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Writing The Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help For Making Your |
"This powerful book builds on the success of it predecessor-Writing the Breakout Novel-and takes readers to the next level: improving their work with practical, hands-on lessons and exercises.With patented techniques from his popular writing workshops, Donald Maass shows fiction writers exactly how to make their work stand out from the crowd. Readers will learn how to strengthen any novel-in-progress, with sections on: Building Plot Layers Creating Inner Conflict Strengthening Point of View and Voice Discovering Larger Than Life Character Qualities Developing the Psychology of Place Every workbook exercise is followed by examples from real-life breakout novels. This is one of the most accessible novel-writing guides available today."
Price: 19.99
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Writing And Selling Your Mystery Novel: How To Knock'em Dead With |
"How to write a page-turner is no mystery with this thorough and authoritative guide. Successful mystery writer Hallie Ephron's Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: Features comprehensive instruction, exercises, and worksheets for mystery writers of all levels Addresses all subgenres of mystery from hardboiled crimes and cozies to romantic thrillers and medical mysteries Covers how to grab readers from the first chapter, how to construct effective plots, and how to revise and submit mysteries to publishers Ephron takes the mystery out of the writing process, making it less daunting for beginners and more efficient for experienced writers."
Price: 16.99
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Writer Mama: How To Raise A Writing Career Alongside Your Kids - |
"*First writing how-to book geared toward moms *Quirky design-unlike other freelance writing books (which are gray,businesslike, and boring), Writer Mama is sassy, fun and the perfect size for slipping into a purse or diaper bag This book gives stay-at-home moms the encouragement and advice they need to create a successful writing career while raising their children. It covers everything from getting started and finding ideas to actually finding time to do the work. With advice on how to network and form a business and also instruction on crafting fiction, nonfiction and children's writing, this book covers everything a writer mama needs to succeed at her second job."
Price: 14.99
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Screenwriter's & Playwright's Market 2010 - Softcover Edition |
"Screenwriter's & Playwright's Market (SPM) serves as your personal guide to success by providing a wealth of information concerning script agents, script managers, production companies, screenwriting contests, play markets (theaters open to submissions), play competitions, playwright resources, and more. Along with up-to-date listings, it also offers you how-to and craft advice from industry professionals through upfront articles."
Price: 29.99
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Mastering The 2-Minute Pitch - Dvd Edition |
" �Thanks to your methods, I have 5 production companies and 3 agencies reviewing my script � ""Ed Abramson, Screenwriter After our session I pitched 12 producers. Eight took my one sheet and four asked for the script. A couple even said, 'Great job,' after I implemented your suggested changes! ""Susan Raby-Dunne, Screenwriter, Alberta, CANADA �I made five separate pitches following your suggestions and every company I met with asked to see my screenplay. Now comes the hard part, polishing this script 'till it shines. Thanks again. ""Anne Winn, Screenwriter Whether you ™re on the phone or at a pitch fest, this DVD shows you how to guarantee that the people in power will read your screenplay. The 4 stages to a powerful pitch: relationship, revelation, request, and reaction. The 10 key elements of any story. The most powerful way to begin your pitch. Insuring success at a pitch fest. Avoiding the 5 biggest pitching mistakes. The 2 ways to close the deal ""an"
Price: 14.95
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Writer's Digest Handbook Of Magazine Article Writing - Softcover |
"This comprehensive, practical, how-to guide answers all of your questions about writing for magazines. In this all-new second edition of a best-selling classic, today's most successful freelance writers, including Robert Bly, Linda Formichelli, Kelly James-Enger, Jenna Glatzer, and others, provide up-to-date information on e-querying, writing for digital media, knowing your e-rights, and the core topics of magazine article writing."
Price: 16.99
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Grabbing The Reader In The First Ten Pages - Dvd Edition |
"The most comprehensive and thoughtful analysis yet for professional screenwriting. � ""Diane Cairns, VP Production: Universal Pictures; Senior VP, ICM The opening of your screenplay is your most powerful weapon for acquiring an agent or securing a deal. Hollywood executives seldom read past page 10 if they ™re not immediately involved in your story. Using examples from award winning, blockbuster screenplays, as well as from writers wanting to launch their careers, this DVD shows you how to create opening scenes that: Draw readers into the world you ™ve created. Set the tone of your screenplay. Establish empathy with your hero. Lay the groundwork for character growth and theme. Compel readers to turn the page. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today. http://writersstore.com/grabbing-the-reader-in-the-first-ten-pages"
Price: 14.95
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The Writers Digest Guide To Query Letters - Softcover Edition |
"Make That Crucial, Positive First Impression Anyone who's researched the marketplace knows: The path to publication begins with your query letter. If your query is weak, unfocused, or uninspired, an editor or agent won't even bother to request your article, novel manuscript, or nonfiction book proposal. But a well-crafted, compelling query sent to the right editor or agent is an essential sales tool for fiction writers and the most effective way for nonfiction writers to pre-sell your idea. In this book, professional freelance writer and magazine editor Wendy Burt-Thomas shares practical advice on how to craft persuasive letters that connect with editors and agents and ultimately generate sales for you. You'll learn how to: * Conduct targeted research to find suitable editors and agents * Hook an editor with a tantalizing lead and shape a summary that compels editors to buy * Select the strongest slant for your book or article * Use research and interview shortcuts t"
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Crafting Complex Characters For Emotional Impact - Dvd Edition |
" �Insightful! � As good as his book � A wealth of information and a great delivery style � Relevance, techniques, and presentation are spot-on and energizing � Wow! � ""Attendees of Karl Iglesias's Complex Characters course at Screenwriting Expo 3 �It isn ™t what happens to people on a page; it ™s what happens to a reader in his heart and mind. � Expanding on the key element of all successful scripts, the reader ™s emotional experience, author Karl Iglesias showcases techniques and tricks of the trade from highly successful screenwriters to instantly humanize a character, and achieve that elusive emotional connection actors look for. Topics include: The six key questions for building characters. How to reveal character on the page. The three keys to character connection. The distinction between character emotion vs. reader emotion. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this"
Price: 14.95
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Brainstorming With The 36 Dramatic Situation - Dvd Edition |
"Shatter clich © and vaporize writer ™s block with this powerful free-association tool. The 36 Dramatic Situations is a set of raw elements that help jump start a plot from square one. Draw on potent situations like Madness, Disaster, The Necessity of Sacrificing Loved Ones, and An Enemy Loved. Explode your story into unexpected new dimensions and broaden your own storytelling habits."
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From Essay Writing & Beyond: Portable Mfa In Creative Writing - |
"Writers can get the core knowledge of a prestigious $50,000 MFA program without paying tuition. With sound, nuts-and-bolts instruction and real-world career advice, The Portable MFA in Creative Writing is the only book speaking directly to the tens of thousands each year who don't make it into MFA programs. Topics include magazine writing, memoir and personal essay, poetry, fiction, playwriting and more: Inspiration and tips on revision, stamina and productivity Clear instruction on the craft behind the art Detailed reading lists to expand writers' literary horizons Those who heed its advice will gain the wisdom and experience of some of today's greatest teaching minds, all for the price of a book."
Price: 16.99
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"Jeff Kitchen ™S Class On Sequence, Proposition, Plot - Dvd Edition" |
"Hollywood studio development executives consistently call Sequence, Proposition, Plot the most advanced development tool in the film industry. This three-step process helps you systematically tighten and dramatize every part of your screenplay as you build its structure. Take all the energy that goes into rewrites and put it into properly engineering your script before you write it. Apply it to your whole script, to each act, each sequence, and each scene. Use reverse cause and effect to separate the Necessary from the Unnecessary. Create consistently compelling dramatic action. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
Price: 14.95
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Jeff Kitchen ™S Two Tools For Advanced Screenwriters - Dvd Edition |
"Create gripping dramatic power with two state-of-the-art screenwriting tools. Jeff presents an in-depth use of Dilemma, Crisis, Decision & Action, and Resolution to build a solid dramatic foundation for your plot. He also teaches the three-step process, Sequence, Proposition, Plot which Hollywood studio development executives consistently call the most advanced development tool in the film industry. Trap your protagonist between two equally unacceptable alternatives. Turn mere Story into compelling Dramatic Action. Make every part of your script tight and dramatic as you build it. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
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Jeff Kitchen ™S Screenwriting Seminar - Dvd Edition |
"Discover five extraordinary screenwriting tools that will make your million dollar idea come together as a solid script. Work with powerful observations by Aristotle; the 36 Dramatic Situations; the Enneagram; and the Central Proposition. The three-step process, Sequence, Proposition, Plot is a highly-rated dramatic outlining tool that helps you construct your entire plot. Create, develop, and structure your scripts with the habits of a professional screenwriter. Learn a complete craft of the dramatist. Discover how structural technique can free up your creativity. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
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Jeff Kitchen ™S Class On Classic Structural Technique - Dvd Edition |
"Use the power of Dilemma, Crisis, Decision & Action, and Resolution to create gripping dramatic action and dynamically expand the power of your plot. Put your protagonist in a truly tough spot ""a Dilemma of magnitude ""two equally painful choices, then hyper-compress that at the point of Crisis. Decision & Action in the face of Crisis reveals the true character of the protagonist. The way in which the protagonist resolves the dilemma expresses the Theme of the piece. Go to the heart of your plot and create gripping dramatic action. Be able to consistently make any script work. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
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Perfect Pitch: How To Sell Yourself And Your Movie Idea To Hollywood - |
"Before you can get someone to read your screenplay you have to know how to pitch them on the idea. Ken Rotcop, an award-winning writer, is the master at teaching writers how to pitch. Remember, it's all in the pitch, it's all in the pitch! ""Oprah Winfrey, the Oprah Winfrey Show Forget about snappy dialogue, characterization and plot. It's the pitch that gets a script read and a movie deal done. If were not for Ken Rotcop, most new writers would out of the loop. ""John Lippman, Wall Street Journal The art of pitching, it seems, is one part idea, one part delivery, and about ten parts chutzpah. Ken Rotcop coaches his students on how to make prospective producers fall in love. ""Patricia Ward Biederman, Los Angeles Times The pitch is an executive ™s first impression of you. He must decide whether he likes your story, likes you (very important!), and sees infinite possibilities to become rich. All within two minutes! Rotcop ™s sure-fire tips on pitching will sh"
Price: 14.95
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Screenwriter's Guide To Making Money - Dvd Edition |
"David is the ONLY one teaching this stuff! Everyone else is focused on the story and the script. David talks about everything else you need to make it as a screenwriter in the Biz. I have gotten so many more requests for my scripts after following the course's guidelines for writing a great logline! ""Rob Samborn, writer The seminar that transforms the screenwriter from a rookie to a professional: Understanding The Industry: Terms, Agent vs. Manager, What's Hot/Not; Packaging Yourself and Your Script: Logline and Synopsis; Selling the Package: Query Letter and Pitch; and Getting A Literary Agent. David tells it like it is, from an agent's perspective. This DVD gives you the basic tools you need to present yourself as a professional screenwriter. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
Price: 14.95
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A Structure Checklist: How To Plug The Holes In Your Script - Dvd |
"Screenwriting has been described as a craft, not an art. Structure is arguably the most important factor in a script ™s success. Learn how to quickly analyze your screenplay in 18 crucial areas. Discover what it takes to make your script fire on all cylinders. This DVD will arm you with all the tools you need to write an effective screenplay that is salable. An entire screenwriting course on one disk, this DVD is a must-have guide for both novices and professionals."
Price: 14.95
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Perfect Pitch: How To Sell Yourself And Your Movie Idea To Hollywood - |
"Before you can get someone to read your screenplay you have to know how to pitch them on the idea. Ken Rotcop, an award-winning writer, is the master at teaching writers how to pitch. Remember, it's all in the pitch, it's all in the pitch! ""Oprah Winfrey, the Oprah Winfrey Show Forget about snappy dialogue, characterization and plot. It's the pitch that gets a script read and a movie deal done. If were not for Ken Rotcop, most new writers would out of the loop. ""John Lippman, Wall Street Journal The art of pitching, it seems, is one part idea, one part delivery, and about ten parts chutzpah. Ken Rotcop coaches his students on how to make prospective producers fall in love. ""Patricia Ward Biederman, Los Angeles Times The pitch is an executive ™s first impression of you. He must decide whether he likes your story, likes you (very important!), and sees infinite possibilities to become rich. All within two minutes! Rotcop ™s sure-fire tips on pitching will sh"
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How To Write Your Script And Deduct The Expenses Off Your Tax Return - |
" �If Larry David were an accountant, he would probably be funnier than Scott Rubenstein. But, then, again: If Larry David were an accountant, he would probably have a nervous breakdown. So we ™re stuck with Scott. � ""Marianne Wiggens, Pulitzer Prize nominee �I ™ve been a client of Scott ™s for many years. He saves me money! Keeps me from breaking down in tax tears! And his funny/ informative year end newsletter gets passed along to everyone I know! For a good time, rent or buy Scott! (His tax DVD, that is) � ""Elisa Bell, screenwriter. Unless you are Stephen King, writers don't get paid a lot. We need every deduction we can get! A very practical and very useful look into the IRS rules and regulations. This class can save you thousands of dollars. Urban legends about hobby rules will be debunked. How to audit proof your deductions. How to keep good records. You should be able to deduct this session. This teacher has over thirty produced credits in "
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Sequences: The Hidden Structure Of Successful Screenplays - Dvd |
" �A succinct introduction not only to sequences, but also the theory that underlies all dramatic storytelling. � ""Andrew W. Marlowe, screenwriter of Air Force One, End of Days, and Hollow Man The great challenge in writing a feature-length screenplay is sustaining audience emotional involvement from page one through page 120. This seminar explores an often-overlooked tool that can help: a screenplay can be built of sequences of about fifteen pages each. By focusing on solving the dramatic aspects of each sequence, a writer can more easily conquer the script as a whole. DVD includes: Historical background of sequences. Introduction of the Four Big Tools that storytellers use to maintain audience attention. Graphics demonstrating the �nested structure � of successful screenplays. A sequence analysis of two recent, successful motion pictures. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to lea"
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Seducing The Studio Reader - Dvd Edition |
" �ROBERT FLAXMAN is quite simply the Rolls Royce of screenplay analysts, � declared Creative Screenwriting in its �Analyzing the Script Analysts � review (Vol. 6, No. 5). Mr. Flaxman was rated #1. Best seminar I took all weekend...Remarkable!...Great presentation...Great. Dry sense of humor....Super excellent...Great tips ""Attendees at Expo 3, Robert Flaxman's Seducing the Studio Reader Learn the multiple techniques that will keep the reader in your �created reality � throughout your script. Study the most common mistakes made by professional and advanced screenwriters. The best exercises to understand the medium. What you think is �on the page � often is not. Scene Slugs that tie the script into a �friendly read. � Prose vs. film talk. Is each character worth $100,000? Are you the invisible screenwriter? Think like a reader and you'll write like a professional. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. D"
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Quantum Career Mechanics - Dvd Edition |
" �Follow every piece of advice Michael Lent gives you and you ™ll have no problem navigating the shark-infested waters of Hollywood. � ""Jon Cohen, screenwriter of Minority Report, on Michael's book Breakfast With Sharks �Lent ™s guide is above all realistic, and his straight-shooting, no-nonsense tone is often leavened with humor. He ™s thorough as well � an impressive, useful guide to the larger world of movie-making. � ""Publishers Weekly �Michael Lent shows you in accessible detail how to actually make a living as a screenwriter. � ""Ain ™t It Cool News 15 battle-tested strategies and tips for getting your work read by producers and studio executives even if you don ™t have an agent. No pie-in-the-sky theory here. Discussion will include details of how this Expo STAR Speaker landed four mid-five figure deals (initially) without representation, as well as leveraged a producer ™s interest into representation at a major agen"
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Genre Works: The Screenwriter's Guide To Horror - Dvd Edition |
"Julie brings to the table the knowledge and heart of a craftsman, and the objective commercial sensibility of a studio executive. ""Stephen A. Leeds, writer/director Julie Marsh Nelson unlocks the psychological components and potent story strategies that make the Horror genre work on an audience. Explore the Five X ™s � that make Horror a unique mode of narrative, an ideal Story Lab for writers of all genres, and the perfect Independent Film business model. The market for Horror scripts may seem especially hot right now, but Horror is a perennial cinema seller. Build a better monster movie using these solid story tactics. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
Price: 14.95
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The Insider's Guide To Film Financing - Dvd Edition |
"Devorah knows it all, has been there and done it all. She is a smart and thoughtful Guide through the financing jungles... And she does it with a wry smile and her own brand of savvy Hollywood humor! ""Steve Weiss, Sr. VP Television Packaging/Literary Agent, William Morris Agency A must for every screenwriter ""Syd Field Devorah gets the job done. She makes a difficult and complex topic entertaining. ""Darren Foster, Directors of The Vail Filmmaker Project A dynamic former studio exec and veteran film producer takes you behind the scenes into the often complex world of international film financing. From strategic film alliances to angel investors, you will learn what they are, where to find them and how to successfully market to them. Whether you ™re looking for development money or production funds, this inspiring DVD gives you the tools to navigate your way through the film financing backlot. Find out how to: Cultivate Distributor Interest Attach Talent De"
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Screenwriting: The Whole Picture - Dvd Edition |
" �I recommend RICHARD WALTER'S seminar as a great tool for anyone interested in becoming a professional screenwriter. � ""Jeff Robinov, Senior Vice President, Warner Bros. A fool-proof, shock-proof, water-tight, guarenteed formula for success! In 90 minutes I will present the entire UCLA Master of Arts in Screenwriting formula encompassing story, character, dialog, and description. Just add discipline, talent, and most importantly, patience. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
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Reader's Backflip - Dvd Edition |
" �Richard Walter is a tactful guide within the student's creative dream. He brings the practicality of an electrician and the passion of a visionary to the teaching of screenwriting. � ""Stewart Stern, Award-winning screenwriter of Rebel Without a Cause, Sybil, and Rachel When a reader for an agency or studio examines a spec script, she starts with a cursory backflip, scanning the pages in search of common, easy-to-detect errors that give away the writer as an amateur. This DVD provides a checklist of items to avoid as they will stop the reader even before she starts. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 2-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the finest faculty teaching screenwriting today."
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