Bob Saenz - Thats Not The Way It Works: a no-nonsense guide to the craft and business of screenwriting

Copyright 2019 by Bob Saenz

Published by Bob Saenz

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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-7343479-0-6

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7343479-1-3

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Bobs book is full of blunt-force honesty every screenwriter should digest, even if it means choking it down. It'll save them years of missteps! As Script magazines Balls of Steel writer and Editor in Chief, I deeply appreciate Bobs candor in telling writers what we need to hear, not what people think we want to hear. If knowledge is power, then Bob has supplied us with a mighty arsenal to take over the writing world. Without reservation, Ill be enthusiastically recommending it to every writer who calls me for advice.

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman

Editor-in-Chief Script, Senior Editor Writer's Digest

"I think some people will read this book and feel disheartened and discouraged, because they haven't a clue what screenwriting is about. They have their ideas, and this shatters lofty, misguided dreams. But for those who really want to make it, who really want to do this, who are willing to put in the hard work, they'll understand they've just been given a treasure trove."

Rene Gutteridge

Head Writer @ The Skit Guys

This is the best screenwriting book I have ever read, its way beyond in its scope for help with storytelling and format. Every chapter a gem. Bob shines light on every corner of the scriptwriting process - and how to make it work. It kinda makes me want to write a script - and after reading this book that says a lot - so much work.

Debbie Brubaker

Producer

"I LOVE this book. It is so simple to understand and easy to follow. It is a step by step guide to screenplay writing that helps you find your way to creating your script. Bob's use of illustrating what works, and why, and what doesn't work and how to fix it, is amazing. If you want to write a screenplay READ THIS BOOK."

Michael Monks

Actor, Writer, Producer

It didn't take that many pages for me to realize I was hearing your voice. I pulled up your script Help for the Holidays and saw the same voice. This is good. Reading your book is like having a conversation with you. All in all, a terrific book.

Garrsion Piatte

Screenwriter

"Screenwriter Bob Saenz has carved a new benchmark in the edifice of screenwriting tomes. While other screenwriting books concern themselves with teaching you to imitate successful movies -- Saenz traps screenwriting in a net, slaps it on the examination table, and performs a vivisection on the practicalities and functions of each little detail of screenplay anatomy. This is a no-nonsense, no-bull, no-gurus nor scam artists book that pulls no punches and tells you the simple, straightforward truth you wont usually learn until youve worked in the industry long enough to know which studios serve scones on Mondays. Thats Not The Way It Works is a must read for writers on any level who want the simple, unadorned facts about what you need to know to write scripts that sell. Want to be taken seriously as a writer? Seen as a professional? Wipe the stardust out of your eyes read this book, and get back to writing.

-Adam Skelter

Author The Lost Art of Story