About the Book:

You can struggle for years to get a foot in the door with Hollywood producers – or you can take a page from the book that offers proven advice from twenty-one of the industry's best and brightest.

In this tenth anniversary edition, The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers, peers into the lives and workspaces of screenwriting greats - including Terry Rossio (the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), Aline Brosh McKenna (Morning Glory), Bill Marsilii (Deja Vu), Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (Wanted), and Tony Gilroy (the Bourne franchise).

In The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters you will learn best practices to fire up your writing process and your career, such as:

• Be Comfortable with Solitude

• Commit to a Career, Not Just One Screenplay

• Be Aware of Your Muse's Favourite Activities

• Write Terrible First Drafts

• Don't Work for Free

• Write No Matter What

• Recommended by the Writers Guild Initiative!

This indispensable handbook will help you hone your craft by living, breathing, and scripting the life you want!

What people say:

"…a nice addition for someone who really wants the insights of those who have achieved success in their chosen profession." — Screenwriter Magazine

About the Author:

Karl Iglesias is an American screenwriter, sought-after script doctor, author, award-winning UCLA instructor, and story consultant, specializing in the reader's emotional response to the written page. He helps writers, filmmakers, producers and advertising executives craft better stories that connect emotionally with an audience.