Table of Contents
Introduction xi
1 The Adventure Begins 1
The Educator's Perspective Kris Young 26
2 Breaking In 33
The Contest Administrator's Perspective Greg Beal 57
3 The Marketplace of Ideas 63
The Reader's Perspective Kat O'Brien 86
4 The First Yes 93
The Agent's Perspective Richard Arlook 114
5 What's Yours Is Theirs 121
The Development Executive's Perspective Charles Vignolav 143
6 Power Players 149
The Director's Perspective David Dobkin 174
7 The Rules of the Game 181
The Screenwriting Guru's Perspective Richard Walter 205
8 Slings and Arrows 211
The Writers Guild Arbitrator's Perspective Jonathan Lemkin 239
9 Taking Control 245
The Maverick's Perspective Duncan Tucker 261
10 No Is the Path to Yes 267
The Therapist's Perspective Dennis Palumbo 294
11 Going the Distance 301
The Veteran's Perspective Melville Shavelson 319
Meet the Screenwriters 325
Acknowledgments 345