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Summary: Author's Notes
Review: I am very pleased to offer this total screenwriter's guidebook. Nearly everything the beginning screenwriter needs is here. It's packed full of updated info and resources. Good luck to all the writers--enter the contests, heed the expert advice, and keep writing!
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Summary: A Little Misdirection Never Hurt, Right?
Review: Okay, so the title is completely misleading. After reading the title, I picked up this book expecting to learn about how past winners made it that far, from how they selected the best contests for their screenplay to their techniques in entering. I expected a book full of success stories and testimonials I could look to when feeling a little discouraged. But it's not what I got.I would describe this as a market listing more than a how-to book. It provides information on more than 150 screenplay competitions, with the usual market directory information: entry fees, categories, sponsors, contact information, deadlines, rules, etc. But when it comes to making that leap from an overwhelming list of contests to THE contest that is best for a screenplay (if such a thing exists), the pickings are fairly slim here. The book contains a smattering of short interviews and features on specific contests, but the focus here is on where to go and not how to get there. The fact is that contest information is available (and often more current) in the trade magazines and on numerous websites. This book might provide a good place to start searching for the right contests, but ultimately it hasn't filled any need that I wasn't able to fill elsewhere.
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Summary: Not so good
Review: Was so unhappy with this book I resold it the next day. Nothing here that cannot be found for free at a zillion web sites.
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Summary: Not so good
Review: Was so unhappy with this book I resold it the next day. Nothing here that cannot be found for free at a zillion web sites.
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Summary: ABOUT THE BOOK
Review: When the first edition of this book was released, there were only 40 screenplay contests to enter. Today there are over 150 legitimate screenwriting competitions across the U.S. Entering screenplay contests is the best and most affordable way to get a screenplay noticed, optioned, sold, and ultimately produced. Guaranteed prizes, beatable odds-minimal investment for maximum return! Learn the odds of winning. This book contains comprehensive listings of screenplay contests to enter as well as provides insider information, testimonials and seasoned advice for writers ready to make their first pitch. "Entering screenplay competitions can open the door to a lucrative career in writing for television or movies The fact is, Hollywood looks to screenwriting competitions for new talent. --Scr(i)pt magazine
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