Title: The First Time I Got Paid For It : Writers' Tales From The Hollywood Trenches
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1586480138
ISBN 13: 9781586480134
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: acceptable

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The First Time I Got Paid For It is an unprecedented collection of essays by over 50 leading film and television writers, edited by Laura Shapiro and Peter Lefcourt for the Writers Guild Foundation, with an introduction by screenwriting legend William Goldman. Linked by the theme of a writer's "first time"--usually the first time they got paid for their work, but sometimes veering off into other, more unconventional, "first times," these essays examine what it takes to succeed, what it takes to write well, and other aspects of maintaining creativity and integrity while striving for a career in Hollywood. Richard LaGravanese (The Fisher King, The Horse Whisperer, Living Out Loud) confesses that his first paying writing job was crafting phone sex scripts. Nicholas Kazan (Reversal of Fortune, Mathilda) explains why, in Hollywood, a verbal "yes" often turns out to be a written "no." Peter Casey writes about the unparalleled pitch meeting for the award-winning NBC series Frasier. Virtually every big name writer in Hollywood has contributed to this collection; it is essential research material for anyone trying to make it in the entertainment industry, and a perfect read for movie buffs everywhere.

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Peter Lefcourt is a screenwriter and the author of numerous novels including The Woody and The Dreyfus Affair. Screenwriting legend William Goldman is also the author of the megabestselling book Adventures in the Screen Trade.

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