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Phil Mansell: Words & Pictures- Pocket Plays Published
- Juggling Writing Projects
- Smash and Grab – the Video!
- Ridiculous Robbers and Strange Sacks – How I Created My New Children’s Book
- NEWS RELEASE: Phil’s New Book Features Jávea’s Best-Known Bookshop
- My New Children’s Book Is Published – 35 Years After I First Wrote It!
- Press Release: An Evening of Pocket-Sized Plays
- New video about my ‘Working Class Heroes’ paintings
- Press Release: ‘Bats’ Is A Hat-Trick For Playwright Phil
- Another Production of ‘Look Out – He’s Got A Gun!’
Author Archives: philmansell
New Play Set for World Première!
I’m pleased to report that my latest play, ‘Look Out – He’s Got A Gun!’ has been lined up for its première later this year. Javea Players have given the two-act comedy spoof a slot in their Studio Theatre. The … Continue reading
Radio interview about my books, plays and artwork
I recently did a radio interview with DJ Bob James of Valley FM in Orba, and we talked about a variety of things, including my new children’s book, ‘Uncle Mungo and the Great Wallaby Painting Contest’, my plays, illustrating books, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, art by Phil Mansell, Back to Back Books, Back to back housing, Birmingham, Bob James, children's books, Enid Blyton, illustration, Inspiration, JK Rowling, life story, oil painting, Phil Mansell, Quentin Blake, radio interview, self-publishing, slums, stage play, Stage Scripts, Uncle Mungo, Valley FM, Working Class Heroes
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Creating a YouTube Channel to Promote my Uncle Mungo Book
I’ve been reading lots of stuff about how to promote your self-published paperback on Amazon. It’s a steep learning curve. One of the tools I’ve decided to use is YouTube. I’ve discovered (slightly to my surprise) that I already had … Continue reading
Uncle Mungo – the video.
I created the video below to promote my book ‘Uncle Mungo and the Great Wallaby Painting Contest’. Available in paperback from Amazon.
Paintings now online
I’ve finally got around to updating my artwork page and have uploaded a selection of the oil paintings I have completed over the last 12 months, along with some preparatory sketches. (All my work is for sale by the way … Continue reading
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All Set to Publish!
I’m about to press the button to launch my first book on Amazon. It’s a moment filled with excitement and not a little trepidation. Just how did I get here? It all started about a year ago when I wrote a story … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Amazon, artwork, children's books, drawing, how to self-publish, illustration, inspirational, Painting, plot, script, Scrivener, self publishing, Uncle Mungo, watercolour, writing
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Coming Soon: Adventures in publishing with Amazon
I’m in the process of publishing my first book on Amazon – and it’s been quite a journey. I aim to write about my experiences in self-publishing and record some of the highs and lows of the process. Hopefully, this will … Continue reading
‘Bats’ Takes to the Stage Again
I was delighted to see that another amdram group is staging my one act play ‘Bats’. Hedgehog Productions have put on five productions of the play in three different venues in October 2018. This follows the very successful staging of … Continue reading
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Tagged amdram, Bats by Phil Mansell, black comedy, drama, Hedgehog Productions, one act play, rehearsal, stage, Stage Scripts Ltd, strippergram, theatre
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Premiere of ‘Bats’
Really pleased to have received confirmation from my publisher Stage Scripts that my play ‘Bats’ will be staged for the first time ever by Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society at the Powys Theatre from 5th-10th February 2018. ‘Bats’ is a black … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur theatre, Bats by Phil Mansell, drama, Phil Mansell, stage play, Stage Scripts, theatre
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Phil Mansell: Words & Pictures 