Zen and the Art of Screenwriting: Insights and Interviews, Volume 1This unusual screenwriting book is a tapestry of fresh, insightful essays and in-depth interviews with top screenwriters. The essays cover such topics as avoiding the obvious, the birth of ideas, the process of rewriting, dealing with writer's block, creativity and spontaneity, handling rejection, breaking the screenwriting 'rules', and episodic forms. |
Contents
Which Is It? | 14 |
Fake It Till You Make It | 65 |
How to Get There from Here | 84 |
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