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If you’ve purchased Writing for Emotional Impact, you’re entitled to a free copy of the EMOTIONAL THESAURUS, a collection of all human emotions arranged by basic emotion and intensity level, a useful tool to craft fascinating scenes, as described in the Scenes chapter of the book. Simply email me a copy of your receipt or a picture of you holding the book, and I’ll email you the thesaurus.
What readers are saying:
"I've had conversations with filmmaker friends about story structure and story beats that perfectly illustrate character arcs and theme, and I've said "but that doesn't address how to make the story interesting and compelling." Your book is the first book to do that! It is great to have all this information contained in one place. It inspires me to work harder and be better -- and there is plenty of room for me to get better."
Michael Davis
Writer/Director (SHOOT 'EM UP)
"As a professional screenwriter for over 26 years, I can't recommend "Writing for Emotional Impact" more highly. The market is flooded with books on screenwriting offering to tell us "secrets" to success and formulaic solutions. This book gets right to the HEART of screenwriting: Character and emotion. If you've ever sat through a movie not caring how it ended, it's because you didn't care about the fate of the characters -- you were not emotionally engaged in their story. This book shows writers how to make their own work strike all the right emotional chords, without manipulating the reader/audience with false sentiment or cheap tricks. The ideas are accessible, well expressed and backed up with examples from familiar, popular films. Pros and beginners will find the information both fresh and inspiring."
Rick Drew
Screenwriter (R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour)
"I'm very impressed. I'm a Producer with Dark Horse Entertainment and this book summarizes almost every discussion that I have with writers on low budget films. I finally have a book that I can honestly recommend to writers who have emotionless but technically perfect scripts."
Chis Patton
Executive Producer, Dark Horse Entertainment
"Like Hank Aaron, you have set the new standard in your field. Aristotle, Mckee and now Iglesias. "Writing for Emotional Impact" definitely passes the "One page test," and you don't "tell" us, you actually show us. I think it was Hemingway that said something like every wannabe writer should first read the dictionary twice and then give it to another person. Well, in my opinion, every wannabe screenwriter should first read "Writing for Emotional Impact" twice, and then keep it on their desk for reference."
Frank Koss
Screenwriter
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