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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make 66 reviews Denny Martin Flinn
Lone Eagle, 1999
Best for more intermediate level screenwriters
+ The Difference + A good read! + Less negative than I hoped, but very effective.
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The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script 107 reviews David Trottier
Silman-James Press, 2005
Could be better than film schools.
+ The foundation of good screenwriting + One of the Best Books I've Ever Read (on any subject) + Supplemental Text for a Scriptwriting Class + Well Worth The Money..and More
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Screenplay: Writing the Picture 21 reviews Robin U. Russin, William M. Downs
Silman-James Press, 2003
Incredibly good, incredibly exhaustive
+ Of the more than 30 fiction writing books I have, this is one of the few I come back to over and over - Get it! + Great, informative, detailed--It's like taking a class at home. + Perfect At All Stages + Great Advice for Neophytes
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Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told 38 reviews Blake Snyder
Michael Wiese Productions, 2007
Best screenwriting book
+ A powerful examination of film and it's form! + Snyder Gives Up the Keys to the Kingdom + A new way to explain movies
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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need 205 reviews Blake Snyder
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
All Aspiring Screenwriters should read STC. Period.
+ You do have to... + Great way of looking at movies + Keeps the Litter Box Fresh + Blake Snyder's Save The Cat! is brilliant, illuminating, AND FUNNY!
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting 175 reviews Robert McKee
HarperEntertainment, 1997
Essential reading for any writer
+ I think it is great + story + Invaluable Resource
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Movie Magic Screenwriter Version 6 15 reviews
Macintosh, Windows | Write Brothers, 2007
This is the true Industry Standard
+ Works for me. + Thanks to this, I don't have to think about format, just creation + Best of the Best
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Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful ... 24 reviews Lew Hunter
Perigee Trade, 2004
One of the best books for writers, screenwriters and filmmakers alike
+ Skip class, just read this book + helpful, practical and inspiring + Lew takes you to the next level.
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Making a Good Script Great 63 reviews Linda Seger
Samuel French, 1994
Polish Your Hollywood Star
+ A must read for all screenwriters. + Do you really want to write screenplays? + Helpful
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Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told 38 reviews Blake Snyder
Michael Wiese Productions, 2007
Best screenwriting book
+ A powerful examination of film and it's form! + Snyder Gives Up the Keys to the Kingdom + A new way to explain movies
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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make 66 reviews Denny Martin Flinn
Lone Eagle, 1999
Best for more intermediate level screenwriters
+ The Difference + A good read! + Less negative than I hoped, but very effective.
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Movie Magic Screenwriter Version 6 15 reviews
Macintosh, Windows | Write Brothers, 2007
This is the true Industry Standard
+ Works for me. + Thanks to this, I don't have to think about format, just creation + Best of the Best
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Screenplay: Writing the Picture 21 reviews Robin U. Russin, William M. Downs
Silman-James Press, 2003
Incredibly good, incredibly exhaustive
+ Of the more than 30 fiction writing books I have, this is one of the few I come back to over and over - Get it! + Great, informative, detailed--It's like taking a class at home. + Perfect At All Stages + Great Advice for Neophytes
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The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script 107 reviews David Trottier
Silman-James Press, 2005
Could be better than film schools.
+ The foundation of good screenwriting + One of the Best Books I've Ever Read (on any subject) + Supplemental Text for a Scriptwriting Class + Well Worth The Money..and More
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting 175 reviews Robert McKee
HarperEntertainment, 1997
Essential reading for any writer
+ I think it is great + story + Invaluable Resource
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Making a Good Script Great 63 reviews Linda Seger
Samuel French, 1994
Polish Your Hollywood Star
+ A must read for all screenwriters. + Do you really want to write screenplays? + Helpful
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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need 205 reviews Blake Snyder
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
All Aspiring Screenwriters should read STC. Period.
+ You do have to... + Great way of looking at movies + Keeps the Litter Box Fresh + Blake Snyder's Save The Cat! is brilliant, illuminating, AND FUNNY!
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Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful ... 24 reviews Lew Hunter
Perigee Trade, 2004
One of the best books for writers, screenwriters and filmmakers alike
+ Skip class, just read this book + helpful, practical and inspiring + Lew takes you to the next level.
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