Get Your Story Straight: A Step-by-Step Guide to Screenwriting by a Million-Dollar Screenwriter - Softcover

Drake, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692640363 ISBN 13: 9780692640364

Publisher: Reel Life Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn:

• Essential elements and principles of screenwriting with examples from popular films
• Keys to creating a hero your audience will really care about
• How to structure your story into three compelling acts
• The secret to making your scenes and story build as they progress
• Insider tips on the business of showbiz and how best to try to break in
• How to keep going when the muse is fickle, and much more

About this title

About the Author

Diane’s produced original screenplays include "Only You" starring Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei, and "What Women Want" starring Mel Gibson. Her script for "Only You" sold for $1 million. Prior to becoming a screenwriter, Diane worked in development as the Vice President of Creative Affairs for Academy Award-winning director/producer Sydney Pollack. She’s a member of the Writers Guild of America, has taught screenwriting through UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and offers story consulting, guided online courses and an on-site writers workshop through her website, www.dianedrake.com.

Review

"Diane Drake has created truly brilliant and original high-concept stories for the screen. Anyone hoping to write a great screenplay would do well to consider her advice."
- Kim Krizan, screenwriter of "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset"

"Diane Drake knows about screenwriting, and lays it out for aspiring writers in this funny, engaging book. With examples from an array of genres, terrific step-by-step exercises, and plenty of inspiring quotes to keep you focused on the story you want to write, Get Your Story Straight is the first tool I would put in any screenwriter's box. This is a book I'll revisit regularly. Fabulous!"
- Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of five novels including "The Race for Paris" and "The Wednesday Sisters"

"Want to learn what it takes to write a million-dollar screenplay? Then you must check out Get Your Story Straight by Diane Drake. Her book is a thorough insider's guide to writing a script worthy of seven figures by someone who has actually done it. I highly recommend it."
- Jen Grisanti, Story/Career Consultant, International Speaker, Writing Instructor at NBC and author of "Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story" and "Change Your Story, Change Your Life"

"Diane Drake's experience in script development and screenwriting is both educational and inspiring. Unlike some screenwriting books that are written by those who just teach, Get Your Story Straight gives you an inside look at how one writer used her tools and experience to write engaging and successful scripts that actually made it to the screen."
- Alan Wenkus Co-Writer/Executive Producer "Straight Outta Compton"

Edition details

• Publisher: Reel Life Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0692640363
• ISBN 13: 9780692640364
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 237