Introduction: Setting the ‘scene’ 1. Screenwriting histories and myths of the profession 2. Screenwriting as creative labor 3. Screenwriters’ working lives 4. Screenwriting work and the how-to genre 5. Screenwriting work – who’s in and who’s out? Conclusion: Screenwriting as good work Appendix One: How-to titles and authors Appendix Two: Indicative publishing information for five ‘guru’ how-to texts Bibliography
Biography
Bridget Conor is a lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King¹s College London and previously taught at Goldsmiths College and AUT University in Auckland. She has published in the areas of screenwriting research and creative labor studies and her previous work focused on the production of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy in New Zealand.
