Synopses & Reviews
Beyond Screenwriting is an accomplished Hollywood screenwriter's insider look at the real ins and outs of the Hollywood screenwriting trenches. This book gives details of how to write screenplays and goes further into the tricks of the trade of the movie and television industry. Sterling Anderson shares his triumphs and mistakes and how to deal with studio and movie producers. Beyond Screenwriting gives easy-to-follow tips, from how to get your screenplay read, to how to deal with show runners, line producers, and producers once you've gotten the job. The discerning difference between most screenwriting books and Beyond Screenwriting is that Sterling Anderson consistently tells aspiring screenwriters that they can do it, and here's how. Take a candid insider's look at how to write screenplays and get a job writing screenplays from a screenwriter with actual credits. Beyond Screenwriting generously answers almost every question that aspiring screenwriters have in the pursuit of a career as a Hollywood screenwriter.
Review
"If you're a new writer, you'll need to read this book to understand what it's like to work on a TV staff, and how to survive on one.If you're already working in TV, you'll want to read this book to get validated by a colleague's refreshingly candid, accurate and relatable account of the stress, dysfunction, politics and idiosyncrasies of the business. An extremely valuable, eye-opening, and entertaining read."Melinda Hsu Taylor, Emmy-nominated TV writer/producer (Touch, Falling Skies, Lost, Medium)
About the Author
Sterling Norman Anderson is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated screenwriter of more than 20 years. He has written for some of the most popular network television shows, such as The Unit on CBS, as well as NBC's Medium and Heist. His teleplay The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, written for CBS starring Sidney Poitier, received three Emmy nominations and won an Image Award. Sterling's extensive resume also includes screenplays written for Lions Gate, Disney, HBO, TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures. A graduate in English from St. Mary's College, the accomplished writer also spent five years teaching screenwriting courses as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Sterling has written two books on writing, Writing Without Fear (2010) and Beyond Screenwriting (out on Kindle and releasing September 1, 2011 in paperback). The author often guest lectures and panels on screenwriting at film schools and festivals across the country. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sterling spent his early childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, before moving to Davis, California. He writes from Los Angeles today. His talents span far outside the world of writing. Sterling has a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was a winemaker in Napa Valley.