A list of Screenwriting Books you MUST READ
Posted on 19. Jun, 2010 by Corey Tess in Featured, Film (Movies), General, Screenplay (Writing)
Here is a comprehensive LINKED list of the best screenwriting books out there. If you are an aspiring screenwriter, you MUST READ these books. Of course along with LOTS AND LOTS of screenplays.!
The Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats – Cole/Haag
The Screenwriter’s Bible – David Trottier
The Elements of Style – William Strunk & E.B. White
Becoming a Writer – Dorothea Brande
On Writing Well – William Zinsser
The Comedy Bible – Judy Carter
How to Write a Movie in 21 Days
The Eight Characters of Comedy – Scott Sedita
How NOT to Write a Screenplay – Denny Martin Flinn
The Third Act – Drew Yanno
Sit Ubu Sit – Gary David Goldberg
Adventures in the Screen Trade” by William Goldman
My Movie Business
Save the Cat – Blake Snyder
On Writing – Stephen King
Aristotle’s Poetics for Screenwriters – Michael Tierno Hyperion
Creating Unforgettable Characters – Linda Seger
Hello, Lied the Agent – Ian Gurvitz
Making a Good Script Great – Linda Seger Samuel
African American Screenwriters
Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds
Successful Sitcom Writing – Jurgen Wolff
The Art of Dramatic Writing – Lajos Egri
The One-Hour Drama Series: Producing Episodic Television – Robert Del Valle
The Power of Myth – Joseph Campbell
The Script is Finished, Now What Do I Do? – K. Callen
The Sitcom Career Book – Mary Lou Belli & Phil Ramuno
The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers – Christopher Vogler
Wake Me When It’s Funny – Garry Marshall
Writing Down the Bones – Natalie Goldberg
You’re Lucky You’re Funny – Phil Rosenthal
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I think John Truby’s “Anatomy of Story” is the best and most useful book on structuring a story I’ve ever read. It’s where I start laying out a new story. And his software, Blockbuster 5.0, based on his same principles is terrific. Very useful tools.
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After you read all the How To books and the structure books, you gotta read Writing for Emotional Impact by Karl Iglesias. Most scripts lack the “desired” emotional impact.