The idea : the seven elements of a viable story for screen, stage, or fiction

The Idea Is A Manual For Conquering The Most Important Part Of The Screenwriting Or Fiction Writing Process — The First Part. Most Writers Rush Too Quickly Through Choosing A Story Idea, So They Can Dive Into Writing It. And It’s The Biggest Reason Most Projects Don’t Move Forward In The Marketplace: Producers And Editors Are Underwhelmed By The Central Concept. Multiple Emmy- And Golden Globe-winning Screenwriter/producer Erik Bork (hbo’s Band Of Brothers) Explains The Seven Key Ingredients In Stories That Have A Chance Of Selling And Reaching A Wide Audience – In Any Genre Or Medium. The idea is a manual for conquering the most important part of the writing process--the first part. Most writers rush too quickly through the process of choosing a story idea, so they can dive into writing it. And it's the biggest reason most projects don't move forward in the market place. Producers and editors are underwhelmed by the central concept of virtually every submission they receive. Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter/producer Erik Bork (HBO's Band of Brothers) explains the seven key ingredients in stories that have a chance of selling and reaching a wide audience--in any genre or medium. - Back Cover THE IDEA is a manual for conquering the most important part of the writing process -- the first part. Most writers (and most screenwriting books) rush too quickly through choosing a story idea, to get to the process of outlining and writing it. And it's the biggest reason most projects don't move forward in the marketplace: producers and editors are underwhelmed by the central concept. Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning screenwriter and producer Erik Bork (HBO's Band of Brothers) explains the seven key ingredients in stories that have a chance of selling and reaching a wide audience - in any genre or medium.