twinckler

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As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.

February 15, 2018

on As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.

A spotlight went on when I saw myself in my friend begging for death....A few days later when I rejected alcohol at my first AA meeting, a floodlight came on - illuminating my inteior flaws. The party was over. I…
on As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.

I can?t for some reason make comments in the right box so here they are in the review box: dpg, the inciting incident is the moment I saw my friend begging for death. The antagonist is the bottle. Resolution is…
on As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.

Glad your brother prevailed. My story is a bit different. I was a born alcoholic and didn?t see myself until I saw my friend in his death throes.
on As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.

...and thanks for taking the time
on As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.

Great pick up on the theme, and your rewrite sez you got it. My problem with this exercise is knowing where a logline ends and a tagline/pitch begins. ?The joy of this exercise is seeing the memoir as a movie…

As his best friend – an alcoholic old Hollywood star – begs for death, a young reporter sees his own fate and takes a dramatic step to rewrite the story of his life.