Welcome to Jelly Trumpet, two blokes in a loft in St Albans trying to make a time-travelling comedy podcast. Silly comedy for your listening or reading pleasure. The regular Jelly Trumpet crew are: Mr Jim, the deluded writer, bit of a coward Mr b, a compulsive inventor, only slightly cowardly Queen Eleanor, regal, randy and…
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The Struggle is Real At last, we start to publish Season 03. It’s taken a long time. Jelly Trumpet is a side hustle for all of us. Why does it take so long? Writing: each episode had 8 drafts. Total writing time each episode: 14 hours average Recording: The whole season, 10 episodes took 16…
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Welcome to Jelly Trumpet, two blokes in a loft in St Albans trying to make a time-travelling comedy podcast. Silly comedy for your listening or reading pleasure. The regular Jelly Trumpet crew are: Mr Jim, the deluded writer, bit of a coward Mr b, a compulsive inventor, only slightly cowardly Queen Eleanor, regal, randy and…
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When you start writing you see yourself as the one and the only person creating the piece. You can only progress creativity when you let others in BUT you must be in charge. This means that you have to reality test what is contributed. The Collaboration Engine It’s simple. Respect people and listen. Absorb what…
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What could I mean by that? Well, when you make anything it is yours and you have an emotional attachment. You may become stubborn to any change from your vision. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying you must be willing to give up your vision after a comment. I’m saying you must listen. Then…
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I once thought ‘Well, I’m creative now. I know how to be as creative as possible all the time.’ Did I know everything I wanted about creative thinking? Fool! Yes. I am a fool. One of the meanings, now lost, for the word ‘Fool’ is an agent of change. I change stuff like you do….
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How do I go about the creative writing process when it comes to Jelly Trumpet? I sit myself down and hope. How I Used to Write A great deal of planning. I mean, a ridiculous amount of time researching, plotting, making characters come alive and redrafting. It worked. Hard work pays off and if you…
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Jelly Trumpet is a finalist in the #IndPodAwards2023 for its jingle. Mr b worked on and refined the theme (in fact he’s still doing refinement, perfectionist isn’t he). Along with Tony ‘the voice-over guy) he’s come up with a Jingle that is funny, silly and sums up what Jelly Trumpet is all about. The first time Mr…
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As you may know, Jelly Trumpet is a side hustle. We all have full-time jobs. My business is a digital marketing consultancy, Mr. B is a developer and our voice talent Ms Claire is a copywriter. Writing the Drafts I write at weekends mainly, Saturday morning is the best time, relaxed and full of coffee….
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