Hollywood Jock

Rob Ryder, self-proclaimed Hollywood Jock writes an invigorating first-hand account of his struggle to keep his promise to his wife while time slips away chasing his dream of becoming a hit script writer. The first part of the book is the collection of his columns that appeared on ESPN site whilte the rest is his struggle to sell his script while life and Hollywood keeps him down.

Writer's life is never suspenseful but his hustle to sell his scripts and his dream can be identified immediately for every script writer out there, including myself. His account may seem a little extreme, but never far from the reality as all Hollywood players within this book try to gain an advantage over each other to chase that big dream, and hit big. His experience and qualification as a sports advisor for Hollywood filcks was quite engaging and seperates this book from other writer's accounts. This is the real deal, straight from Hollywood Jock, but remember that it's not the only game in town for all intrepid writers boxed in a small room.

The most memorable chapter in the book started with his script review from a professional studio reader that will stop any writer's beating heart in a second. :-)

This book is perfect summer read as another disappointing blockbuster season winds down.