What Happens Next

Fascinating. -Los Angeles Times A remarkable synthesis . . . the best, by far. -Scott Eyman, New York Observer A history of American film in which the camera pans away from its presumptive stars and searches out the ink-stained wretches huddled over typewriters. -San Francisco Chronicle Irreplaceable . . . Without question, the best treatment of the subject since Richard Corliss's Talking Pictures in 1974. -Buffalo News Excellent . . . A book that deserves to become a classic of the genre. -The Times (London) Marc Norman is not only a wonderful and talented screenwriter in his own right, but he has done a great job of laying out screenwriting's evolution in this excellent, comprehensive history. A must read for anyone who wants to know this important piece of the puzzle of Hollywood. -Mike Medavoy A stunningly entertaining way to tell the history of Hollywood. But what's amazing about this wonderful book is not just that it's relentlessly insightful, constantly surprising and beautifully written-what's amazing is that no one has done this before. This is one terrific book. -Phil Robinson, author (screenplay) of Field of Dreams Marc Norman's What Happens Next is not only a fine book, it's a necessary book, brilliantly narrating the turbulent saga of 100 years of American screenwriting with energy, style, and an insider's sympathetic understanding of the always uneasy marriage between a primarily visual medium and the people who use words as its architecture. -Scott Eyman, author, Lion of Hollywood Marc Norman has created a comprehensive narrative of what is essentially a secret history. Entertaining, surprising and endlessly fascinating, he throws a bright light into a corner of our film heritage that has been habitually, even criminally, ignored. -Lawrence Kasdan, co-screenwriter and director of The Big Chill At last! Hollywood History from a screenwriting perspective- a compelling, enlightening, and important work. -Dave Trottier, author The Screenwriter's Bible