Turn & Burn: The Scriptwriter’s Guide to Writing Better Screenplays Faster

Turn & Burn: The Scriptwriter’s Guide to Writing Better Screenplays Faster

by CJ Walley
Publication Date: 17/03/2022

Share This eBook:

  $13.67

Do you want to develop scripts that leap off the page? Do you want to write scripts that grab readers by their lapels and offer you the best possible chance of success? Do you want to turn around scripts faster than ever before? Then read on!


Inspired by CJ Walley’s extensive online posts and extended three-fold to include content on character development, dialogue, effective drafting, and building a career, the Turn & Burn methodology offers practical, real-world advice for quickly turning stories – within any genre – into engaging and authentic movie scripts.


Turn & Burn is a proven and systematic way to get the very best out of your ideas and your unique artistic voice.


In this book:



Maximise the power of concept, structure, and theme to create absorbing stories.




Nail down your characters – heroes, villains, and everyone in-between.




Develop your hero’s journey through the five-fold approach of: Yearn, Turn, Burn, Learn, and Earn.




Recognise how the power of emotion ultimately captures hearts and minds.




Take realistic and dramatic dialogue to the next level.




Understand the complete journey of a scriptwriter’s career, so you remain enthusiastic and motivated, even when rejection raises its ugly head.




Avoid the pitfalls that can send you in circles by learning what not to do!




Includes practical worksheets that bring process and structure to script development. (They can also be downloaded for free from the publisher’s website.)



Table of Contents


FOREWORD

CHAPTER 1: CONCEPT BUILDING

CHAPTER 2: STORY STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 3: CHARACTERS

CHAPTER 4: SCENE WRITING

CHAPTER 5: DIALOGUE

CHAPTER 6: DRAFTING

CHAPTER 7: CAREER BUILDING

CHAPTER 8: HAPPINESS AND CREATIVITY

APPENDIX A: THE BEGINNER’S FIVE-STAGE REWRITE

APPENDIX B: CRAZY CRITICS

APPENDIX C: 23 LOVE STORY TYPES

APPENDIX D: 147 VICES

APPENDIX E: MORAL AFFECTIONS AND PROVERBS

APPENDIX F: FURTHER READING

ISBN:
9781910515914
9781910515914
Category:
Screenwriting techniques
Publication Date:
17-03-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bennion Kearny

This item is delivered digitally

Reviews

Be the first to review Turn & Burn: The Scriptwriter’s Guide to Writing Better Screenplays Faster.