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Drew Yanno shares his thoughts on writing books, films and other fine things.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Nose Knows

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In this post I want to talk a bit about dialogue. Obviously, when it comes to screenwriting, the subject of dialogue requires more than a 800 word blog tip. So that’s why I am specifically limiting today’s advice to re-writing and dialogue.

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ABOUT DREW

DREW YANNO: grew up in upstate New York and practiced law in Boston before turning to screenwriting. In 1995, his script No Safe Haven sold to Universal Studios after an eight hour bidding war. Drew went on to write a number of scripts, both for hire and on spec. In 2000, he founded the screenwriting program at Boston College where he taught for eleven years. He is also the author of two novels.

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THE SMART ONE

Drew's latest thriller THE SMART ONE was published in October of 2016 and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly which referred to it as "an (o)utstanding Hitchcockian thriller."

IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL VOGEL

Drew's first novel IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL VOGEL was published in 2013 and was a best-selling historical thriller in the Kindle store. Kirkus Reviews called it "...page turning ...unique ...(a)n ambitious, cleverly plotted thriller."

THE 3RD ACT - WRITING A GREAT ENDING TO YOUR SCREENPLAY

THE THIRD ACT was published by Continuum International Publishing Group in 2006. The second edition was released in 2016 and remains the only screenwriting book dedicated to writing the ending of a film. For more than ten years, THE THIRD ACT has received praise from countless screenwriters, producers and novelists.

IDEA TO STORY TO SCREENPLAY - A WORKBOOK FOR WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR SCREENPLAY

Drew's workbook IDEA TO STORY TO SCREENPLAY: A WORKBOOK FOR WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR SCREENPLAY is based on his popular screenwriting classes at Boston College and was released as a Kindle e-book in 2012.

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