With London knife crime now on the rise, this is not so much a whodunnit as a blackly comic what-they-did-after-it satire, that resonates in a timely way.

Teenage footballer Liam Glass is stabbed on an estate next to London's Regents Park and, with an eye to the main chance, journalist Jason Crowthorne sets out to make the most of the story and build a crusade against teenage knife-crime.

In the following 24 hours, Jason creates his campaign, hiding a scoop from rival journalists and avoiding arrest.

But other powerful figures are determined to exploit the boy's story as much as they can, and they have fewer scruples! Liam Glass is a darkly satirical look at the deep splits in modern communities, asking deep moral questions with sympathy and humour.

"A brilliant satire on modern Britain" - Fully Booked, Between the Covers

"An intensely addictive page turner" - Liz Love Books, Latest Reads

This best-selling book is designed to take you from the moment you first put your pen to paper to pitching and selling your completed screenplay, this is one of the most inspiring books on screenwriting you'll ever read.

Practical exercises will teach you the craft of writing for film and television, both mainstream and independent, the art of building your own plots, characters, dialogue and scenes. It gives you the skills you need to succeed and helps you critique your own work, meaning that at every step of the writing process you'll be producing the best scripts you can.

This book is filled with essential writing tools, including techniques for overcoming writer's block and how to find your unique voice. You will learn how to pitch and get your work optioned, how to work as part of a team and how to make the best use of social media - in all a comprehensive companion that you will keep coming back to as your career develops.

Regularly in Amazon's best-seller lists for screenwriting - cinema and TV - and recommended reading on MA courses.

Two screenwriters once walked into a Hollywood producer’s office and said three words ‘Jaws in space.’ That three-word pitch won them the contract for the blockbuster movie Alien.

The ability to pitch well is essential for all writers, directors and producers in cinema and TV, drama, documentary and series. Strong pitching skills will accelerate your career.

Not only helping you sell your projects, but also developing them in the first place – focusing on what makes a story work, clarifying character and plot, and working more successfully with industry collaborators.

What makes a good pitch
This book takes you from the essentials of what makes a good pitch to advanced skills that will help you in all kinds of pitching situations. Charles Harris gives a clear-sighted view of how pitching works in the industry and a series of very practical techniques for developing a gripping and convincing pitch.

An award-winning writer-director for cinema and TV, Charles has taught writers, directors and producers from all over the world. Following the courses, they’ve attracted the interest of agents, landed meetings with major TV stations and film companies, sold their scripts and had their films made.

Pitching mainstream and unconventional projects
In Jaws in Space, he examines the problems that can arise with both mainstream and unconventional projects – movies, TV dramas, documentaries and series, from a range of different cultures. He then explains how to solve them.

He also analyses the process of taking a pitch meeting and shows you how to ensure you perform at your best.

Jaws in Space is an Amazon best-seller and recommended reading on university MA courses in screenwriting and creative writing.

Reviews
‘Everything you need to know about pitching and a whole lot more.’
– Nicola Quilter [read the full review]

‘Charles Harris has created the perfect handbook for anyone who is a bit uncertain or scared about pitching their work.’ www.writesofluid.com

Confused by what cops say on TV shows or what you read in crime novels and true stories? This book will inform, entertain and perhaps even help when writing your next crime thriller.

Police Slang came as a result of research on my new novel, which involved spending a great deal of time with the police. I found the language used by our police is both very funny, very scurrilous and very revealing.

Favourites include SQJ, for a yellow high-visibility jacket (short for Stupid Question Jacket. Because when you put one on, that’s what you get). And the many rather less than flattering terms for civilian Police Community Support Officers (eg: CHIMPS – Can’t Help In Most Police Situations).

There are also the key serious terms used in everyday policing. Get one, and learn to tell your tea boys from your lids!

“A handy guide… get your hands on a copy” – Amy Oliver, Daily Mail

**** “Made me laugh” – Antonia J. Tate, review on Amazon UK

Police Slang
35 pages, small format
ISBN# #9780902920866

Seven unusual short stories
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Reader reviews:

“Had me gripped.”
“Unique and fascinating”
“I love the short story collection, ‘The Cupboard'”

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The seven free short stories in this short, yet perfectly-formed, collection are brimming with off-beat invention, wry humour and compassion.

A party guest who walks into a cupboard and is never seen again…
A family man who lives a lie…
A woman whose love of cats takes a dark turn…
An angel who crashes his chariot on a test drive…

Best-selling author Charles Harris brings his razor-sharp eye and the effortless control of a master storyteller to pack a novel’s worth of plot into a page. Each story reveals a world that is both recognisable and yet subtly shifted as he tells of the moments when lives are changed forever.

“A natural story-teller” – Ian St James Awards

Available for Kindle, Epub and pdf.

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Reader reviews:
“Had me gripped.”
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“Fascinating.”
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“Unique and fascinating. Each story is totally different from the others and I shake my head at the imagination of Charles Harris. Well worth reading.”
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“This constantly surprising new book by award winning writer Charles Harris consists, just as his title says, of seven distinct stories which are truly fascinating to read. I highly recommend the purchase of his book!”
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“I love the short story collection, ‘The Cupboard’. Charles Harris’s use of language and his writing temp are excellent. Even in a short story he can draw out the conclusion masterfully. The Cupboard the first story in the selection is my favourite. Well done and look forward to reading more of your work.”
Nadine McGregor

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