How I Broke into Hollywood

Success Stories from the Trenches is another good collection of interviews of Hollywood players-directors, writers, actors, producers, etc. Many personal accounts in this book are engaging, luminating, and most of all, inspiring.

I found David Hayter's--Solid Snake personified!, account the most revealing because he got sole credit for X-Men script thanks to previous writers, Ed Solomon and Chris McQuarrie acknowledged Hayter's contribution to the script when they could've easily won WGA credit arbitration.

If you are yet to have a mentor in this competitive industry, this book could help you find the right path, make the right decisions, and motivate you to do the right things.