Screenwriting 101: William Goldman

“Some screenplays are like Jacob Marley: dead to begin with. Many more, however, are recommended or passed on within the first fifteen to twenty pages. By then, a typical story analyst or studio exec will be either hooked or bored. If he’s hooked, Hallelujah. If he’s bored, then Houston, we have a very serious problem.”

— William Goldman

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