The screenwriter's GPS for writing a great screenplay!
Avoid the wrong turns, dead ends, gaping p(l)otholes, and other
obstacles commonly encountered when writing a screenplay. The
Screenwriter's Roadmap: 21 Ways to Jumpstart Your Story keeps you on
route and helps you reach your final destination: a completed screenplay
that's full of surprises, emotionally resonant, and ready for the
marketplace.
Neil Landau, an established Hollywood screenwriter and script doctor,
provides 21 questions for you to ask yourself as you write, to help you
nail down your screenplay's story structure, deepen its character arcs,
bolster stakes, heighten suspense, and diagnose and repair its potential
weaknesses. These 21 vital questions have been field-tested and utilized
in the creation of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters and
critically acclaimed films. Each chapter is augmented by end of chapter
"homework" assignments, examples from recent blockbusters and timeless
classic films, as well as interviews with some of Hollywood's most
successful screenwriters including Scott Z. Burns (Contagion), Tony
Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy), Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island), David
Koepp (Spider Man), Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can), Eric Roth
(Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight
Rises), Billy Ray (The Hunger Games), Melissa Rosenberg (the Twilight
trilogy), Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air), and many others.
