{"title":"Books by Joseph Dougherty","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-screenwriters-companion","title":"A Screenwriter's Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone wants to write for television, and now there's a book that teaches you how to do it by an author who has not only done it himself, but has won multiple awards in the process.“I was a writer before I knew what a writer was.” -Joseph Dougherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Dougherty has been a successful playwright and television writer, producer, and director for more than thirty years. He’s written for breakthrough series that have changed the way we look at television drama, from thirtysomething to \u003ci\u003ePretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e, winning everything from Emmys to Teen Choice Awards along the way. In \u003ci\u003eA Screenwriter’s Companion,\u003c\/i\u003eDougherty offers insights and advice both practical and nonpractical to writers and would-be writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDougherty’s voice comes off the page with anecdotes about the writing process, hard-learned tips for survival in “the business,” and reflections on the influences that led him to a successful career. Honestly, entertainingly, without cynicism, he gives readers permission to embrace the writer they want to be, so they can experience the rewards and satisfactions of writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond an insider’s take on story and structure, dialogue, action and outlining, \u003ci\u003eA Screenwriter’s Companion\u003c\/i\u003eis as much mentor as it is manual. With every insider observation about how to keep a potential producer reading till the last page of a script, there’s encouragement to explore your thoughts and memories, things a writer needs to embrace in order to become more than “a pro.” In short, to see writing not as merely a career, but as a way to greater self-understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a Foreword by Scott Ryan (thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history). This book was selected by \u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Gift Items of Fall 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fayetteville Mafia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391599567121,"sku":"9781949024395","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_df9fd6d7-8726-424b-baa8-21268d9728ab.jpeg?v=1776867008"},{"product_id":"rod-serling-at-100","title":"Rod Serling at 100","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmmy-winning writer and lifelong Rod Serling fan Joseph Dougherty (\u003ci\u003ethirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e) takes a deep dive into the writing of the \u003ci\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e creator on the occasion of his 100th birthday.The year 2024 marks the centenary of Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. Emmy-winning writer Joseph Dougherty (\u003ci\u003ethirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e) picked this special anniversary to reflect on Serling and his contributions to television drama. An appreciation and exploration of the six-time Emmy-winning writer’s catalogue, \u003ci\u003eRod Serling at 100: One Writer’s Acknowledgment\u003c\/i\u003e looks at some of Serling’s best known work and also some of his least acknowledged, inviting a new perspective on a master storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the process, Dougherty takes a personal look at the time he spent in The Twilight Zone that led to his own award-winning writing career\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fayetteville Mafia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391600091409,"sku":"9781949024746","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_40d542d0-2698-4bc5-9d4f-a03678767232.jpeg?v=1776867016"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/collections\/books-by-joseph-dougherty.oembed","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}