The Savvy Screenwriter : How To Sell Your Screenplay (And Yourself) Without Selling Out! (Mass Market Paperback)

by Susan Kouguell (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"Her thesis - that savvy screenwriters will do better than ignorant or misinformed ones - shines." -- Creative Screenwriting Magazine

"Kougell explains a difficult and perplexing process in language writers can understand." -- New York Screenwriter Monthly

"Kouguell's blunt and honest approach provides a sobering, insightful guide to the realities of the marketplace." -- Scr(i)pt Magazine's E-Zine

"The book is concise, well structured, objective - and a bit humbling." -- MovieMaker Magazine

"This much needed book is both extremely informative and surprisingly readable." -- Ira Deutchman, President, Redeemable Features

"[Kougell] . . . has quite possibly written the most comprehensive new book you will read this year." -- newenglandfilm.com

“If you make your living as a screenwriter (or simply hope to!) you need this book. -- Dan Brown, National best-selling author of 'Digital Fortress' and 'Angels and Demons'

“The Savvy Screenwriter is a remarkably comprehensive, enjoyably irreverent and practical guide to the realities of the film marketplace. -- Jeremy Pikser, Academy Award nominee for Best Screenplay \223Bulworth\2

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“A remarkably comprehensive, enjoyably irreverent, and practical guide to the realities of the film marketplace.  ”
-Jeremy Pikser, Academy Award® Nominee for Best Screenplay, “Bullworth”
 
“Kouguell’s blunt and honest approach provides a sobering, insightful guide to the realities of the marketplace.
            -Scr(i)pt Magazine
 
“A savvy book by a savvy writer and educator, written with clarity and wit, providing worthy insights into the diverse challenges confronting screenwriters…truly a worthy new contribution to the literature.”
-Richard Walter, UCLA Screenwriting Chairman
 
“With a sense of humor and intimate knowledge of how the system works, Kouguell explains a difficult and perplexing process in language writers can understand.”
            -Screenwriter Magazine

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: TL Hoell Books (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967994802
• ISBN-13: 978-0967994802
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #879,958 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Suspect Publicity, December 25, 2006

By	Mark Twain "Sam" (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Savvy Screenwriter: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) Without Selling Out! (Paperback)

Wonder why all reviews are done within a week of each other Oct-November 2000?

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches difficult lessons in a gentle way, November 7, 2000

By	Thomas S Moore (New York, New York, United States) - See all my reviews

Susan Kouguell's book is a superb resource! In rich detail, she leads the reader through the process of marketing one's work, mapping out the tasks and the people involved. Her book is wonderfully balanced with empathy for the writer's vulnerabilities and clarity about the industry's expectations. Ms. Kouguell teaches difficult lessons in a gentle way, leaving the reader to feel hopeful and informed. I unequivocally recommend this book to any writer who is taking that brave step of putting his or her work out into the world.

Thomas Moore Winner, Edward Albee Foundation, Blue Mountain Foundation

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Savvy Screenwriter is more than just "SAVVY...!", November 9, 2000

By	Rose Ann Miller (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

How about everything you ever wanted to know about selling your screenplay in one fantastic book. Sound too good to be true? It IS too good to be true and it exists! THE SAVVY SCREENWRITER is clear, concise, helpful, engaging, and *humourous. Throughout, Kouguell recounts her own adventures during her novice days in the business. Biblical in its wisdom, reading the THE SAVVY SCREENWRITER is akin to having someone in the biz reaching out, taking your hand, and leading you through what can seem like (and IS) a daunting process. Daunting no more, enigmatic no more, Susan Kouguell demystifies the scary endeavor of breaking into the business by providing the tools, savvy, and "know how" necessary to succeed. Thank God for this resource. I can't recommend it enough.