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douglas-kennedy's picture
Apr.23.2012
From the New York Times bestselling author of Leaving the World comes the brilliant, breathtaking story about a Hollywood screenwriter whose “overnight success” brings about his biggest downfall. Like all screenwriters in Tinsel Town, David Armitage wants to be rich and famous. Finally, after...
derek-rydall's picture
May.23.2011
One of the best kept secrets in Hollywood is the use of consultants to fine-tune scripts. Whether you are a screenwriter or not, if you have a second sense or insightful knowledge that can improve film storytelling, you may have just found a new way to make over $100,000 a year.
derek-rydall's picture
May.23.2011
A step-by-step guide, filled with in-depth exercises and breakthrough processes, this book will equip artists and entertainment professionals with the spiritual tools and techniques to make their everyday walk in the business a more purposeful and prosperous adventure. Rydall empowers...
michael-christopher-lent's picture
Jul.13.2010
Breakfast with Sharks is not a book about the craft of screenwriting. This is a book about the business of managing your screenwriting career, from advice on choosing an agent to tips on juggling three deal-making breakfasts a day. Prescriptive and useful, Breakfast with Sharks is a real guide to...
alexandra-sokoloff's picture
Jul.05.2010
Are you finally committed to writing that novel but have no idea how to get started? Or are you a published author - but know you need some plotting help to move your books and career up to that next level? Screenwriting is a compressed and dynamic storytelling form and the techniques of...
john-vorhaus's picture
Jul.01.2008
The definitive comedy writing bible for writers from Santa Monica to Scandinavia. "No other book on writing I've read - and I've read a lot! - kept me chuckling throughout. I'd recommend this book for the laughs alone, but I can also recommend it as the fount of writing wisdom it entails....
brad-schreiber's picture
Jun.13.2008
The definitive book on how to "write funny" is the first to compare writing comedic screenplays with fiction and non-fiction in all forms. Using principles developed in his UCLA Extension class on Humorous Fiction and Non-Fiction and his CBS Studio Center seminars on Screenwriting,...
stephanie-palmer's picture
Mar.13.2008
“The techniques used to sell ideas in Hollywood not only work in other businesses, they often work better.”--from GOOD IN A ROOM Whether you intend to ask for a raise, sign a potential client, promote a new business or secure financing for a creative project, GOOD IN A ROOM shows you how to: -...
barry-gifford's picture
Dec.20.2007
Part critique, part witty polemic, this revisiting of one of the 1960s’ most tortured and misunderstood productions finds a flawed masterpiece that survived multiple writers (including Stanley Kubrick), an egomaniacal star with no previous directing experience, and a virulent critical reaction to...