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Drew Yanno

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Little Falls, New York, The United States

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Drew Yanno began writing for film in 1993 and has been a member of the Writers Guild of America since 1995. His first script was a finalist in the 1994 Massachusetts Film Office Screenwriting Competition. One year later, his script No Safe Haven was the subject of a bidding war, selling in less than eight hours to Universal Studios.

Drew also founded the screenwriting program in the Film Department at Boston College where he taught for eleven years.

In addition to writing and teaching, Drew has worked as a script consultant for writers, producers and directors, including actor Will Smith.

Prior to screenwriting, Drew was a practicing attorney and taught law in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

His first novel In the Matter of ...more

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I have just finished The Smart One and went to post my review about this great book I just read and I wanted to mention the main character whom I really liked and I for the life of me could not remember his name so now I'm going back through the book and except for Ed Pinckney, this man did not have a name did he? Nor did his brother, ex-wife or niece? I am not crazy right these are nameless people?

Drew Yanno Melissa - First of all, thanks for reading the book and for the kind words. Secondly, you are not crazy. None of them were named by me. That was a con…moreMelissa - First of all, thanks for reading the book and for the kind words. Secondly, you are not crazy. None of them were named by me. That was a conscious decision by me. I'd rather not explain why in a public forum except to say that I wanted the reader to wonder and, perhaps, come up with his or her theory as to why I chose to name some of the characters and not others. Again, thanks for reading the book. I certainly would appreciate a review and would be happy to answer any other questions you might have.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Drew Yanno It would be difficult for me to answer this question without giving away a surprise or two. Suffice it to say that I had several vague ideas going int…moreIt would be difficult for me to answer this question without giving away a surprise or two. Suffice it to say that I had several vague ideas going into it and somehow managed to incorporate them all into the completed novel. None of it was based on any actual event, but instead pure imagination.(less)

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Average rating: 3.96 · 272 ratings · 48 reviews · 4 distinct works

	In the Matter of Michael Vogel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 3rd Act: Writing a Great Ending to Your Screenplay 3.86 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Smart One 3.96 avg rating — 57 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idea to Story to Screenplay - A Workbook For Writing the First Draft of Your Screenplay it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A few weeks ago, I received an email from a graduate student asking permission to use a quote from one of my columns on the Script Magazine site for use in his thesis. His topic was/is "Understanding Fractured Narratives."
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