With over seventeen Christmas TV movies to his credit, Emmy Award winning filmmaker Fred Olen Ray is uniquely qualified to guide hopeful screenwriters through the twisty holiday movie maze. Having written, produced and/or directed such seasonal favorites as A PRINCE FOR CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAY ROAD TRIP, A ROYAL CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT and the Chevy Chase comedy, A CHRISTMAS IN VERMONT, the author reveals what makes a Christmas TV movie tick from the inside track. Through creating the right heroine, romantic conflicts, demystifying the Eight Act TV movie format to pitching your final script to producers, the reader gets an up-close look at the inner workings of the bustling holiday movie trade from the perspective of a veteran writer who knows a thing or two about making Christmas merry!