How to Write a Movie in 21 Days - Softcover

King, Viki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062730665 ISBN 13: 9780062730664

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2001

Synopsis

The ultimate survival guide, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days takes the aspiring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script.

Viki King's Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in the writer's onto the page. This method guides the would-be screenwriter through the writing of a movie. It answers such questions as:

• How to clarify the idea you don't quite have yet

• How to tell if your idea is really a movie

• How to move from what you want to say saying it

• How to stop getting ready and start

Once you know what to write, the Inner Movie Method will show you how to write it. It also addresses such issues as:

• How to pay the rent while paying your dues

• What to say to your spouse when you can't come to bed

• How to keep going when you think you can't

For accomplished screenwriters honing their craft, as well as those who never before brought their ideas to paper, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days is an indispensable guide. And Viki King's upbeat, friendly style is like having a first-rate writing partner every step of the way.

About this title

About the Author

Viki King is well known in Hollywood and internationally as an adviser to luminaries in the entertainment industry, as well as new writers just beginning their first projects. She can be contacted through her website www.vikiking.com.

From the Back Cover

The ultimate survival guide, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days takes the aspiring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script.

Viki King's Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in the writer's onto the page. This method guides the would-be screenwriter through the writing of a movie. It answers such questions as:

• How to clarify the idea you don't quite have yet

• How to tell if your idea is really a movie

• How to move from what you want to say saying it

• How to stop getting ready and start

Once you know what to write, the Inner Movie Method will show you how to write it. It also addresses such issues as:

• How to pay the rent while paying your dues

• What to say to your spouse when you can't come to bed

• How to keep going when you think you can't

For accomplished screenwriters honing their craft, as well as those who never before brought their ideas to paper, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days is an indispensable guide. And Viki King's upbeat, friendly style is like having a first-rate writing partner every step of the way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062730665
• ISBN 13: 9780062730664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208