The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 10th Anniversary 1st Edition by Karl Iglesias ISBN 978-1440527890 144052789X

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ISBN 10:  144052789X

ISBN 13: 978-1440527890

Author: Karl Iglesias

You can struggle for years to get a foot in the door with Hollywood producers–or you can take a page from the book that offers proven advice from twenty-one of the industry’s best and brightest!

In this tenth anniversary edition, The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters, 2nd Edition peers into the lives and workspaces of screenwriting greats–including Terry Rossio (the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), Aline Brosh McKenna (Morning Glory), Bill Marsilii (Deja Vu), Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (Wanted), and Tony Gilroy (the Bourne franchise).

You will learn best practices to fire up your writing process and your career, such as:
Be Comfortable with Solitude
Commit to a Career, Not Just One Screenplay
Be Aware of Your Muse’s Favorite Activities
Write Terrible First Drafts
Don’t Work for Free
Write No Matter What
This indispensable handbook will help you hone your craft by living, breathing, and scripting the life you want!

Table of contents: 

The Urge to Screenwrite

DESIRE

• Passion

• Commitment

• Be Committed to a Career, Not Just One Screenplay

• Have Precise Goals, Not Just Wishes

• Don’t Let Self-Doubts Get in the Way

• Educate Yourself

Be Willing to Make Sacrifices

• Set a High Standard of Excellence

• Summoning the Muse

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

• Don’t Worry About Finding Ideas

• Ask the Right Questions

• Research

• Become a Child

• Become Possessed by the Story

• Be Aware of Your Muse’s Favorite Activities

• Record Your Ideas as Soon as They Appear

• Outline Your Story

• Discover a Few Scenes at a Time

CREATING A WRITING ENVIRONMENT

• Be Comfortable with Your Writing Tools

• Have a Favorite Time to Write

• Applying the Seat of Your Pants to the Seat of the Chair

THE WRITING HABIT

• Face the Blank Page

• Write to Music

• Write in Silence

• Exercise

• Take Naps and Relax

• Be Nutritionally Aware

• Write Through Your Fears

• Silence Your Inner Critic

• Focus Completely on the Task at Hand

• Work on Several Projects at a Time

• Avoid Distractions

TIME MANAGEMENT

• Have a Schedule

• Set Writing Goals

• Work Even When You’re Not Writing

• Balance Writing and Personal Life

• Procrastinate

• Make Deadlines Your Motivator

WRITER’S BLOCK

• Don’t Believe in Writer’s Block

• Write Terrible First Drafts

REWRITING

• Rewrite as You Go Along

• Make the Script as Good as It Can Be

• Get Feedback

• Be Open to Outside Criticism

WHAT MAKES A GREAT SCRIPT

• Weaving a Great Tale

• Understand It Takes Talent and Hard Work

• Trust Your Instincts

• Have Something to Say

• Know What Makes a Great Story

SCREENWRITING BASICS

• Raise the Stakes

• Realize the Importance of Characters

• Read Your Dialogue Out Loud

THE MOST IMPORTANT AUDIENCE

• Being Dull

• Evoke an Emotional Response

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

• It’s Not Who You Know

• Learn the Business

• Understand That Your Writing, Not Your Charm

GETTING AN AGENT

PITCHING

• Overcome Nervousness and Don’t Show Desperation

• Don’t Pitch in Social Situations

• Patience, Perseverance

PERSEVERANCE

• Don’t Give Up Easily

PASSION (Revisited)

• Don’t Take It Too Seriously

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