{"product_id":"the-coffee-break-screenwriter-breaks-the-rules-a-guide-for-the-rebel-writer","title":"The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules: A Guide for the Rebel Writer by Alessandra, Pilar","description":"Pilar Alessandra's popular book, The Coffee Break Screenwriter, taught writers how to outline quickly, write efficiently, and rewrite creatively. It is the \"go-to\" book for getting one's story on the page. But now that same writer may be doing a final pass on a project, working with a producer, or coming up with a new project only to be hit with . . . RULES  Should the writer respond to this random list of do's and don'ts pertaining to structure, characters, dialogue, and formatting? Nope. Who says you have to follow the screenwriting rules? In this book Pilar reviews the rules writers assume they should follow, discusses why they're there in the first place, and then shows you ways to creatively break them  Rules evaluated include those addressing: storytelling devices like flashback and voiceover character rules such as empathy and backstory dialogue faux pas such as writing on the nose structural issues such as nonlinear writing and act-break placement formatting sticking points involving emotion and visuals For every \"rule\" that's discussed, Pilar covers: 1. Why the rule exists. 2. Why writers should break the rule. 3. How writers can break the rule. 4. How breaking the rule can break bad (so break with care).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pilar Alessandra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Wiese Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615932825","brand":"Michael Wiese Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656532361369,"sku":"9781615932825","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_a8dcba6d-918e-42c1-8aae-d2712578593d.jpg?v=1724637186","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-coffee-break-screenwriter-breaks-the-rules-a-guide-for-the-rebel-writer","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}