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1.		Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting from It Books Price: $18.49 Customer Review: Out of the many books on writing I've read, STORY ranks with my top favorites, those authored by Sol Stein and William Gass. I'm STUDYING "Story" now, after having read it through, and this after listening to the tape several times, in my work to carve my craft. Let this review of mine ditto the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition from Michael Wiese Productions Price: $5.99 Customer Review: I read this many years ago when I was starting out as a writer and it helped me enormously. I'm now a professional writer and can point to this book as one of the reasons I was able to make that happen for myself. I can't recommend it highly enough.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting from MJF Books Price: $5.99 Customer Review: Love this book. As I read it, it kept inspiring new ideas for the script I'm writing.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Aristotle's Poetics from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $6.90 Customer Review: I read these works for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Poetry appeals to human passions and emotions. Powerful beautiful language and metaphor really appeal to emotion. This idea really disturbed Plato, who takes on Homer in the Republic. Plato thought that early Greek poetry portrays a dark... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.	[no image]	A Short Guide to Writing About Film from Watson-Guptill Pubns Customer Review: This book provides a brief but descriptive and incredibly helpful insight into the world of film. Perfect for writers and film enthusiasts alike.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		How to Write a Movie in 21 Days from Harper Paperbacks Price: $6.31 Customer Review: This book is excellent in showing a beginner how to get the job done quick. It is very informative as far as what big studio execs and agents want to see in a script.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		The Norton Anthology of Drama (Shorter Edition) from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $48.60 Customer Review: Great collection - perfect for my modern european theatre class. Good variety, and gives a short biography of each author before the play, giving the reader a greater understanding for the context. Each text also contains footnotes of words or references which may need clarification. Very useful.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		The Bedford Introduction to Drama from Bedford/St. Martin's Price: $75.00 Customer Review: Negative: The largest textbook I've ever seen and hard to carry around or keep it propped open. Positives: Has some of the greatest stories and plays of all time within it.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis In The Creative Interpretation Of Human Motives from www.bnpublishing.net Price: $12.89 Customer Review: This is one of the best books ever written. Period. A giant's work! A milestone of human thought, psychology, and the art of writing and communicating. This book is a must for all who are writing for impact, no matter in which field.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Backwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays from Southern Illinois University Press Price: $13.50 Customer Review: A must read for playwrights and readers of plays. I don't know what I would have done without it.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers from Adams Media Price: $7.35 Customer Review: I always love to read about how people work, and this is a great example of that type of book. It gives a number of a screenwriters who have written screenplays you will recognize, and they comment on how they work, what inspires them, how they think up new ideas, how they keep their creativity... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		The Screenwriter's Workbook (Revised Edition) from Delta Price: $8.68 Customer Review: I haven't read the entire book yet........ seems to duplicate what other titles I have on hand	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Making a Good Script Great from Samuel French Price: $2.24 Customer Review: This book by Linda Segar offers great suggestions that are to the point and makes a big difference in the final outcome. Her ideas are clearly stated using good examples from movies. You will not be disappointed! Like taking a college course from a professor who is not just another academic but a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Rewrite: A Step-by-Step Guide to Strengthen Structure, Characters, and Drama in your Screenplay from Michael Wiese Productions Price: $10.37 Customer Review: After writing my first screenplay I wanted to know how to make it better. I bought several books on how to write a good story. This one was the best of the lot. During each chapter you'll be given an exercise to do with your story. The info I was able to glean from this is really tightening... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts from Delta Price: $9.99 Customer Review: This is a great reference book. I've been writing for TV for 14 years and can tell you the more you talk to veterans in the business, the better. Once you write your script check out the site [...] for more information on what do AFTER you've written it and before you start re-writing it!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Writing Short Films: Structure and Content for Screenwriters from Lone Eagle Publishing Company Price: $5.48 Customer Review: While this book is by no means horrible, it certainly falls short in terms of it's title. It contains a wealth of information about the progression of a story, the importance of themes and subtexts and meaning....all the typical stuff that makes a great story great. HOWEVER, there is VERY LITTLE... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make from Lone Eagle Price: $6.99 Customer Review: This book came highly recommended and for good reason. Denny Flinn saves his reader from looking like an idiot, and I thank him for it. He's a voice of competence and experience. I read this and SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder and feel equipped to move forward. Rumor has it that these are the two top... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama from Vintage Price: $6.57 Customer Review: Readers should not expect another 'How To' book here. This slim philosophical essay makes the claim that we are hard-wired, as it were, to interpret our lives as dramatic narratives. And thus that 'drama' on stage or screen should reflect and enact the struggle to interpret, to make sense, to... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		Creating Unforgettable Characters from Holt Paperbacks Price: $6.49 Customer Review: Great insights based on entertainment value and sound human psychology. Best point: Make your characters DIVERSE with many interests that give multi dimensionality and life to your actors.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to from Collins Reference Price: $9.00 Customer Review: I am completely satisfied with the product. It is just about everything that I expected it to be. There are some areas that could have more detail-such as the inciting incident or change in the heroes motivation and how to go on from there. And more detail about the execution and how to write the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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