audience. 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