Script with a Cup of Coffee. Write a Script in 10 Minutes a Day

«You think you need days, weeks, years that you don't have. You think you need to study theory first, rewrite a bunch of notes, carefully pick each word before putting it on the page. You think you'll never have enough... time to create the entire concept, let alone capture it. But you have these 10 lousy minutes. And that's quite enough!» — Pilar Alessandra, author of «Script with a Cup of Coffee» You have 10 minutes. It seems like what can you accomplish in those pathetic 10 minutes? Drink coffee? Have lunch? Do some crunches? In fact, a lot! You can even write a script. If you dedicate at least 10 minutes every day, soon enough, the structure, characters, and story will begin to take shape from an unformed idea. The main thing is diligence and a mentor who will help you. And now you have such a mentor. «Script with a Cup of Coffee» is the perfect textbook not only for beginner screenwriters but also a helper for experienced authors. Pilar not only explains the theory but also offers simple and effective exercises for developing screenwriting skills and writer's intuition. Pilar Alessandra is a leading Hollywood screenwriting instructor and director of the popular educational program, On the Page. She started as a simple reader at DreamWorks SKG and eventually created her own methodology for working with text. Among her students are writers of popular series such as «Family Guy», «Grey's Anatomy», «The Walking Dead», and «Lost».