The Savvy Screenwriter

"A remarkably comprehensive, enjoyably irreverent, and practical guide to the realities of the film marketplace."—Jeremy Pikser, Academy Award® Nominee for Best Screenplay, Bullworth

"Kouguell's blunt and honest approach provides a sobering, insightful guide to the realities of the marketplace."—Scr(i)pt magazine

"A savvy book by a savvy writer and educator, written with clarity and wit, providing worthy insights into the diverse challenges confronting screenwriters . . . truly a worthy new contribution to the literature."—Richard Walter, UCLA Screenwriting Chairman

"With a sense of humor and intimate knowledge of how the system works, Kouguell explains a difficult and perplexing process in language writers can understand."—Screenwriter magazine

"The book is concise, well structured, objective—and a bit humbling."—MovieMaker magazine

"With a sense of humor and intimate knowledge of how the system works, Kouguell explains a difficult and perplexing process in language writers can understand."—New York Screenwriter Monthly

"Her thesis—that savvy screenwriters will do better than ignorant or misinformed ones—shines."—Creative Screenwriting Magazine