Your First Script: A Guide for Beginners

The first script is always a leap into the unknown, and Adam Fiske offers a straightforward, honest conversation with anyone who is tired of postponing and wants to turn scattered ideas into a ready story. No fluff, just the journey from a blank page to the final credits, which becomes accessible even without experience in screenwriting.

The book serves as an indispensable repository of knowledge that exists in a fragmented form in professional blogs, lectures (William Goldman, Richard Bach), and guides to screenwriting. It mentions and analyzes elements from well-known films such as «Blade Runner», «The Godfather», «Pulp Fiction», «Star Wars», and many others (a complete list of recommendations is in the appendix).

All of this is gathered under the cover of «Your First Script: A Guide for Beginners», but the main idea that the author drives into the reader's mind from the very first pages is harsh and sobering — FINISH YOUR WORK.

— A partially written script is worth nothing — it cannot be read, sold, or adapted.

— A bad but finished script can be fixed.

— A good script that is abandoned halfway — cannot.

Adam Fiske is an acclaimed screenwriter and director. His films have won awards at film festivals around the world. He wrote his first script at the age of 19, and he continues to work in this field and participates in the production of feature films.