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    Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?: And Other Screenwriting Secrets
    Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?: And Other Screenwriting Secrets
    Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?: And Other Screenwriting Secrets
    Audiobook7 hours

    Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?: And Other Screenwriting Secrets

    Written by Joe Gilford

    Narrated by Joe Gilford

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    About this audiobook

    Writers will understand why they re stuck and how to get unstuck through proven methods of breaking the logjam of self-judging and second-guessing that keeps good screenplays from being finished.

    Attain confidence by knowing your story is clear and solid. Seal out negative influences such as industry experts and fleeting trends. This is a way to write a script with integrity that makes a screenplay story-worthy. This is how to write a screenplay that works.

    An Author's Republic audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSueMedia Productions
    Release dateNov 8, 2017
    ISBN9781518968549
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