A Screenwriter's Companion

"""Joseph Dougherty's Screenwriter's Companion is chockablock with wit, candor, and passion. He manages to impart his keen grasp of screenwriting basics with a narrative thrust more akin to a page-turner than any garden variety how-to textbook. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a fresh, intelligent, and--dare I say FUN--approach to the craft of writing. I mean, c'mon, where else are you going to find Fellini's Intervista and Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman discussed with equal fervor?"" --Ron Lagomarsino, Emmy-Nominated Television Director of Picket Fences, thirtysomething, and Pretty Little Liars ""Much like Stephen King's On Writing, A Screenwriter's Companion is a book I will reread often as I look for inspiration before starting a new project. Written for both aspiring and working writers, Dougherty offers encouragement and keen insight and is somehow both magical and practical at the same time. This is for anyone who has a story to tell."" --Marlene King, Executive Producer and Showrunner of Pretty Little Liars ""When actors sit down to read a script, they hope to find three things: plotting that is believable but unpredictable, characters who are real and compelling, and dialogue that tastes both natural and unexpectedly delicious. To this day, I remember finding those things whenever I opened a script with the name Joseph Dougherty on the cover page."" --David Clennon, Character Actor who played Miles Drentell in thirtysomething and appeared in Tom Hanks From The Earth to the Moon ""Joe Dougherty is one of the best writers I have known in this business, and I have been in this business a pretty long time so I have known many. His gifts as a writer, combined with his experience over the years on so many varied projects, have given him an enormous and very special point of view. One to be seen and shared."" --Melanie Mayron, Actress and Director that worked with Joseph Dougherty on thirtysomething"