YOUR COMPLETE, DETAILED, STEP BY STEP GUIDE THAT LEADS YOU FROM BLANK PAGE ALL THE WAY TO YOUR COMPLETE FIRST DRAFT!

The Screenwriting Goldmine is a systematic, consistent, and repeatable approach to writing a screenplay. A step by step method that guides you, in detail, from the blank mind before the blank page, all the way through to printing your (blissfully readable) first draft.

I've been a professional screenwriter and story editor at the very top of the UK television industry for nearly fifteen years. When it came to writing this book I spent months watching myself write. I analysed every detail of the hidden, innermost processes I go through at every stage of creating a script. I then boiled every detail down, keeping only the direct, most useful, information, and poured the results into a single, easy to read, creative guide for anyone who wants to unleash their writing potential

- Phil Gladwin

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Since 1995 I have written or edited hundreds of screenplays for all of these broadcasters and production companies. You get the full benefit of all this commercial experience:

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So Whats Inside?
Here is what you will discover when you read it:
How to make sure that your story is the BEST possible story you could tell about your hero. Every character has one supreme story to be told about them – I tell you how to find that. (Page 11)
The one REAL definition of drama. Forget all the high minded discussion that doesn't help you when it comes to it. This is a simple sentence you should never let out of your mind. (Page 9)
The one software tool you should buy, plus the other two that you need and how you can get them for free. (Page 9, 29 and page 61)
The 4 Tent Poles of your story that you MUST find before you start writing. (Page 13)
The simplest way to create your Hero (Page 11) and why you don't need pages of backstory for them. (Page 54)
How to find so much story material you will have trouble deciding what to leave out. (Pages 15-20)
A simple formula for a logline that helps YOU, not the studio. A big trap is to try to second guess people you have never met. Use this formula to stay true to yourself. (Page 25)
A specific template for your Act 1 that means you NEVER have to worry about how to start a story again. Imagine how it would feel to have the fear of the blank page softened by the knowledge that all you have to do is follow the story shape here and you will have a UNIVERSALLY APPEALING start to your story. (Page 26)
Why writing scenes and dialogue too early is a CRITICAL mistake that could SINK your screenplay. Writing is like an iceberg. Most of it happens with little visible result. I show you what's going on underwater. (Page 58)
The crucial beat that will send your audience spinning into the final section of your story hungry to get to the end. Miss this one and your story stops dead in its tracks way before you want it to finish. (Page 39)
The right way to end your story so that your audience are left happy and satisfied. Miss this stage out and you will leave people uneasy without knowing why. (Page 44)
The single most important principle of telling a story that you must never forget. (Page 12)
A simple way to raise the stakes of the story to get your audience involved even more. It's something very particular you do to your Hero. And it works. (Page 38-39)
The Right Attitude! There is nothing in this book that hasn't contributed to a real life screenplay that sold and got made. You don’t waste your precious time down blind alleys. Studying this book can take YEARS off your learning curve!
The FOUR Essential Tools for creating the best possible story. (Page 23)
The three particular types of problem you should give your hero early to take the struggle out of building story. (Page 36, and previous).
A simple yet effective device that is ESSENTIAL if you are to create a dramatic hero. (If you don't know this one, your hero will never reach the heights of true drama.) (Page 51)
A SIMPLE TRICK for researching 'impossible' topics, such as historical drama, or science fiction. (Page 18)
What people who are misguided, inexperienced, or just plain wrong say about story structure. After you've read this book you'll never make their mistake - and you'll have a head start over them forever. (Page 14).
A simple – and obvious – cover story that will GET YOU PAST MOST OF THE GATEKEEPERS of the places you need to research (Page 17)
Why you should never EVER think of writing a script without a beat sheet – and how you go about creating one with no wasted effort. (Pages 22-49)
The BEST SORTS OF IMAGES to find when you are setting up your screenplay. (It's easy to fill your script with pictures that just don't hold attention. This simple rule of thumb gives you the best chance of filling your pages with images that are BOLD and DRAMATIC) (Page 9)
The simple, yet FATAL mistake you can make that means the life blood of your story starts to slip away - and your audience with it. (Page 31)
7 simple ways to GENERATE IDEAS. (Page 8)
The best possible ratio for your different acts. Once you've heard it you'll never forget it, and it will inform your writing forever. (Page 26)
The most effective way to write a treatment. Don’t beat around the bush. This is the shortest route from A-B. (58-59)
How to locate people who will give you VIVID STORY MATERIAL without wasting your time. (Page 17)
How you create your Antagonist – and how to make sure they are the best possible villain for your story. (Page 12)
The 14 beats you MUST have in your story if you want it to GRIP YOUR AUDIENCE. These are general beats, and work across any story, any genre.
9 simple Rules of Thumb that you must never forget while you are performing the mysterious art of writing scenes and dialogue (Page 63-64)
A simple trick to put in early on to propel your story forward and rivet your audience to their seats. (Page 33-34)
Why an attack on the Hero from this unlikely source is one of the best things you can do to RAISE THE INTENSITY of the drama. Plus whereabouts in the script you should make it happen. (Page 39)
One specific scene that raises your hero's focus, and attention, and commitment, until he is like AN UNSTOPPABLE MACHINE who is STEAMING TOWARDS THE CLIMAX. (Page 42)
Why doing your research on the Internet can KILL your script. (Page 15)
Why you MUST integrate one crucial aspect of your hero's character into the final moments of the script – and how to set your hero up from the start to make that happen. (Pages 44 and 51–53)
The FOOLPROOF sign it's time to stop researching and START WRITING. (Page 18)
How Desire is CRUCIAL to your character, and how it should change in the course of the story. This is the thread that holds your story together. I show you how to use it. (Page 13)
A simple trick to play with minor characters to give your script masses MORE LIFE and APPEAL. (Page 50)
Why relying on real life for your endings may be one of the biggest mistakes you could make. (Page 43)
The ONLY 8 facts you must know about your hero before you start to write – and why they have almost nothing to do with writing any kind of biography for them. (Page 51-53)
A simple trick for creating POWERFUL characters that leap off the page at you and are remembered FOREVER. (Page 54-55)
The ONE SCENE that the WHOLE OF THE SCRIPT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR – and how to avoid making a critical mistake when you stage it. (Page 42)
The ONLY reason you should show what you have written to your friends. (Page 59)
Where best to lay out the conflict between your protagonist and your antagonist so that it PUNCHES the audience hardest. (Page 37)
How much time you should allow yourself to write the scenes and dialogue per hour of screen time. Don't rush it, or let it drag on for ever. I give you an industry standard time to shoot for. (Page 64)
Plus "Action Step" Chapter Summaries after every chapter to summarise what exactly you have to do at that stage.
And much, much, much more…
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As senior media executive in the states with over 20 years experience producing TV and running a major TV/Recording Studio I've recently dedicated myself to writing full time. With numerous awards and credits under my belt I see incredible value and insights in Phil's newsletters and book. You need not look further to find proven steps to help take your project to the next level. I'm incorporating Phil's work into my original feature projects, and already can see and feel an improvement. And this is just the start for me... I'm thrilled I found Phil... You will be too!

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Nothing I write about my journey with Phil can adequately describe his patience, diligence and the wonderful way he has coached and counselled me in all aspects of screenwriting. Phil is an amazing person to work with because if he thinks your work good he tells you so and if not, well he tells you that too, but then immediately goes about working with you to improve. I've learned so much. Thanks Phil."

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Toward the end of the program there is a brief series of statements regarding dialogue. While I found the entire Screenwriting Goldmine treatise extremely helpful and worthwhile, oddly, this brief snippet of commentary about writing dialogue was enormously helpful, and for me, perhaps the most valuable lesson in the entire course. In more than twenty years of successful writing in and out of Hollywood, I had fallen into precisely the trap of banal dialogue described. When the narrator glided through the relevant part I experienced a profound sense of revelation of what was wrong with a recent screenplay I had been grappling with for some time. The script was somewhat heavy on dialogue overall anyway, and upon reviewing with the "Goldmine" admonishment in mind, I discovered the primary problem with why it didn't "play" to my satisfaction... I wanted you to know how enormously helpful this very brief section was...You are most welcome to use these musings as you see fit--it's the least I can do for all the value I have realized from The Screenwriting Goldmine.

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Often "getting it" is a matter of seeing a concept to which you have previously been exposed, expressed in a different way. Time after time, such is the case here. Phil Gladwin cuts to the chase in his communication and gives you usable facts in a simple (but never simplistic) form. In Australia, possibly more than anywhere else in the Western world, most local films fail because of the quality of the script. I'm certain that Phil's input will help avert that with my own film. Thanks for your mastery and passion Phil.

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Dear Phil, your newsletters have been tremendously helpful in not only providing information on screenwriting, but also in giving the feel of something in this field that's really going on in the world. They made my writing feel practical. That was very inspiring. Thanks. And, of course, I've got your marvellous book that I'm reading currently. Thanks for this one, too.

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I love how Phil simplifies things enough for me to get my thick head around it. I know these things but as you write sometimes they fall to the wayside. His newsletter reinforces, solidifies things for me, and he's lock step with current trends. I've learned a lot. thanks Phil.

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Screenwriting Goldmine is not a quick fix. This is a big, comprehensive package, that contains many, many years' experience. You shouldn't download it, skim it once, and expect to have knocked out an Oscar winner by a week next Tuesday. But it is written with everyone in mind. I explain in precise, simple language the simple ideas that I use every day. I care about getting the basics right.

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The process of writing itself is literally one of the most enjoyable things I know, and there is nothing like the sense of accomplishment you get when you finish a good screenplay. If you've been bitten by the bug you will know what I mean.

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Reason #5: You're thinking to yourself: 'I'm American. What can a British guy possibly teach me about storytelling?'
Shakespeare was British. Didn't do him much harm. Aristotle was Greek, and he knew a thing or two about storytelling.

More recently, what about The Third Man? Brief Encounter? Lawrence of Arabia? All Hitchcock? Alfie? If...? Get Carter? A Clockwork Orange? Don't Look Now? Gregory's Girl? Chariots of Fire? Ghandi? Local Hero? The Killing Fields? Brazil? Withnail and I? A Fish Called Wanda? Truly Madly Deeply? The Remains of the Day? Secrets and Lies? Sense and Sensibility? Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? Trainspotting? Four Weddings and a Funeral? The English Patient? Shakespeare In Love? The Full Monty? Billy Elliot? Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings? 28 Days Later? Hotel Rwanda? Dead Man's Shoes? Descent? Shaun of the Dead?

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Storytelling is universal. A good story is a good story wherever it comes from - and I teach you how to write a very good story.

When it comes to questions about industry specifics, like "what types of story are in vogue at the moment", or "what kind of characters should I be writing" the answers are always the same, WHEREVER you are:
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  • Good stories are always in vogue.
  • People always want to watch fascinating characters.
  • Good scripts break through. Bad scripts die. End of story.
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All my life I've thought I've was tone deaf. I've never been able to sing a note, which has always been a great sadness to me. I just assumed I had no 'natural ability'.

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