Author Archives: Gary Thomas

Here we go…

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Gary Thomas

My brain is all mushy right now and I don’t think I could be any more tired unless I was actually giving birth. I’m not, so that’s fine. Anyway, I’m this way because rather than JUST doing loads of prep … Continue reading →

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Pulling it all together…

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Gary Thomas

Go Team Gary! I didn’t write that, a friend put it at the end of an email & it does seem rather apt at the moment. You see, things are moving way faster than I could have imagined, and that’s … Continue reading →

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Embracing ‘Interference’.

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Gary Thomas

I’ve recently subscribed to Chris Brogan’s blog posts email, useful information and suggestions for what to write about. The recent email is all about confidence, and suggests writing a post on where I’m headed, so here it is. Er…. Who … Continue reading →

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Am I ready to Move On?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Gary Thomas

This may sound silly, but I’ve ummed a lot over the past month about how personal my blog posts should be, as potentially EVERYONE I know could read them (I’m tempted to say here ‘they won’t’, but I’m not going … Continue reading →

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What we can learn from Everyone Else…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas on what we can learn from ‘everyone else’ 13 February 2011 I’ve been talking to a couple of people recently about ambitions. Okay, mainly my ambitions, but certainly ambitions. You see, I want to aim quite high, so … Continue reading →

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Frustration, Risk and Money

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Gary Thomas

I am an intellectual. No, I’m not just saying that to show off or anything, I did an online quiz at www.oprah.com and it told me so. It also said my need for helping others was my lowest score, (no … Continue reading →

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Last post from LA – better late than never!

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Gary Thomas

So this is my last post from LA, LAX to be exact, and I’ll say it again, I’m seriously worried about lack of free wifi in this town. There is an airport lounge with ‘free wifi’, costs $10 an hour … Continue reading →

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Pitching weekend day 2

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Gary Thomas

20th October 2009. I’m going to write about the Saturday & Sunday then post them separately, just to keep you in suspense… So, the 1st proper day of pitching, Saturday, 7 pitches in all. I was lucky enough to do … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 16, 2009 by Gary Thomas

15th October Just had my first ‘pitch boot camp’ session hosted by the Screenwriters Network, LA. Well worth doing, definitely got it down to 25 words though no one else seems to have done this with the 7 or so … Continue reading →

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Awards season kicks off really early…

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Gary Thomas

14th October LA time. It’s 11.10pm in LA and I have officially been up well over 24 hours with out any sleep. Couldn’t sleep on the plane, and rather surprising it went really fast. Only watched one film, ‘The Hangover’, … Continue reading →

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