Blake Snyder (October 3, 1957 – August 4, 2009) was an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles, who through the authorship of three books on screenwriting and story structures became one of the most popular writing mentors in the film industry. Snyder led international seminars and workshops for writers in various disciplines, as well as consultation sessions for some of Hollywood's largest studios. Snyder died unexpectedly August 4, 2009, of a pulmonary embolism. A public memorial was held at the Writers Guild of America, West on September 29, 2009.
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“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is,infinite.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
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who loves men, who passes on
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The cloud across the sky. The windy pines.
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