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    The Screenwriting Quick Start: Basics of Development, Politics, Networking, and More in a One-Night Read
    The Screenwriting Quick Start: Basics of Development, Politics, Networking, and More in a One-Night Read
    The Screenwriting Quick Start: Basics of Development, Politics, Networking, and More in a One-Night Read
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    The Screenwriting Quick Start: Basics of Development, Politics, Networking, and More in a One-Night Read

    By Richard Whiteside

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    Building upon his previous book, The Screenwriting Life, Rich Whiteside delivers another marvelous insider look at the screenwriting industry. The Screenwriting Quick Start is written from the heart in a fast-paced, conversational-style that delivers tip after tip for the first-time screenwriter. Whiteside explores rarely talked about vagaries o

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard E. Whiteside, Jr.
    Release dateAug 31, 2017
    ISBN9780999274514
    The Screenwriting Quick Start: Basics of Development, Politics, Networking, and More in a One-Night Read

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