Triumph of the Watermelon -- is both a compass and a lifeline for novice students of screenwriting, especially those in Introductory Screenwriting Courses, where practice and learning are tandem.  This complementary, comprehensive, fun-to-read, head-start companion text offers succinct and simple lessons of Story Development for Screenwriting along with bite-sized chunks of useful tools, terms, techniques, wisdom, examples, motivational quotes, anecdotes, skill-builders, and illustrations. The "watermelon" is a triple metaphor for the Creative Brain, the Story Development Process, and the finished First Draft.  (Non-fiction, Dec. 2023)