The most innovative and creative screenwriting book yet, from an author who knows first-hand what it takes to get a movie made.
Based on an award-winning website hailed as "smart enough for professional screenwriters and accessible enough for aspiring screenwriters," Crafty Screenwriting is the first book not only to offer a successful screenwriter's tricks of the trade, but to explain what development executives really mean when they complain that the "dialogue is flat," or "the hero isn't likeable." Fresh, provocative, and funny, Alex Epstein diagnoses problem that...
The most innovative and creative screenwriting book yet, from an author who knows first-hand what it takes to get a movie made.
A professional TV writer's real-world guide to getting paid to write great television
"No need for me to ever write a book on TV writing. Alex Epstein has covered it all . . . along with a few things I wouldn't have thought of. Save yourself five years of rookie mistakes. Crafty TV Writing and talent are pretty much all you'll need to make it." --Ken Levine, writer/producer, MASH, Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons, Wings, Becker
Everyone watches television, and everyone has an opinion on what makes good TV....
A professional TV writer's real-world guide to getting paid to write great television