Writing the Romantic Comedy

Author:   Bill Mernit
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780060935030


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   31 July 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Bill Mernit
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.50cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9780060935030


ISBN 10:   0060935030
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   31 July 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Moving well beyond generic pronouncements and rules, Billy Mernit's specific, well-tested exercises guide writers to create real, personal, credible characters and plots that speak to the romantic in all of us. --Linda Venis, Director, UCLA Extension Writers' Program Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork. --Alexa Junge, writer/producer of Friends Mernit's screenwriting knowledge shines through this highly readable volume. This is no formula book but an essential guide to finding your own voice.--Denver Rocky Mountain News Insightful, thorough, and easy to use, this step-by-step guide expertly balances the craft and the art of writing the romantic comedy. Billy Mernit really knows his stuff, and after reading this book, you will too. --Stephen Mazur, co-writer of Liar, Liar and The Little Rascals


Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork. --Alexa Junge, writer/producer of Friends Moving well beyond generic pronouncements and 'rules', Billy Mernit's specific, well-tested exercises guide writers to create real, personal, credible characters and plots that speak to the romantic in all of us. --Linda Venis, Director, UCLA Extension Writers' Program Insightful, thorough, and easy to use, this step-by-step guide expertly balances the craft and the art of writing the romantic comedy. Billy Mernit really knows his stuff, and after reading this book, you will too. --Stephen Mazur, co-writer of Liar, Liar and The Little Rascals Mernit's screenwriting knowledge shines through this highly readable volume. This is no formula book but an essential guide to finding your own voice.--Denver Rocky Mountain News


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Billy Mernit teaches ""Writing the Romantic Comedy"" and four other courses at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. During his many years in the entertainment industry, he has worked as a script consultant and served as a story analyst for Universal Studios, Sony, and Paramount; written for NBC's Santa Barbara; and composed songs recorded by Carly Simon and Judy Collins. With his wife, Claudia Nizza, he is the coauthor of That's How Much I Love You.

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