Synopsis
Offers a number of hints for the beginning writer on how to improve style, content, character development, and other aspects of writing for television, film, novels, or other media. Hints are offered in short treatments and offer such advice as trying to write badly as a stretching exercise, and recognizing types of story transformation such as when the main character learns the lesson of the theme. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
About the Author
John Vorhaus is a Los Angeles-based writer and the author of The Comic Toolbox (see our backlist), a popular book on comedy writing. Among his television writing credits are The Wonder Years, The Sentinel, Married...with Children, Viper and The Flash. Among the institutions where he has lectured on writing are Northwestern University, the American Film Institute, UCLA Extension, the BBC and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. His serial novel, World Series of Murder, is currently being published in Poker Digest magazine.
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