Jeff Lyons

Anatomy of a Premise Line (eBook, PDF)

How to Master Premise and Story Development for Writing Success

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

If a story is going to fail, it will do so first at the premise level. Anatomy of a Premise Line: How to Master Premise and Story Development for Writing Success is the only book of its kind to identify a seven-step development process that can be repeated and applied to any story idea. This process will save you time, money, and potentially months of wasted writing. So whether you are trying to write a feature screenplay, develop a television pilot, or just trying to figure out your next story move as a writer, this book gives you the tools you need to know which ideas are worth pursuing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317558958
• Artikelnr.: 43077213

Autorenporträt

Jeff Lyons is a freelance writer, story editor, script and book doctor, and has worked in

the film, television, and publishing industries for more than two decades helping literally

thousands of screenwriters and novelists tell better stories. He is an instructor through

Stanford University's Online Writer's Studio, and is a regular guest lecturer through the

UCLA Extension Writers Program. Jeff's writings on the craft of storytelling can be found

in leading industry trade magazines like The Writer's Digest, Script Magazine, and The

Writer Magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Your First Book in Story Development?
What is Story Development?
The 7-Step Premise Development Process
Step 1: Determine if you Have a Story
Step 2: Map the Invisible Structure of Your Story Idea
Step 3: Write the First Pass of Your Premise Line
Step 4: Determine if Your Premise Is Soft or High Concept
Step 5: Develop the Log Line
Step 6: Finalize the Premise Line
Step 7: Test the Premise and Log Lines
Case Studies: The Godfather
The Great Gatsby
Metamorphosis
Hamlet
Frankenstein
Worksheets and Exercises