PERFORM - Writing for the Screen: Succeeding as a Creative Professional includes essays written by and interviews with working screenwriters, producers, directors, and film professors, exploring the business side of screenwriting - where art meets business. Contributors share their perspectives on how to break into the field; how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships; expectations in terms of business etiquette; strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of screenwriting; how to do creative work under pressure; the realities of screenwriting partnerships; prepping for formal pitches; writing on spec; and more. Experts with Hollywood screenwriting experience demystify the film industry and the role of the screenwriter with real-world information you can use out in the work world.Learn what it like to work as a screenwriter from real screenwriters who have worked in the trenches and explore topics like the writer actor relationship, working on set and rewriting scenes hours before a shoot.One of the only books on the market to delve into the business of screenwriting and what it takes to make a living in the work world. Written in a friendly and engaging tone with funny stories, stories of challenges and inspiration and other tidbits that make bring the business side of screenwriting to life.Ideal companion for screenwriting and filmmaking classes, bringing the expertise of working screenwriters into the classroom discussion.