The Third Draft

Screenwriting Tips at a Glance

I know how hard it is to break into screenwriting. That's why I gathered the most helpful lessons I learned on my own screenwriting journey and put them into an easy-to-browse book. 101 Screenwriting Tips contains the practical advice you want to know right now, such as:

• What makes a good movie concept?
• How can I land an agent?
• What are the secrets to a killer query letter?

I interviewed producers, directors, writers, and entertainment lawyers who have helped me in my own career. Now they generously share their expertise with you.

• Get advice from an award-winning director about what she looks for in a script.
• Read one veteran TV producer's thoughts on what it takes to write for television.
• Learn why one manager/producer says writing a synopsis is about selling  a story--not telling a story.
• Hear an entertainment lawyer explain the US Copyright Office and the Writer's Guild of America.

Each of the 101 clear and concise tips are organized under chapter headings such as:

• Screenwriting Basics
• Concept
• Story Craft
• Characters and Dialogue
• The Creative Phase: Completing the First Draft
• The Rewriting Phase: Where the Real Work Begins
• Marketing
• The Working Writer
• The Writer's Life

With the information you need so easily at hand, you'll spend less time searching and more time writing.

101 Screenwriting Tips is just $9.99!

Praise for 101 Screenwriting Tips:

"Alexis Niki has concisely compiled writing tips that get to the bottom line of what works culled from her years of experience as a writer and from her coterie of writing experts."

-- Entertainment Lawyer Judith Merians

 

"Full of advice that only screenwriters would know. Best of all, 101 Screenwriting Tips is encouraging. Writers, new and seasoned, will find lots of great advice to help them get from blank page to query letter."

-- Screenwriter Susannah Farrow
www.apocryphacomic.com 

"Alexis Niki's 101 Screenwriting Tips is fun, informative and to-the-point. This book is very comprehensive with sections on screenwriting basics, crafting the story, editing, marketing, and making a living as a writer. Niki's writing style is positive and candid. Reading her tips is like sitting down at a writer's conference to talk one-on-one with the writer. If you want to write a screenplay, read this book!"

-- Author/Writing Coach Janet Skeslien Charles

 

 "101 Screenwriting Tips is attractively formatted, easy to digest and amazingly straightforward in its helpful hints. The author's insight, personal experience, and vast array of industry sources make this book a must-have for veteran and nascent screenwriters alike."

 -- Screenwriter Mary V. Dunkerly 

 

"Alexis Niki's 101 Screenwriting Tips is somehow a nice paradox: it is light, simple, synthesized. Yet it covers everything a writer needs to know, from the basics of story telling, as understood by most American gurus, to the best ways to walk the adventurous paths of the screen trade." 

 

   -- Writer/Director (Yes, But...) Yves Lavandier

Author of WRITING DRAMA)

 

Sample Excerpt:  Tip # 98: A Space for your Writing

Besides establishing a rhythm for your writing, carve out a special space for it, too. Whether you turn a spare bedroom into a writer's den or stow your stuff in the glove compartment and write on the dashboard of your car is up to you. The important thing is for you to associate some little corner of the universe with the act of writing. Create a place you like being in. Fill it with things that inspire you. Strip it of every distraction. Make it yours.

I have different spaces for different parts of the writing process. I brainstorm in an armchair in the corner of my office, but I compose at my desk. When I had a larger kitchen, I loved working at the kitchen table. I generally prefer to work from home, but sometimes I go to a café, especially when I'm proofreading or editing. I have a harder time with other public places, though I have done good work in planes, trains, and hotel rooms.

Sometimes, just by shifting locations you can get the creative juices flowing. Try out different spots until you figure out what combination works best for you.

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Book Details:
Publisher: LifeTips.com, inc
Release date: March 2007
ISBN: 978-1-60275-115-9

To purchase in Paris, visit:
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
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Tel: 01 48 04 75 08 

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