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1.		Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting from HarperEntertainment Price: $23.10 Customer Review: I've read a lot of fiction help books, but most of them are geared at the mechanics and tricks of fiction. None of them, in my opinion, philosophically tackles the concept of story telling and how stories work. Instead, they give tips and techniques like "put in rising conflict" or "make your... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		How to Write a Movie in 21 Days from Collins Price: $10.20 Customer Review: I've read many writing books and this is one that works for any type of writing. With this book, you can write a script or at least a decent rough draft in 21 days. I took a month and was able to do two drafts. One by hand and the other when I transferred the draft to computer. The author's warm and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Backwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays from Southern Illinois University Press Price: $16.16 Customer Review: I've been acting for ten years and got my first directing assignment. I know a lot about directing from having been directed, but this book was a great guide for script analysis with the big picture in mind, not just one character. The show was a success and the actors still like me.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make from Lone Eagle Price: $11.53 Customer Review: I found the book extremely helpful - but I would NOT recommend for beginning screenwriters. I've written almost 3 screenplays, and had them critiqued in class. So, I would say that I am an beginner-intermediate level. This book is an excellent resource for those who are already familiar with... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Making a Good Script Great from Samuel French Price: $10.36 Customer Review: I was referred, by a professional screenwriter, to read this book. Making of a Good Script by Linda Seger is a must read for all screenwriters. Back from the Bardo: Three Short Stories by James Cage	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television from The Writer Books Price: $17.95 Customer Review: Top of the line. Easy to read and pleasant-toned in layman's terms. Organized and simple. Demonstrates the usefulness of 3x5 index cards for story-plotting. Tells you how to make good characters, scenes, dialogue, plot, etc. by demonstrating good and bad examples in movies that we are very familiar... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Creating Unforgettable Characters from Holt Paperbacks Price: $10.88 Customer Review: I thought this would be a great book, but it really wasn't up there in terms of being helpful. There are lots of other really good books like: 1. Dave Trottier's - The Screenwriter's Bible 2. Blake Synder's - Save the Cat 3. Syd Field's - Foundations of Screenwriting 4. Syd... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		The Screenwriter's Workbook (Revised Edition) from Delta Price: $10.88 Customer Review: My daughter has decided she wants to be a writer. Her first attempt at a novel had way to many minor details. She's a very visual person. I had taken a screenwriting course in college and thought of how she was automatically doing all the things I struggled to do "right". This book is a great tool... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama from Vintage Price: $8.80 Customer Review: Through studying David Mamet's theories, I came to realise that a character can be understood not only through what they do, but also through what they say. My style has started to incorporate Mamet's technique of having characters talk, often to each other, as well as to express themselves through... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Writing for Emotional Impact from WingSpan Press Price: $19.76 Customer Review: I teach writing classes online -- from month-long classes on different aspects of craft to intensive eight-week classes on novel writing. I bought this book because of its title. I have long been a proponent of the theory that the only reason we read or go to the movies is for the emotional... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		And the Best Screenplay Goes to...Learning from the Winners - Sideways, Shakespeare in Love, Crash from Michael Wiese Productions Price: $17.79 Customer Review: I am a professional TV writer and a fan of Ms. Seger's books. I've learned something from each and most from this one. Here, she brings together all of her insights from her other books and much more besides. Her wisdom and understanding of film/tv writing has no peer.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers from Adams Media Price: $9.07 Customer Review: I own several screenwriting books and consider this one to be in the top 3 (McKee and Vogler being the other 2). The reason is because this is one of the few screenwriting books with information coming straight from successful screenwriters. This is key, because through their insights you can better... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Rewrite: A Step-by-Step Guide to Strengthen Structure, Characters, and Drama in your Screenplay from Michael Wiese Productions Price: $11.53 Customer Review: This book provides an excellent step by step approach to the rewrite process. No matter how good your script is, this will improve it or confirm that it is as good as you think it is.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to from Collins Price: $11.56 Customer Review: Hi all, I am a seven time award winning moviemaker with two features to my credit. Many moons ago, before I became a screenwriter, I read quite a number of books about breaking into the "biz." All of the information was vague, overwhelming, lacked focus and a straightforward strategy that I... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts from Delta Price: $10.20 Customer Review: I feel like I am in a Master Class and teacher's pet! Ellen Sandler provides a friendly and in-the-know work guide in how to write TV scripts. She offers exercises that had me laughing hysterically at my OWN details/specifics that will be used for my characters. The 7 deadly sins became that... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		The Art and Craft of Playwriting from Story Press Price: $10.19 Customer Review: This is the only book on the market that makes the process clear and exciting without long, dry chapters of lecturing. Hatcher gives you inspiring exercises along with a dose of terminology that balances perfectly. Buy this if you are teaching playwriting at the college level, or if you want to give... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box from Holt Paperbacks Price: $10.88 Customer Review: This book is perfect for beginners. It uses simply, practical words. Contains a glossary of terms. Displays an example of a breakdown, beat sheet, and Act. It's a straight forward book. Tells the ups and the downs of the business in both America and Canada. Tells you how to break in, and what to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		The Bedford Introduction to Drama from Bedford/St. Martin's Price: $87.97 Customer Review: I love this book and how it gives the history of the plays, the period it was created in and information about the playwrights. I bought this book because my granddaughter is studying theatre and was having problems understanding the language usage of plays dating back to the Roman/Greco period and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		How to Write: A Screenplay, 2nd Edition from Continuum International Publishing Group Price: $10.85 Customer Review: "How to Write a Screenplay" is a superb guide to the craft of cinematic storytelling and the process of rendering that story into the standard screenplay format. The book also includes detailed guidance on the pitch and development stages of the screenwriting process. Schwartz effectively delivers... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Writing the Romantic Comedy from Collins Price: $10.20 Customer Review: Truly an excellent guide to the romantic comedy genre and how to write within it. Perfect for an intermediate writer who wants to branch out into this kind of screenwriting; could even be useful for short stories and novels, because the ideas translate well. Very well written, entertaining, never... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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