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THE SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING


SUBJECTS COVERED:


The Four Kinds Of Suspense.         	Rugpulls, Twists, and Reversals.
How To Write A Plot Twist.          	Is Nudity Required?
Instant Identifiers.                		Action Gags.
Timelining.                		                Punchlines & Matchcuts.
Diversion and Anticipation.         		Sidekicks.
How To Hold A Twist.                		Big Clocks & Scene Clocks.
Secret Success.                     		Cross Cutting.
The Five Stunts.                    		Something Extra.
Effective Violence.                 		Weapons For Weirdos.
How To Hurt The World.              	Bad Good Guys.
Flipsides.                          		The Two Types Of Heroes.
Five Kinds Of Love Interests.       	The Contrast Key.
Organic Action.                     		Plot Seeds (how to grow a hit)
Theme & Nexus.                      		Magnification.
Team Efforts.                       		Accessorizing Your Team.
Three Ways To Explode Cliches.      	Page Turners.
Removing Coincidence.               	Script Spackle.
Ten Steps To A Focused Script.      	Your Script's DNA.
The Doc Savage Delineation.         	The Minor Mischief Trick.
The Villain's Plan.                 		Franchises For Heroes.
Payback Lines.                      		16 Steps To Better Description.  
Style On The Page.                  		The Hamlet Moment. 
The Hero's Job.                     		Pacing!  Pacing!  Pacing!              

Four Things Every Henchman Needs.
30 Ways To Perfectly Polish Your Script.
Using Your Character's "Popeye Point" To Gain Audience Empathy.
The "Twitch" (physical manifestation of your hero's internal conflict).
Early Twitches, Late Twitches. Double Twitches.
Complete Analysis Of "Die Hard".

AND MORE! NO THEORY, ALL TECHNIQUES THAT WORK!

My Darned Book

Writing the next MINORITY REPORT or INSOMNIA? Buy THE SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING and learn how to write an effective plot twist, how to create unbearable suspense, design an exciting action sequence, create a high concept villain's plan, the relationship between your hero and villain, ten ways to create fresh action scenes, and dozens of other techniques. 240 pages filled with information you won't find anywhere else!

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