The Coffee Break Screenwriter

The Writer Receives Guidance And Tips At Every Stage Of The Often Intimidating Writing Process With A Relaxed, “Ten Minutes At A Time” Method That Focuses The Writer And Pushes Him Or Her Forward. At Each Step, Writers Are Encouraged To “Take Ten” And Tackle An Element Of Their Script Using The Templates And Tools Provided. “What You’Ve Accomplished” Sections Help Writers Review Their Progress. And “Ten-Minute Lectures” Distill And Demystify Old School Theory, Allowing The Writer To Unblock And Get Writing.

Pilar Alessandra Is The Director Of The Writing Program On The Page(R), Host Of The Popular On The Page Podcast, And Author Of "The Coffee Break Screenwriter." Pilar Started Her Career As Senior Story Ana-Lyst At Dreamworks Skg And, In 2001, Opened The On The Page Writers' Studio In Los Angeles. Her Students And Clients Have Written For The Walking Dead, Lost, House Of Lies, Nip/Tuck, And Family Guy. They'Ve Sold Features And Pitches To Warner Bros., Dreamworks, Disney, And Sony, And Have Won The Prestigious Nicholl Fellowship, Austin Screenwriting Competition, And Warner Bros. Tv Writ-Ing Workshop. Pilar Has Trained Writers At Abc/Disney And Cbs And Traveled The World