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This book brings together the experience, knowledge, techniques and wisdom of many of our most successful writing teams for film and television.
It examines the role and importance of collaboration from the early years of film to the present, then illuminates the process of collaborative screenwriting itself; its unique assets, from the partners’ complementary strengths to the mysterious but often-mentioned “third voice” that occurs during collaborative writing.
Claudia Johnson is the author of Stifled Laughter, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect.
Matt Stevens is a Los Angeles-based writer/producer who has sold both fiction and documentary projects. Two of their co-written scripts were finalists for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.
What people say
“A wonderful insight into how movies that you have loved were created. It is a step-by-step instruction book for becoming part of a collaboration. And it lets you know how much fun you could have.”
Joan Darling,
Emmy and DGA Award-winning actress and director
“Successful writing teams share their “secrets” of co-creating scripts. Be assured this is no cookbook approach to script writing. Instead this book describes the joys and agonies of the creative process and offers guidance for establishing a productive collaborative. It’s “required reading” for those engaged in or considering a writing partnership!”
Carol Nicolay, Ed.D
TV and Film Program
University of Washington Educational Outreach