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.
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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…
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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…