A screenplay is a Work of Art. As such, it is subject to artistic manipulation in form and content to achieve an artistic reaction. The essence of Screenplay Writing is Compression. It tries to "Say the Most" with the "Least." It does not have the luxury of novelistic grandiosity in its ability to explore "Mind Set"; nor does it have the luxury of stage play verbosity in its ability to explore the beauty of language. But it can, and should, deal in eternal truths and yet also "Tickle" the Imagination. So this Trilogy is presented, in effect, as a Screenplay Novel. As with all literary art,...

Hustlers on the Rocks New Comedic Screenplay Entertains with Absurd World of Cons and Detectives NEW YORK Lawrence J. Corneck has high-jacked readers and lovingly pick-pocketed them once again in his new hilarious screenplay, FAT FAT Snitch (published by AuthorHouse), a dark comedy with unusual heroes, filled with bumbling parole officers and inept con artists. Companion to his previous books, this time he tells the absurd and entertaining story of Floyd Gibbons, a sleazy, now-retired detective who must give chase to two con artists, Margo and Frank, in order to secure a prestigious position...

To Pawn a Heart of Gold Newest Romantic Screenplay Entertains with Perverse World of Gold-Digger NEW YORK - How often one speaks of a heart of gold. How rarely one considers its monetary value. In his new book, Geezer Pleaser (published by AuthorHouse), Lawrence J. Corneck stuns readers yet again with his dark humor, unsavory characters, daring dialogue and unusual predicaments, but this time with the story of Asha, a woman hungry for love and money, who often times confuses the two. A sexy call girl who pursues men depending on the size of their wallets, Asha begins to date two men at once -...

Stink Eyes is a Look of intense hatred; a Look intended to burrow into the very soul of the person viewed. If intense enough and long enough.if delivered by a person who truly hates.if delivered by a person with paranormal attributes. it can result in a curse. So Rolando, from Geezer Pleaser, does not think that much (He does think some) when his soon to be ex-wife Neptune, a Minor Movie Star, while being thrown from their Super-Luxurious New York Townhouse, delivers the Look after being hit by hit-and-run driver and slowly expires in the gutter. With all Rolando's money and power and...

A Senseless and Dark Space New Tear-Jerker describes a stagnant space between voices and sounds of life and dismal silence NEW YORK - "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck," proclaims Mime in Lawrence J. Corneck's new screenplay, Mime's the Word . Mime becomes mixed up with a sympathetic priest and a confused, embittered young couple when he finds a baby left to die in a trash can. Mime's the Word follows unsavory, eccentric, ruthless, puzzling and disturbing characters in Corneck's riveting Game of Life saga. Mime's the Word features the ultimate anti-hero as Mime regresses into the...

YOUNG NEPTUNE: Take One. Show-Biz dreams burst like bubbles from foam on the sea of time. "No. That's too romantic. We need grit." Take Two. Show-Biz is a quest for money and power; Betrayal is the key to that quest. "No. Too pessimistic. We need to appeal to a broader demographic." Take Three. Show-Biz is like a box of chocolates. "No. Been done." Take Four. Show-Biz entertains people with the craft of presenting silhouettes of smoke. "Yes. Yes. I like it! THAT'S A TAKE."