As some of you
already know (or can easily tell from the colorful banners adorning
the sides of this blog) in late January I published my first book
Screenwriting Down to the Atoms.
Since then it has been my mission to help developing writers by
getting my book and its unique new method under as many noses as
possible. For those of you who have supported my efforts thus far, I
thank you. Things are going pretty well. Thursday the Kindle version
cracked the Top 10 in screenwriting books on Amazon for the first
time. (Then it fell down to #24, then back up to #6 today. The
Amazon’s rankings algorithm seems to be a mystery to everyone in
the world. Things go up and down more often than the stock market.)
But for those of you who are still on the fence about my method, I
have decided to give things a little nudge with an offer that,
considering how much of my personal time and effort will be involved,
is pretty insane.
You
can look at this offer in a lot of different ways. You might think of
it as buying an incredibly helpful book and getting $75 worth of
script notes as a bonus. Or, you might consider it as getting
professional coverage for only $12.99, plus a free book to sweeten
the deal. Or you might look at it as getting both for one
ridiculously low price. Whichever way you look at it, one thing is
certain: I am going to be very busy reading scripts for the rest of
the month.
Here
is how to do it:
1.
Order a copy of Screenwriting Down to the Atoms from Amazon.com.
(Please note that this offer is currently for paperback
copies only, ordered between March
15
and March
31.
Though I would love to reward everyone who supports me in any way, my
time and resources force me to put limits on this promotion.)
2.
Email me at services@scriptmonkindustries.com
with the words “Promo offer” in the subject line. As proof of
purchase, please attach a screenshot of your Amazon.com receipt.
(There are instructions on how to create a screenshot below.)
3.
I will return your email with a short questionnaire asking for some
helpful information on you and the script you would like to submit.
(This is something I send to all people who request script notes.)
Please answer the questionnaire in a return email with your
screenplay attached as a .pdf document.
That’s
it. I will read the scripts in the order they are I received. Barring
some sort of unforeseen disaster, I intend to finish the tenth and
final script by mid-April.
How
to take a screenshot as proof of purchase:
For
PC users:
Find
and open the confirmation email Amazon sends you after making your
order. Make sure the important information is centered in the email
window and press the “Print Screen” button on your keyboard. The
Print Screen button is one of those rarely-used keys on the top of
the keyboard next to all the F10, F11, F12 buttons. It may be
abbreviated as “PrtSc” or “PrntScr” or something like that.
Next,
open the Microsoft Paint program. Paint is a program that comes
factory-installed on every PC. Find it under Start > Accessories >
Paint. When the program loads, press Ctrl + V on your keyboard, or go
to the menus and select Edit > Paste. This pastes the screenshot
you took of your Amazon email into body of the program. Press Ctrl +
S to save it. This turns the screenshot into a picture file which you
can attach to your email.
For
Mac users:
For
Mac, the process is much simpler. Open and center the Amazon email.
Hold down the Command key (that’s the one with the Apple logo on
it), plus the Shift key, and then press the number 3. This
automatically saves a screenshot onto your desktop as a PNG picture
file.
Important
Note: I am not trying to scam you for your personal information. I do
not WANT your personal information. In fact, it is best for me if I
do not see it at all. So, while you have your screenshot open in
Microsoft Paint (or if you use Mac, open the screenshot file in an
image editor program), take the paintbrush tool and black out any
information you would not like a stranger to see. This includes your
mailing address, any payment information, any other items you
purchased, or even your last name if you are not comfortable giving
it. All I really need to see is that you ordered the book, the amount
you paid for it, and when it was ordered.
Please remember that I can only do this for the first ten people to send me their proof of purchase. I hate to turn people down, so if you are interested, I suggest you act fast.
Scribble on.
Scribble on.
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