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I love the statement, “but only if you want to be rich and famous”

Quick! Without looking it up; name three famous actors.
Quick! Without looking it up; name three famous directors.
Quick! Without looking it up; name three famous screenwriters.

And “BUT, the average writer's advance for a movie script is
$300,000 - to $500,000!” - “The average payment for a movie
that gets 'optioned' - which means it only might get made, is
$100,000!”

Both false. The average option is closer to $30,000 for a WGA
script and there is no such thing as a “writer’s advance” in
screenplays.

“Hollywood pays you THREE TIMES for a screenplay - under
current LAW!” Then this is a total misunderstanding. There is
no law in the US that says producers must pay you three times.
The WGA agreement is payment in three stages. It actually
saves the producer money and can be bad for the writer. Imagine
if he doesn’t understand that, then how can his other claims
like “surprisingly easy” be accurate. Sure, he claims to have done
it “just a couple of years ago” yet he never mentions the name
of the script or what studio optioned it. And if it’s “surprisingly
easy” why hasn’t he sold before “a couple of years ago”? He has
been writing professionally since 1998.

None of that means it is not an excellent, motivational book and
well worth $27. It might be. He claims to have 130,000 subscribers
to his on line newsletter.

I’m going to check back tomorrow. He says the price will go up to
$97 at midnight on Tuesday Oct 23, 2012. I’m going to see if he
honors this or if he changes the time and date.
 
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The general rule in life is that if it's too good to be true, then it is.

The other general rule is that if you run across a site that uses size 23904225 font every other line, the word "secrets" every other sentence, and the word "easy" along with some insane dollar figure, then you might as well use the money he's asking for and buy a lottery ticket instead. At least with the lottery, you have an actual chance of getting legitimate money.
 
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Honestly, do what you feel is right. Its good to read books on screenplay writing and surf the web for some tips and tricks, but ultimately it comes down to how well you can understand your own style and craft. Just get the basics down from a book and start writing. You'll write 15 screenplays until you finally get it and that's because you have to go through the painstaking trial and error process before you can "get it". Every time I scrap a screenplay I get angry but then I realize what went wrong so that when I start all over again, it only gets better.

Will you ever be famous for your work? Time will tell, but one thing's for sure. You won't get success just by reading a book on screenplay writing. You have to go out there and practice. However, if you are going to read shit, I would suggest non-fiction pertaining to sociology, psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, history, anything regarding future projections in political/social trends, and of course, how creativity is fostered in the individual and the basics in screenplay writing. Remember, screenplays and writing them is the medium that you use to convey powerful ideals and concepts that can connect to a larger audience and nothing more. It isn't what makes you famous and known. Its the ideas and how you convey them that get you known.
 
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It's still $27 from last time I checked. Maybe it went up to $97 for only a second or two?

He may have some true information in there, but once the trust has been broken, its hard to get back.

Though, that being said, it's done through a selling website called click2sell.eu. They stipulate that there is a 90 day money back guarantee:

8. MONEY RETURNS

8.1. Click2Sell manages all refunds and can return money to all Customers if they are not satisfied with the Product. Each Customer has a 90 days money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied with the Product and want to get your money back, please contact us at support@click2sell.eu.
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So even if the product sucks, you can always demand your money back. I've never heard of click2sell before, so I don't know how ironclad that will be.

That all being said, there are multiple established books on the subject out there already. I'd personally consider them before moving to a site that tries to use a sales trick to get you to buy now.
 
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Yesterday the website said the $27 deal was going to expire at midnight, Tuesday, October 23. Today:

Go for it now! This great new resource is for immediate download before the price
goes back up to $97 at midnight tonight, Wednesday, October 24, 2012 !
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Looks like he changes this deal every day. I find that shady.
 
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http://rnrbooksfilmmusic.com.au/

^^ his company.

http://www.amazon.com/Cyclone-Santa-ebook/dp/B006AHJPHG#reader_B006AHJPHG

^^ one of their screenplays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vVi1doeA_o&list=UUYM2dmNn2lRbvwLzpPYhvqw&index=2&feature=plcp

^^ his latest YouTube short.

Make up your own mind.


Maybe it's the cynic in me...

But dig a little deeper:

http://easywaytowrite.com/cyclonesanta.html

Also this:
http://easywaytowrite.com/easy_screenplay.html
Even if I wasn't a cynic, this would be the nail in the coffin for me. The self-proclaimed 'world's foremost writing guru' can't even get his 'there/they're/their's right:

Basically, there's a HUGE demand for writers of screenplays out there! The producers we speak to say their constantly looking for writers - because the demand for new drama is never ending.
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You mean they say they're looking for writers?

Just one year ago we pitched a 400 word treatment at Hollywood
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You mean in Hollywood, right? Or pitched to Hollywood producers? Even 'pitched at a Hollywood studio' would be a more correct way of wording..

Considering the thousands of scripts that readers receive every day, and the coverage that has to be done on each script, I'd be surprised if the 'responses received' were at all 'quick', unless the publishers they submit to take years to get back to them...
 
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This morning:
Go for it now! This great new resource is for immediate download before the price
goes back up to $97 at midnight tonight, Thursday, October 25, 2012 !
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So every day he lies about his $27 price goes back up at midnight.

I guess something like this works to a degree. It would be interesting to
know how many he sells per month. I suspect most people don't check
his spelling (very important for the world's foremost writing guru in my
opinion) or this deal expiring every single midnight.

His book may be very motivational but his website comes off like a used
car salesman or an elixir huckster with over exaggerated claims and
deceptive "facts". I prefer it when people treat me with respect rather than
as a rube.
 
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