An eccentric; teasing yarn of a play from the multi-award winning author of The Weir. A cynical and jaded drama critic falls for a beautiful young actress. In pursuing her; he meets a group of modern-day vampires who offer him eternal life - his part of the bargain is to feed their bloodlust. a delectably droll celebration of storytelling as striptease. McPhersons ear for detail is devastating New York Times
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. ONE OF THE GREATSBy Peter GambleThis book is written by one of the great screenwriters of our time. And if that were all; then it would already be a great book to learn from. But Jack also has a dozen+ years under his belt as a teacher of the craft; and running the USC screenwriting program. Not every screenwriter understands how and why what they do makes their work great. Jack is one of the few who can do AND teach.Much of what a screenwriter learns comes not from writing a screenplay; but rather rewriting it; and rewriting it a dozen times until they finally crack the plot structure; or the character arc; or dialogue; or any of a dozen skills involved in the craft of screenwriting. Jack has taken his experience (and the experiences used by his colleagues) and distilled it into a book that not only captures that process as a whole; but gives the novice bite-sized chapters focused on smaller; manageable rewrites so they can focus on perfecting one skill at a time. (Which in truth; is how we all naturally do this; hersquo;s just jumpstarted the process by giving you a roadmap of each step so you donrsquo;t have to figure it out all by yourself.)ldquo;Screenwriting is Rewritingrdquo; is not just a title; itrsquo;s a secret. Itrsquo;s where the professional screenwriter is born. If yoursquo;ve read a book by one of the many second rate screenwriters or non-screenwriters who profess to understand the craft; perhaps itrsquo;s time to read one by one of the greats.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Incredibly useful on every level - I cant recommend it enough!By Peter C.Ive taken to sampling bits of this book book before I dive into the writing day each morning; and I cant tell you how helpful its been to have everything at the front of my brain as a result. Its a perfect match for the surgical elements of draft-digging; crafted to be dipped into as a handbook as readily as it is to be read from front to back. In short: it 100% proves Mr. Epps knows what hes talking about in the screenwriting game; and I cant recommend it enough.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a great book; butBy BainbridgeThis is a great book; but; not for beginners! Ive been a screenwriter for years and understand rewrites but this book has shown me the critical depth you must reach to write on a professional level. However; be prepared to learn that there are no "nice tries" in Hollywood and that some of you writers who read this book "may not have the level of understanding to gain the skill needed for the rewrite process of this book to work for you or do you any good."In reading that it is understandable that it takes the wind-out-of-your-sails for sure and unfortunately; the bane of every writer; the eternal question: Am I good enough. Do I have what it takes? Just be forewarned that this book does not hold your hand as Epps talks about 20+ passes to get your script in shape. There is one caveat though; and I learned this decades ago. You can also rewrite a story to the point that you ruin it too.
