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The Popcorn Principles: A Novelist's Guide To Learning From Movies

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Take your novel to the next level.

Unlock the power of the silver screen with The Popcorn Principles, a guide to fiction and novel writing.

It will help you:

• Craft unforgettable characters

• Write compelling scenes

• Hide exposition

• Structure powerful endings

With this book (and the movies it draws on), you'll learn the tools and techniques used by screenwriters, which you can apply to your own writing.

Craft your next novel and become a better writer with The Popcorn Principles. (Popcorn not included.)

Includes interviews and tips from Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Steven Soderbergh, George Romero, Bob Odenkirk, Stuart Gordon, Miranda July, Academy-Award winner Kenneth Lonergan, editor Carol Littleton ("The Big Chill"), Dan O'Bannon ("Alien"), Tom DiCillo ("Living in Oblivion), Academy-Award nominees Whit Stillman ("Metropolitan") and Dan Futterman ("Capote"), and Alex Cox ("Repo Man").

© 2023 Albert's Bridge Books (Audiobook): 9798368946054

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Audiobook: 31 January 2023

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