Today’s episode is with the inspiring, joyful Scottish writer Lorna King. We cover everything from writing for the first time to finding yourself to the gatekeepers. A glorious episode with a wonderful human. LORNA KINGLorna is a Ghanaian-Scottish woman with a flair for writing and storytelling but was pushed back from getting into the creative industries due to the lack of proper representation. Lorna decided to study a masters in Screenwriting. I chose to study at Edinburgh Napier University. Since finishing university, she developed a short script ‘Her Midas Touch’ which was submitted to Short Circuit was shortlisted and now in development. Lorna has another short script in pre-production. She is working on a top-secret project with the director/producer Stewart Kyasimire and is a founding member of a Black theatre group who are currently writing a play together. Lorna has also been commissioned to write articles for publications and is a contributing editor for a new literary magazine called Epoch Press!Twitter: @lorna_kingGlasgow Film Festival: glasgowfilmfestivalPAYPALhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love.Resourceshttps://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-filmhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fundhttps://www.scottishtrans.org/support/support-groups-in-scotland/https://www.thetrevorproject.orghttps://bornthisway.foundation/https://itgetsbetter.orghttps://www.alerojasmine.com/https://bespokebinny.com/https://pelicansandparrots.com/https://www.matuggarum.com/https://sheniandteni.com/https://lihabeauty.comhttps://ibereapparel.com/https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/https://blacklivesmatter.com/https://m4bl.org/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasichttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floydhttps://justiceforbreonna.org/https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maudhttps://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12570/black-british-owned-businesses-to-buy-from-now-fashion-beauty-design-lifestylehttps://theeverymom.com/black-history-month-books-for-kids/https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email [email protected]WeAudition offer:For 25% off your monthly subscription quote:NASTY25Backstage Offers:Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/Or if you've got a project to cast, you can Post Castings for free:Apply promo code PERSISTENTANDNASTY at the checkout