Hollywood Scriptwriter, The Trade Paper For Screenwriters, Producers and Directors

MAKING A GOOD SCRIPT GREAT, 2nd Edition by Linda Seger. This is an excellent book on rewriting, structure, characterization, etc.
CREATING UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS by Linda Seger. Invaluable in its in-depth examination of writing well-rounded characters. A must-have for all new screenwriters.
THE ART OF ADAPTATION: TURNING FACT AND FICTION INTO FILM by Linda Seger. Not only adapting plays and novels but turning real life events into screenplays.
HOW TO SELL YOUR SCREENPLAY: THE REAL RULES OF FILM AND TELEVISION by Carl Sautter. How Hollywood really works, both TV and film. What to expect. How to break in. Sautter's style is straight-forward and easy to read. This book is as entertaining as it is educational.
THE INNER MOVIE METHOD. How to write a movie in 21 days by Viki King. Consider it 21 stages or steps and it's more believable. Includes her nine point structure and lots of moral support.
THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING by Lajos Egri. With chapters on film, plays, short stories, etc. A classic that everyone reads.
ADVENTURES IN THE SCREEN TRADE by William Goldman. A no-holds-barred look at the writer as artist and as business person, with many of his own experiences to demonstrate what you can expect. The latest edition includes his screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
COMEDY WRITING, STEP BY STEP. by Gene Perret. Perret analyzes comedy without being overly dry and analytical. Easy to read, fun to do the exercises.
SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY. by Cynthia Whitcomb. All the basics you should know about the business of script writing and selling. Answers the questions you didn't know you had.
HOW TO WRITE HORROR FICTION. by William F. Nolan. This is in the Writer's Digest Genre Writing Series. This book also covers horror in the movies, coming up with ideas, writing believable monsters, building suspense, and scaring the pants off of people who love to be scared.
YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND by Deborah Tannen, Ph. D. The psychology of language, especially between the sexes. Will give you an understanding of how to write effective dialogue.
THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE by David Trottier. Includes a format guide that is the closest to what is universally acceptable to nearly every agent and studio in town. (Of course, some will insist on Cole-Haag or the WGA format, but this will do for all the others.) Also has terrific chapters for new writers on writing and marketing your work. It's available at Samuel French bookstore in Hollywood or send $18.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and handling to:
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