Turn & Burn: The Scriptwriter's Guide to Writing Better Screenplays Faster

Inspired by CJ Walley's extensive online posts and extended three-fold to include content on character development, dialogue, effective drafting, and building a career, the Turn & Burn methodology offers practical, real-world advice for quickly turning stories - within any genre - into engaging and authentic movie scripts. Turn & Burn is a proven and systematic way to get the very best out of your ideas and your unique artistic voice. In this book: FOREWORD CHAPTER 1: CONCEPT BUILDING CHAPTER 2: STORY STRUCTURE CHAPTER 3: CHARACTERS CHAPTER 4: SCENE WRITING CHAPTER 5: DIALOGUE CHAPTER 6: DRAFTING CHAPTER 7: CAREER BUILDING CHAPTER 8: HAPPINESS AND CREATIVITY APPENDIX A: THE BEGINNER'S FIVE-STAGE REWRITE APPENDIX B: CRAZY CRITICS APPENDIX C: 23 LOVE STORY TYPES APPENDIX D: 147 VICES APPENDIX E: MORAL AFFECTIONS AND PROVERBS APPENDIX F: FURTHER READING Some of the content within Turn & Burn was originally written for the web and is still available online. However, this book sees the addition of lots of fresh information, new topic areas, vastly expanded content, and actual movie examples.