"Kate Wright reveals screenwriting formulas, defines story sequencing, and explores the mysteries of storytelling with unique strategies. Drawing on examples from many contemporary films, Screenwriting Is Storytelling takes you beyond structure into the heart of the screenplay."--Jacket.

"'The Coffee Break Screenwriter' keeps it focused and simple. Writers -- from novice to professional -- benefit at every stage of the writing process with a relaxed, "ten minutes at a time" method"--Page 4 of cover.

With in-depth interviews and revealing insights from those who have done it, this unique behind the scene information is comprehensive in its scope inspiring readers with advice, secrets and war stories from famous screenwriters.

Step inside the minds of your villains, your heroes, your victims, and bring your stories to life. This book teaches you how to apply classic theories of psychology, personality, and psychoanalysis, making your screenwriting more relatable to your audience with psychologically complex characters and emotionally conflicting plot lines.

"The Savvy Screenwriter demystifies the film industry and reveals what aspiring screenwriters really want and need to know. From finding and working with agents, to insights about story analysts and movie executives, to understanding option agreements, to providing samples for queries, synopses, treatments, loglines, and outlines, to pitching, Susan Kouguell knows what works and what doesn't and gives practical advice on getting your screenplay sold."--Jacket....

"Through interviews with world-renowned UCLA screenwriting professor Lew Hunter, Oscar-winning screenwriters and multiple award-winners reveal their Hollywood secrets in crafting brilliant stories and methodology. Interviewees include Francis Ford Coppola, William Golden, Alexander Payne, Ernest Lehman, Horton Foote and Billy Wilde"--

A former Hollywood literary agent explains the secrets of maneuvering in the world of Hollywood screenwriters. This book includes chapters on the agent-client relationship, how to network successfully, how to write the right query letter, and more.

Writers will understand why they re stuck and how to get unstuck through proven methods of breaking the logjam of self-judging and second-guessing that keeps good screenplays from being finished. Attain confidence by knowing your story is clear and solid. Seal out negative influences such as industry experts and fleeting trends. This is a way to write a script with integrity that makes a screenplay storyworthy. This is how to write a screenplay that...

Provides advice for aspiring screenwriters on how to write scripts that will be accepted, not rejected, by Hollywood executives.

From the author of "Screenplays That Sell" comes his newest book that reveals a one-minute technique for getting one's screenplay or novel read by the major powers of Hollywood.