(Limelight). Story analysts; also known as script analysts or readers; are the gatekeepers at production companies and agencies. Working behind the scenes; they make or break writers entree into the company for which they read. A typical scenario: "Im sorry; but the reader passed on your script" which means you have gotten a big; fat NO. You get only one shot at that particular company. What happened? Getting Past Me tells the writer exactly what happened and how to ensure it will not happen again. Most writers have no idea of what goes through story analysts mind as they look at a screenplay; manuscript; magazine article; treatment; or any other project. The book explains how story analysts think and what you as a writer can do; letting you in on readers trade secrets and giving you invaluable; key information that will ensure your work is reviewed favorably and fairly. Story analyst and industry insider Mindi White goes beyond such basic subjects as character development and pacing and point of view; to focus on a POV the writer cannot get anywhere else: what influences a readers take on submitted material. Fast-paced; acerbic; and extremely informative; making the valuable lessons easy and fun to absorb; Getting Past Me offers insider tips; trade secrets; and real-life examples that are consistently illuminating and often surprising.
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179 of 189 people found the following review helpful. NEIL YOUNG BEING NEIL YOUNG-GOING ANYWHERE HE WANTS TO GOBy Stuart Jefferson"Writing this book. there seems to be no end to the information flowing through me.""The past is such a big place." Neil Young.Here it is in a nutshell. If youre a Neil Young fan. and want to read a book written in a conversational style. and want to know more about Young-straight from the well-buy this book. Its 497 pages of Young talking about just about everything he sees fit to talk about.Theres no Contents page. no Introduction. the Preface is two sentences in length. theres a Dedication Page (to his son Ben. "my warrior". and Youngs family). and theres no Index. Theres a black and white photo at the head of most chapters and a few others here and there (including a spaghetti recipe belonging to Youngs father). but no separate section of photos. Theres 68 chapters. most of them a few pages in length. The end papers have a photograph of a guitar thats been graphically altered four different ways. All in all. this is a simply produced looking book that fits Young the man/musician. and his writing style. His story is laid out simply. almost in a matter of fact style-like you hoped it would be written. Along the way there are many side roads that add depth and interest to Youngs story.Beginning at his ranch in 2011. with Young talking about his model train collection. and sharing it with his quadriplegic son. Ben. the story shifts to David Crosby and Graham Nash coming over to make some music shortly after Crosby got straight-"...still prone to taking naps between takes." Then it shifts to Youngs love of old cars and anything dealing with transportation. His cars sit in a garage. where Young sits and thinks about his record company. and how he wants to improve the sound we hear on recordings. And thats just the first few pages.From that point Young writes about a collection of Crazy Horse recordings that hes been working on ("The Early Daze"). that will tell the bands story. He also relates that he has recently quit drinking and smoking weed for his health. Its interesting to read that Young liked writing this book because it kept him (gladly) off the performing stage-he says he needs to "replenish". This isnt Youngs life laid out chronologically-he goes back and forth depending on whats on his mind as he writes.The entire book is like that. It flows along from one era. one set of circumstances. the people he comes into contact with along the way. what happened and what he thinks of it all. In some ways this is similar to Dylans "Chronicles"-yet obviously different in many ways. Its a book youd expect from Neil Young. For an inside look at the various stages of Youngs life and career (growing up in Ontario. The Squires. The Mynah Birds. Buffalo Springfield. CSNY. Crazy Horse). the people (his father. his wives/children. Danny Whitten. Elliott Roberts for example). the music ("Thinking is the worst thing for writing a song."). his medical challenges ("They make me who I am. I am thankful for them. They scare me."). including walking ("Maybe I should call this book The Shoe Chronicles."). and a lot of other major and minor happenings along the way. sometimes bordering on minutiae. the book is always interesting.And in the end. after reading this book-it really is the story of Neil Young. This is Neil Young being Neil Young.With all the books of late (Leonard Cohen. Neil Young. Pete Townshend. et al). by living legends. you might also want to check out "The John Lennon Letters". edited by the well known Hunter Davies (whose writing on The Beatles was largely disowned by the band). Its 386 pages of Lennons writings from throughout his life and career.divided into 23 parts. "Part one-Early Years. 1951-58". "Part three-Beatlemania Begins. 1963". "Part five-family and Friends. 1965-66". "Part twenty-Letters to Derek Taylor. 1973-78". and so on. The book is stuffed with good reproductions of hand/type-written notes/letters/postcards/telegrams/etc.-with the oftentimes hard to read pieces printed in full next to each for legibility- along with many drawings by Lennon. and a number of photographs throughout. Also included is a very brief biography (11 pages) on Lennons life. Davies occasionally adds short texts to help put things in correct context. One minor drawback (if you like keeping your books nice looking). is the stark white cover. printed on a fairly rough paper stock that attracts dirt and smudges like a magnet. But combined with the minimal graphics-it is cool looking. I immediately covered my copy in a clear plastic bookcover. Hardcore fans of Lennon (especially) will no doubt find some interesting pieces in this nicely presented book. Others will see this as another attempt to drain more $ from the Lennon name. To each his own.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Like A ConversationBy prisrobReading Waging Heavy Peace is almost at times like having a conversation with Neil Young. You never quite know where this will lead. but the conversation is worth the diverging views.We learn early on that a recent MRI showed some cloudy features in hs brain. Remember the dangerous brain malformation that caused a massive bleed . and you can understand why Neil Young gave up alcohol and marijuana. He tells us he has the clearest head he can remember. and. now seemed like the right time to tell his story. He will sit down and write a bit and the book is not in sequence. However. the life of Neil Young is filled with so much that interests us all. it feels all right.Neil talks about his spiritual guide his son. Ben. who has a severe case of cerebral palsy. His love is palpable when he talks about Ben. He and his wife developed their own school for Ben because they our not find one that fit his needs. The school is now open to many children. His wife is his love and she has stayed through thick and thin. He talks about his trains. one of the first stores he visits in any town is a train store. He discusses at length his new digital audio system. Pono. He has this system in several of his cars working out the kinks. He discusses his young life and then his life with Crsby. Stills and Nash. but not in great length. The nitty gritty of rock and roll and hippie life we might have expected is not explored to the depth I might have wanted. But. as I said. ths is a conversation with the man.Neil talks about filming. making music. has he reached the peak of his music prowess? Neil is not sure. he thinks at the age of 65 he may have a lot more to offer. I agree. hs CDs keep coming out and they are grand. Neil Young is my music hero. long may he sing!Recommended. prisrob 04-26-130 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Forever a Stream of ThoughtBy NormIf you put the entire harvest of Neil Young recordings put together. you would have a narrative that is similar to these thoughts. Curious why anyone who knows and cares could expect outside of these mind shares. Really glad he put it down here. I bought the audiobook. and its a wonderful space where I can timeout towards twilight.
