Granted, I am biased because the author is a friend and a collaborator, but Michael Lent's book Breakfast with Sharks : A Screenwriter's Guide to Getting the Meeting, Nailing the Pitch, Signing theDeal, and Navigating the Murky Waters of Hollywood is fantastic.
Unlike all of the how-to books on craft, this one assumes you have a great screenplay and then proceeds to give you detailed advice about how to get past all the threshold guardians like assistants and creative execs. And it also gives you practical advice on how to be prepared for delicate situations like pitch meetings, free rewrites and free options.
Michael is a fellow columnist at Creative Screenwriting and his insight is invaluable. I make a living from focusing on the craft of screenwriting and I am happy that now I can gleefully sidestep every question about the business-side with a simple: "Buy Michael's Book."
Jim Mercurio
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/060981043X/qid=1086355943/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-7649613-0193600?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
Unlike all of the how-to books on craft, this one assumes you have a great screenplay and then proceeds to give you detailed advice about how to get past all the threshold guardians like assistants and creative execs. And it also gives you practical advice on how to be prepared for delicate situations like pitch meetings, free rewrites and free options.
Michael is a fellow columnist at Creative Screenwriting and his insight is invaluable. I make a living from focusing on the craft of screenwriting and I am happy that now I can gleefully sidestep every question about the business-side with a simple: "Buy Michael's Book."
Jim Mercurio
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/060981043X/qid=1086355943/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-7649613-0193600?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
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