Adventures in Screenwriting: How One Writer Navigates the Dire Straits

Written by Selin Sevinç

Narrated by Selin Sevinç

Honest, raw and very funny, Selin Sevinç's musings on the art of screenwriting shine light on the illusive craft which plays such a pivotal role in the movie making process. Inbetween recollecting on her efforts to make unique stories in a industry seemingly interested only in identikit movies, Sevinç blends in darkly amusing tales of homelife and motherhood in Oregon, US, and reminisces on her own childhood growing up in Turkey.

In the latter chapters, Sevinç shares guidance with the reader on how to make thought-provoking and meaningful screenplays. Here the author demonstrates a deep technical knowledge of the screenwriting craft, showing us how Blake Snyder's famous Beat Sheet formula can be used creatively without sacrificing depth and originality.

The saying goes, that art reflects life. As most artists will know, the inner drive to create perfect artistic expression is both a blessing and a curse, and it has never been better articulated than here. In ADVENTURES IN SCREENWRITING, Sevinç will take you on a careering emotional joyride through her creative processes, her pitfalls and breakthroughs, where the boundaries between art and life become blurred.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adventurous Media
• Release date: Dec 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9783952540022

Selin Sevinç

Born and raised in Turkey, Selin Sevinç studied filmmaking in the UK. A Berlinale Talents Screenwriters alumna and an ex-film critic, she is currently a script consultant at magicofstory.com and head of programming at the Academy-qualifying BendFilm Festival-recently named "One of the Coolest Festivals in the World". Since writing this book she has indeed found producers for some of her screenplays, one of which entered the Netflix-BANFF Media Festival and MIDPOINT Institute's pitch programs. She continues to forge ahead on her ever-evolving writing journey, along with raising two quirky children with a grumpy husband in a very cool Oregonian town.