How to Write a Selling Screenplay FROM THE PUBLISHER
There are three things necessary to put together a movie script: an indea, determination, and the skill to craft that in-the-shower inspiration into a verifiable screenplay. No one can provide the first two, but How to Write A Selling Screenplay will teach you everything you need to know about the third. Keane has been writing and teaching the craft of the screenplay around the world for two decades, and he uses that experience to make How to Write A Selling Screenplay one of the most easy to read, supportive, detailed,and informative screenplay guides available. In his book, Keane shows everyone with a story to tell how to tap into their cretive juices, taking the writer from conception through the writing and revising process.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
There are a lot of fine "how to write a screenplay" titles out and about, but what makes Keane's How To Write a Selling Screenplay unique is the examination on a step-by-step basis of a screenplay, The Crossing, that the author wrote. The teacher/pupil-type exchange, as you closely examine the screenplay, reads almost as if you were asking pertinent questions in class at just the right moments. Keane discusses each screenwriting point (opening sequence, inciting incident, plot point #1, etc.) as it occurs in his screenplay. This makes for twice the fun as you learn solid screenwriting tactics and get to read a thrilling story to boot! Wilson's Inside Hollywood is an eclectic sampling of Tinseltown, never too much information, never quite enough, but a perfect starting point for anyone interested in the motion picture industry. This survival guide to the biz also comes in a format unlike anything this reviewer has ever seen before. Where else will you find the history of Hollywood, an overview of the movie and television industries, and an examination of various film-related job titles, salaries, etc., while taking a quick look at the city of Los Angeles itself? Both books are well written and are essential for strengthening your movie-writing collection.Marty D. Evensvold, Magnolia Branch Lib., TX
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"Keane effectively combines theoretical considerations with hands-on applications that are easy to understand. His experience as an educator is abundantly evident on every page." -- Richard Walter, Professor and Screenwriting Chairman, UCLA — Richard Walter
"Keane's How to Write A Selling Screenplay is certain to become the standard book for aspiring young authors. It covers every aspect of the screenwriting process from initial conception to the completion of the script, finding an agent, and placing the project with a production company. A masterful contribution from a leading authority." -- James Nagel, writer, Hemingway in Love and War, Edison Distinguished Professor, the University of Georgia — James Nagel
"Keane has written a great guide to screenwriting. If all young screenwriters and studio execs would read it, American movies would be better." -- Ralph Rosenblum, Professor of Film at Columbia University Graduate Film School and editor of Goodbye, Columbus; Annie Hall; and Sleeper — Ralph Rosenblum
"Chris Keane's book, How to Write A Selling Screenplay is the new bible on the art of writing screenplays. It is a must for any new or experienced writer." -- Michael Pressman, Executive Producer, Picket Fences — Michael Pressman
"To call this a book about screenwriting is to underestimate it enormously. It is about good writing and each superb rule and suggestion can be used for plays, novels, TV, and movies. The greatest accolade I can give is to say, 'I wish I had written it.'" -- Stanley Ralp ross, writer, The Bill Coby Show, Columbo — Stanley Ralph Ross
"Keane's book is a method, a set of observations, from which an aspiring writer can discover his own appraoch: an approach to discipline, to work habits, most importantly -- a discovery of process -- so that if there is any talent there and a personal vision, it has a chance to survive and find a practical means of expression. Comprehensive, instructive, and filled with illuminating and helpful personal anecdotes." -- Marshall Brickman, screenwriter, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Annie Hall; cowriter, Manhattan, Sleeper
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