The Coffee Break Screenwriter

Chapter 1: The Story Emotion tells the story / Character flaw tells the story / The world tells the story / Premise tells the story / Secondary ­characters tell the story / Complication tells the story / Synopsizing tells the story / Resolution tells the story / Plot and character elements tell the story / You tell the story Chapter 2: The Structure Feature structure made simple / TV pilot structure made simple / Organizing your story / The structure sheet Chapter 3: The Outline The eight-sequence beat sheet / The beat-sheet rewrite / The scene list / Scene brainstorming / Finding scenes through setup and payoff Chapter 4: The Characters Character biography / Character makes an entrance / Character rules / Creating great antagonists Chapter 5: The First Draft Scene intention / Quicky format / The speed draft / Script development: add new scenes / Script development: build on existing scenes / Script development: add your voice Chapter 6: The Dialogue Verbal agenda / Verbal strategy / Dialogue as a game / Finding character voice Chapter 7: The Rewrite The concept pass / The structure pass / The story pass / The scene pass / The character pass / The dialogue pass / The format pass / The element pass / The holistic pass Chapter 8: The Craft The placement of action lines / Choreography in action lines / Fight scenes / Emotional action lines / The "tell" of the scene / The button / Scene transitions / Narrative devices / Character and setting descriptions / Essence plus action / Tonal writing Chapter 9: The Final Edit Story intention edit / Genre intention edit / Line cut edit / Scene trimming edit / The general edit Chapter 10: The Presentation Print and bind / Protect your material / Pitch your script / The personal pitch / Marketing materials Chapter 11: The Opportunity Networking / New media / Video games, game shows, promos, and reality TV / What if they like me? / The long pitch