"Kill the Dog is the first book on screenwriting written by an actual working professional screenwriter. Award-winning screenwriter Paul Guyot exposes the lies other screenwriting books have told, and presents authentic, essential instruction and motivation for anyone wanting a career as a professional screenwriter. This book provides all the answers, from what producers and studios actually want, to what makes one screenplay better than another, to why so many have been doing it wrong for so long. The author takes us inside the exclusive members - only world of professional screenwriters, from television writers rooms to meetings with producers and studio executives, to facts about formatting, structure, craft, art, and voice. Every aspect of screenwriting is covered with an authority and credibility never seen in any book to come before. Told with honesty, humor, and vulnerability from the real-world perspective of a working, professional screenwriter, Kill the Dog reveals the secrets of what it takes to have a successful career as a Hollywood screenwriter"-- Provided by publisher. There have been dozens of books written on screenwriting, millions of copies sold, yet you can count on one hand the number of people who've achieved any sort of success due to these books. Why is that? Because none of them have told you the truth. Enter Kill the Dog: the first book on screenwriting to tell you the truth. Not only does this book expose the lies we've been told for decades, but it reveals what it takes to build a screenwriting career, as well as the truth about working professional screenwriters' lives, and how you can achieve that life for yourself. Part instruction, part Hollywood memoir, part life lessons, and all authentic, Kill the Dog is unlike any screenwriting book you have ever read. Paul Guyot has written and produced over 200 hours of series television, written feature films, and - most importantly - is currently an in-demand working professional screenwriter.
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