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You don't have to attend film school to take a screenwriting course with the master teacher in the field -- it's all in his book! Meet Hal Ackerman, up close and personal, just as hundreds of his students have known him through the years. Hal Ackerman offers a treasure trove of information on the writing of quality, saleable screenplays by teaching the art of story structure, substance and style. Over the last quarter century, dozens of screenplays written in his classes have been sold and several have become films, including ones starring Tom Hanks (directed by Steven Spielberg), Gwyneth Paltrow, Christian Bale, Hilary Swank and Diane Lane. They have won accolades in many prestigious contests and have been the gateway scripts to writing jobs in feature films and TV including HBO, Showtime, TNT, OWN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Disney, and more. With this book every professional writer gets a lifetime collaborator and every aspiring writer has a teacher in residence on his or her shelf. *Newly Revised and Updated edition featuring Pose, Moonlight, La La Land, Juno, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, among others. *Top-selling screenwriting book for almost 20 years -- 20th Anniversary Edition

In-depth tome exploring long lost horror films like DRACULA'S DEATH (1920) and LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1928), plus unproduced scripts like WOLF MAN VS. DRACULA (1944) and BLACK LAGOON (1952).

This companion to the Pocket Guide to Publishing helps authors develop marketing strategies before and after publication, providing essential insights for effective book marketing.

Have a great story but don't know how to get it out? Learn How to Become a Published Author. From Research to Publishing, this course will guide you through all the steps!Here's what you'll learn from this course: How to identify your genre and what sub-genres are in demand.How to outline your content.Where to look for inspiration.Methods for getting your draft written quickly.Which tools you can use to help with editing.Where to find beta readers.The exact steps you need to take to publish your new book.Free information, templates, and free book cover are all inside!If you are ready to tell those stories you've always wanted to write, then order your course right now. Here's to Your Success! Angel BAuthor Graphic Designer Vanity Publisher

The Longman Academic Writing Series helps English language students master the writing skills needed to succeed in their academic careers. The five-level series spans writing topics from composing sentences to writing research papers. Each level covers the complete writing process from prewriting to revision. Level 2 teaches high-beginning to low-intermediate students to write varied academic paragraphs. The text's proven approach integrates training in grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, sentence structure, and paragraph organization along with the writing process. Realistic writing models and systematic practice empower students to write effectively in different genres. Clear explanations help students grasp and apply key concepts. Sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics instruction helps students develop key writing skills. A step-by-step approach guides students seamlessly through the writing process. Vocabulary sections help students develop language awareness and improve the quality of their writing. Writing Tips provide useful strategies to enhance students' writing experience. Writing Expansions, including journals, timed writing, and summarizing, build written fluency and test-taking skills. Enhanced Digital Practice An improved MyEnglishLab includes additional practice activities and assessments. The Pearson Practice English App allows students to complete vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure activities on their mobile devices.

"If your journey is anything like ours, at some point you'll hit a wall. Festivals will reject your screenplay. Agencies will pass on representing you. Executives are going to tell you no. Then maybe one day, someone will say yes to your script." -Screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, "A Quiet Place"(from the forward to "Screenwriting with Brass Knuckles")Every screenwriter faces fear and failure. The legendary screenwriter William Goldman once said he was "programed to fail." Yet he went on to have a long career that included winning two Oscar Awards. Susannah Grant put a positive spin on constant failure saying "that free-falling feeling you get right on the knife edge of total disaster may in fact be an essential ingredient to doing anything worthwhile." Arguably the worst failure for the new screenwriting is either not finishing a script -or not even starting the writing process. You'll find throughout this book that talent and hard work are essential to succeed at any level. You can't teach that. But distilled from over 3,000 posts from Emmy-winner Scott W. Smith's nationally recognized blog Screenwriting from Iowa . . .. and Other Unlikely Places, these 10 chapters will hopefully guide and inspire you to improve your writing and output. Sprinkled throughout these pages are quotes curated from an eclectic and diverse mix of many top screenwriters and filmmakers throughout the history of film and television.CONFLICT - Why is this a key foundational concept in all storytelling? It's one thing that movies, plays, television and streaming shows, documentaries, and dramatic podcasts all have in common.CONCEPT - Screenwriter Terry Rossio ("Shrek") believes new writers make one common mistake at the start.CHARACTERS - Why does David Mamet think Wile E. Coyote can be a good role model for your characters?CATALYST - How did screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini grab audience's attention early in their movie "Winter's Bone?" No matter what genre you're writing (drama, comedy, horror, action, etc.) something disruptive must happen in the first act.CONSTRUCTION - Why Rian Johnson ("Knives Out") says structure seems antithetical to the free-wheeling creative process but is actually essential to understand.CLIMAXES/ CONCLUSIONS - What does "Toy Story 3" screenwriter Michael Arndt think makes the difference between a good, a bad, and an "insanely great" ending? CATHARSIS - Francis Marion, the first screenwriter to win two Academy Awards (and she wrote one of the first books on screenwriting back in 1937) understood that the goal of writing for film is to make a spectator feel. CONTROLLING IDEA - Perhaps no concept is more divisive that the idea of a theme. Find out how screenwriters Ryan Coogler, Rod Serling, Kelly Marcel, Francis Ford Coppola, and Wes Anderson differ on handling theme. CHANGE - Why is asking the question "What's changed?" so critical to every scene you write?CAREERS AND COWS - Aaron Sorkin, Diablo Cody, James Cameron, Callie Khouri, Barry Jenkins, LuLu Wang, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu all had day jobs (some "survival jobs") before they found filmmaking success. Where one artist found inspiration in an unusual place. And what's the one thing you can do to help get Shonda Rhimes to ask what your spec script is about?

Created with elementary-aged children in mind, this poetry workbook and journal has everything you need to find inspiration, discover new style techniques, and polish your skills, as we journey together interactively, bringing out your best creative writing! Come write POETRY with me! Brooke E. WayneStructured Poetry LessonsCreative Writing ExercisesPoetry Starters and PromptsPoetic Devices: Definitions & ExamplesCreative Writing One-linersJournal PagesInteractive Experiences, and more! Categories: Creative Writing Workbook, Poetry Workbook, Creative Writing Prompts, Poetry Starters, Poetry Prompts, Creative Writing Journal, Instructional Workbook, Poetry Journal, Structured Creative Writing, Poems, Interactive Tutorials, Structured Poetry Lessons, Poetry Examples, Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises, Poetry Writing, Unstructured Activities, Journal Writing, Vocabulary Word Lists, Tips and Tricks on Writing, Classic Poets, Haiku, Diamante, Blackout Poetry, ABC Poetry, Acrostic, Creative Writing Worksheets, Standards-based Lessons, CCSS ELA Workbook

This book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves. Drawing heavily on contemporary practice, it considers moments from a range of plays, with a focus on those from the National Theatre's repertoire. The book embraces a range of different dramaturgical structures and styles popular today; plays by a diverse selection of writers; and the current openness of dramatic form. A book of tools, rather than rules, this guide provides suggestions and provocations, exercises and tricks, examples and discussions. An ideal text for playwrights to hone their craft.

Pray Hear Write, a one-of-a-kind prayer guide and fasting journal, will help you overcome writer's block, feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt; cultivate heightened spiritual awareness about what to write, whom to write to, when to write it; and take action toward your dreams and stay encouraged throughout the writing and publishing journey.

Do you want readers to be so caught up in your book that they forget they're reading?Then you need deep POV.Deep POV takes the reader and places them inside of our characters-hearing their thoughts, feeling their emotions, and living the story through them. Compared to other writing styles, it builds a stronger emotional connection between the reader and our characters, creates the feeling of a faster pace, and helps avoid point-of-view errors and telling rather than showing.In Deep Point of View, writing instructor and fiction editor Marcy Kennedy brings her years of experience into showing you how to write deep POV. You'll learn specific, practical things you can do immediately to take your fiction to the next level.Each book in the Busy Writer's Guide series is intended to give you enough theory so that you can understand why things work and why they don't, but also enough examples to see how that theory looks in practice. In addition, they provide tips and exercises to help you take it to the pages of your own story, with an editor's-eye view. Most importantly, they cut the fluff so that you have more time to write and to live your life.

"What's a story? Is it character? Plot? Conflict? Change? Why do some stories fall flat with audiences while others sweep the globe, captivating people in every corner of the world? Stories are made up of many moving parts: action, dialogue, description, and exposition are just a few components of a story. These, and many other building blocks, are woven together to create a compelling and entertaining narrative. What's the Story? Building Blocks for Storytellers parses the elements that work together to form a story, fostering a broader and deeper understanding of stories, what they are made of, and how they are developed. The Storyteller's Toolbox series of books helps you develop skills and strategies to tell the best stories possible while exploring your creativity and developing a storytelling process that works for you."--Publisher's description.

Could your personal and writing habits be holding you back from becoming a successful writer? Perhaps you've discovered, as have many others, that being gifted or knowing you are called by God to write is not enough to be successful at it. There comes a time when every writer must develop the gentle art of discipline - establishing certain practices, or habits, that make it easier to carry out the right and good thing. This anthology deals not so much with the technical or how-to aspects of writing but rather, with seven key areas that are seen as essential for Christian writers to succeed. They are: * Time with God * Healthy Living * Time Management * Honing Writing Skills * Crafting a Masterpiece * Submitting * Marketing The contributing writers are InScribe members. Coming from all walks of life, they write in various genres for a range of audiences. Collectively, they bring to this anthology an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience. Through fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, such as devotionals, essays, and articles, they generously share their own discoveries, success stories, and their hard-won lessons to encourage and support you on your own writing journey. Endorsements: "I love seven things about this book: It is practical. It is affordable. It is encouraging. It is worth highlighting, underlining and dog-earing. Plus it made me forget about my toothache. Whether you're a newbie or a veteran writer, you'll discover 7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers to be jammed with instantly actionable advice that will make you a better writer. Dig in." -Phil Callaway (www.philcallaway.com) is the best-selling author of more than 25 books, a popular speaker, the host of Laugh Again Radio, and a grandpa. "7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers is an absolute gem! I love that it covers all the basics a writer needs to know, making them simple and practical. I also love that the book has many authors, giving us ideas and suggestions from their own writing journey. I highly recommend this book to anyone seriously considering writing as a vocation or even an avocation, particularly those writers who see their work as a ministry-which it certainly is!" -Kathi Macias (www.kathimacias.com) is an award-winning author of more than 50 books. A wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Kathi lives in Southern California with her husband, Al. "7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers is loaded with actionable advice that will make you a better writer. Whether you are a multi-published author or a beginning writer, this book will benefit you." -Shelley Hitz, author coach and best-selling author www.ShelleyHitz.com "This book is a beautiful blend of faithfulness and craft. It will help you answer the practical questions of what it means to be a writer while honoring what you believe. I wish I'd read this when I got started." -Jeff Goins, Best-selling author, The Art of Work "There are hundreds of how-to-write books on the market, but none that I know of touches BOTH of the vital aspects of writing as a Christian better than this anthology from InScribe. The practical AND the spiritual are woven into a whole by a remarkably creative group of writers who are in the trenches as we speak. I intend to snack on this fare again and again." -Nancy Rue, best-selling Christian author and creator of Shadow to Shelf, a mentoring program for writers.

The Invisible Story is a book that is waiting to be written by you. Right now, the story is only in your imagination. But as you fill in these pages, it becomes visible, and the world you always imagined will be brought to life.

Are you looking for a way to add new depth and re-readability to your writing?Are you tired of description being "the boring part that people skip"?Are you a writer who's struggled with making their story world feel believable and three-dimensional?Description in fiction shouldn't be boring for the reader or for the writer.Description: A Busy Writer's Guide will help you take your writing to the next level by exchanging ho-hum description for description that's compelling and will bring your story to life, regardless of the genre you write.In Description: A Busy Writer's Guide, you will- find the answer to the age-old question of how much description is too much;- learn how to use point of view to keep description fresh;- recognize the red flags for boring description in fiction;- explore how to use all five senses to bring your descriptions to life for the reader;- discover the ways metaphors and similes can add power to your descriptive writing;- gain the tools needed to describe setting, characters, and action in engaging ways;- learn how descriptions can add conflict, enhance the theme, and amp up emotion; and- much more!This book puts theory into plain language alongside examples so you can see how that theory looks in practice. In addition, you'll receive tips and how-to exercises to help you apply what you learn to the pages of your own story. Most importantly, like every book in the Busy Writer's Guide series, Description: A Busy Writer's Guide cuts the fluff so that you have more time to write and to live your life.

Point of view isn't merely another writing craft technique. Point of view is the foundation upon which all other elements of the writing craft stand-or fall.It's the opinions and judgments that color everything the reader believes about the world and the story. It's the voice of the character that becomes as familiar to the reader as their own. It's what makes the story real, believable, and honest. Yet, despite its importance, point-of-view errors are the most common problem for fiction writers. In Point of View in Fiction: A Busy Writer's Guide, you'll learn- the strengths and weaknesses of the four different points of view you can choose for your story (first person, second person, limited third person, and omniscient), - how to select the right point of view for your story, - how to maintain a consistent point of view throughout your story, - practical techniques for identifying and fixing head-hopping and other point-of-view errors, - the criteria to consider when choosing the viewpoint character for each individual scene or chapter, - and much more!Each book in the Busy Writer's Guide series is intended to give you enough theory so that you can understand why things work and why they don't, but also enough examples to see how that theory looks in practice. In addition, they provide tips and exercises to help you take it to the pages of your own story, with an editor's-eye view. Most importantly, they cut the fluff so that you have more time to write and to live your life.

The Golden Theme is the study of writing's essential commonality-the question of what makes writing and storytelling vital to human nature-by award-winning writer/director/producer Brian McDonald.

A story is constructed from many different building blocks: characters, plot, setting, theme, chapters, scenes, action, dialogue, exposition-not to mention point of view, tense, style, tone, and voice. Stories are complex. There's a lot to learn. And once we learn the basics, we need practice-lots and lots of practice-before we can truly master the craft. Story Drills is packed with fundamental storytelling concepts and comprehensive writing exercises that will strengthen your storytelling skills. You'll learn the elements, principles, and techniques of storytelling; gain experience through writing practice; and get questions for further contemplation that will lead to a deeper understanding of the craft. Story Drills is designed to be used by individual writers or in the classroom. Whether you're an aspiring or experienced storyteller, this book will bolster your ability to write compelling tales that leave readers wanting more.

Start on your journey as an indie author with Being Indie: Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for the Beginning Indie Author. If you've been itching to weave your narrative but find yourself stuck at the starting line, or if you've penned your masterpiece but are unsure of the next steps, this book is your beacon in the vast sea of storytelling.Crafted for aspiring wordsmiths, Being Indie goes beyond the basics, offering a roadmap for honing your craft and navigating the waters of self-publishing. Inside, discover invaluable insights on: Unleashing your creativity through brainstorming, planning, and executing your story.Mastering the art of developmental editing, ensuring your manuscript shines.Conquering your inner critic and overcoming the hurdles of failed projects.Boosting productivity and finding your rhythm amidst the chaos of creation.Transforming lackluster ideas into literary gems.Venturing into the realm of audiobooks and expanding your reach.Initiating your journey into marketing and building your author brand.Whether you're a fledgling storyteller or a seasoned scribe seeking fresh inspiration, Being Indie equips you with the tools, techniques, and tenacity to thrive in the competitive world of independent publishing. Your literary adventure awaits - seize it with Being Indie as your guide.