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The First Time I Got Paid For It...

The First Time I Got Paid For It...

By: Peter Lefcourt, Laura J. Shapiro

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The First Time I Got Paid for It is a one-of-a-kind collection of essays by more than fifty leading film and television writers, with a foreword by screenwriting legend William Goldman. Linked by the theme of a writer’s “first time” — usually the first time he got paid for his work, but sometimes veering off into other, more unconventional, “first times” — these always entertaining (and sometimes hilarious) pieces share what it takes to succeed, what it takes to write well, and other aspects of maintaining creativity and integrity while striving for a career in Hollywood. Richard LaGravanese (The Fisher King, The Horse Whisperer, Living Out Loud) confesses that his first paid writing job was crafting phone-sex scripts. Nicholas Kazan (Reversal of Fortune, Matilda) explains why, in Hollywood, an oral “yes” often turns out to be a written “no.” Peter Casey writes about the unparalleled pitch meeting for the award-winning series Frasier. Virtually every big-name writer in Hollywood has contributed to this collection, making it essential research material for anyone trying to make it in the entertainment industry, and a perfect read for movie and television buffs everywhere.

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Genre: Fiction

Format: Paperback

Pages: 464

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

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Language: English

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