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Syd Field’s Screenplay

Lajos Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing

August 19, 2009

This book was recommended to me by an actor who I met when I first moved to Los Angeles.  I was standing in line at a bank one day when I struck up a conversation with the guy in front of me.  He was an actor and writer who had been living in Hollywood for [...]

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Syd Field’s Screenplay

March 13, 2009

Nearly 30 years after it was written Syd Field’s Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide from concept to finished script is still considered a must read for all aspiring screenwriters.  It was one of the first books recommended to me by a producer after I sent him a half-baked query letter and it [...]

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How to Sell Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)

February 5, 2009

Since the title of my blog is “Selling Your Screenplay,” and I want that to be the focus of my blog, I figured an obvious first post was to write a simple guide to getting your screenplay sold.
Keep in mind that this blog is not an exhaustive list of ways to get your script sold. [...]

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