About The Author
Marc Blake is a born and bred Londoner. He was educated at Hampton School and Ravensbourne College of Art and Design.
He has published four dark comic mystery-thrillers; Axman, Sunstroke, Bigtime and 24 Karat Schmooze; also a YA mystery novel, Spirit of the Blitz.
He wrote an ITV Drama called ‘The Swap’ which starred Gemma Redgrave, Michael Maloney and Jonathan Cake.
Non-fiction includes How NOT to write Sitcom (A&C Black), Writing the Horror Movie and Writing the Comedy Movie (Bloomsbury). He has also written two small ‘introduction to comedy’ books – ‘How to be a Comedy Writer’ and ‘How to be a Sitcom Writer’ both currently available in 2nd editions/
He is a qualified London Blue Badge Guide.
How To Be a Sitcom Writer
Everyone loves – and hates – sitcom. On TV it’s the goldmine genre, the one watched by millions. There’s a special place in our hearts for Fawlty, Frasier, Blackadder and Brent. An absurd predicament, witty banter, a group of hilariously dysfunctional people: it all seems so easy…
Spirit of the Blitz
During the Blitz of 1940, many thousands of Londoners were forced to take shelter in the Underground. On the very first day, twelve-year-old William Lumley, his mother, and little sister Aggie are bombed out. Fleeing to the safety of the Tube, they begin a subterranean existence…
