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TABLE OF CONTENTS
How Do You Get Elephant Bucks?
Something You've Always Dreamed of Doing
How Do I Know That You'll Be Successful?
Part One MY STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO WRITING A SOLID SPEC SCRIPT
Chapter 1 — THOSE AMAZING SPEC SCRIPTS!
The Shortest Route to Your Lucky Break!
The Joy of Knowing What You're Doing!
Calling Cards That Keep on Calling!
A Portfolio of Solid Spec Scripts
Chapter 2 — PICKING THE RIGHT SERIES TO SPEC
The Show That You Know and Love!
Scripts That Producers Want to Read
Too Soon to “Hear It in Your Head”
Chapter 3 — PICKING THE RIGHT STORY
The Right Story Is in Front of You
The Paints Are Already in the Tray
Chapter 4 — STRUCTURING YOUR STORY
Using the Seven Plot Elements to Develop Your Story
Six-Scene Template
How We Did It on Coach
Going to Work on Your Story
Turning Plot Elements into Scenes
Familiar Sets
“B” Story
Multiple Story Lines
Runners
Trust Your Instincts
Chapter 5 — OUTLINING YOUR STORY
Why Bother with an Outline?
The Whiteboard
How I Write an Outline