Product Description: With his square, bulldoggish stature, signature rimless glasses, and inimitable smile—part grimace, part snarl—Theodore Roosevelt was an unforgettable figure, imprinted on the American memory through photographs, the chiseled face of Mount Rushmore, and, especially, film...read more

Product Description: SPECIAL SHRINKWRAPPED BUNDLE! Two of the surest ways to keep your readers engaged is through plot and character and now you can master these two important elements of fiction with 20 Master Plots and 45 Master Characters. With this Master Fiction Collection, you will learn time-tested plots and archetypal characters, how to weave together interesting stories that are populated with unforgettable characters and how to create plots and characters that connect with your readers on an emotional and intellectual level...read more

Reveals the creative, political, and financial concerns of writing for film and television in interviews with John McTiernan, Stephen Soderbergh, Alan Arkin, Charlton Heston, Patrick Markey, Andrew Laszlo, Tom McGuane, and Jack Gilardi (view table of contents)

Identifies and analyzes twenty common plots, including revenge, rivalry, adventure, maturation, and love, discusses physical and character plots, and offers advice for developing a story