New York Script Awards

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄-𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 "𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄 - 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆" 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐥?

A comprehensive workbook, filled with exercises, insider know-how, and handy tips that will ease any new or upcoming screenwriter into the practise of their craft. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 "𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬", 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. It is uniquely focussed on the Irish perspective, while still containing valuable insights for anyone wishing to make strides in their screenwriting career.

𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐅 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:

"The Dublin International Screenwriting Festival's mission is to professionalise screenwriting in Ireland so that writers based here don't have to apologise for wanting to make a living from writing. Ronika Merl's Hustle gives new and emerging screenwriters an insightful guide to doing just that by looking beyond the Irish market towards an international one and showing them the vast opportunities that are out there for hard-working writers with the drive and the Hustle to succeed. I couldn't recommend this e-book enough."

𝐆𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨-𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥

"My favourite thing about Ronika, besides the infectious enthusiasm she has for her art, is that through her actions, she dispels every cynical myth about screenwriting out there; you can write good quality material fast, you can challenge the establishment while making friends along the way, and as she's proven, you can become an Academy Nicholl Finalist with your third feature length script after taking just sixteen hours to complete it. She is an intense powerhouse of creativity and determination, someone who's has taken the pain in her life and turned it into her superpower because she truly appreciates what's on offer and what it takes to obtain it. The fact she's willing to share her methodology, in the hope it helps put her Irish compatriots on the map, only shows her inherit charity and dedication to her cause. The Hustle Workbook, just like her, is a blast, launching out the gate at top speed and compelling you to read from cover to cover before you put it down, hopefully more enlightened and empowered than you were before and with the belief you can get out there and hustle for a little slice of Hollywood yourself."

𝐂𝐉 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 - 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧