A SCREENWRITER turned crime novel author from Gwent is preparing to visit the lofty heights of Hollywood this week.

Matt Sessions, a former film screenwriter living in Blackwood, is set to go to Hollywood this week hot on the heels of having independently published his first novel.

Mr Sessions first began writing film scripts during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 as a hobby, and began networking with potential producers through social media in recent years.

He explained: "When I first started writing these film scripts, I had a very set five stage plan in my head.

"I knew it wasn't going to work out immediately, and I would need to put a plan in place if I wanted to succeed and make it into........

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