My Story Can Beat Up Your Story
Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch
by Jeffrey Schechter
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appears in Screenwriting, Writing, and Nonfiction.
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story! is the same powerful, easytolearn system that industry insiders have used to generate millions of dollars in script sales and assignments. In a clear, stepbystep fashion, this book is a fun, eyeopening, brainexpanding, and often irreverent guide to writing stories that sell. Covering everything from Heroes t...
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