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How to Enter Screenplay Contests and Win!
How to Enter Screenplay Contests and Win!
by Erik Joseph
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This book contains comprehensive listings of screenplay contests to enter as well as provide insider information, testimonials and seasoned advice for writers ready to make their first pitch.... (read more)

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Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV
Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV
by Dona Cooper
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The American Film Institute's bestselling guide is now updated to cover the latest techniques for crafting first-rate screenplays for film and television. Professional, practical, and totally authoritative, this outstanding reference is a favorite of... (read more)

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Write What You Don't Know: An Accessible Manual for Screenwriters
Write What You Don't Know: An Accessible Manual for Screenwriters
by Julian Hoxter
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Write What You Don't Know is a friendly manual for aspiring screenwriters. It encourages you to move beyond your comfort zones in search of stories. We all write what we know - how could we not? Writing what you don't know and doing it in an informed and... (read more)

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Writing the Comedy Blockbuster: The Inappropriate Goal
Writing the Comedy Blockbuster: The Inappropriate Goal
by Keith Giglio
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Dying is easy, comedy is hard. So keep your comedy blockbuster alive and well and buy this book. Comedy has always been the backbone of the film business. In an age of sequels and brand-name movies based on established properties, the original comedy... (read more)

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Zen and the Art of Screenwriting: Insights and Interviews
Zen and the Art of Screenwriting: Insights and Interviews
by William Froug
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This unusual screenwriting book takes up where William Froug's earlier books left off. It offers the reader a tapestry of short essays and in-depth interviews with top screenwriters. Froug's essays cover such topics as avoiding the obvious, the birth of... (read more)

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The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers
by Karl Iglesias
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You can struggle for years to get a foot in the door with Hollywood producers--or you can take a page from the book that offers proven advice from twenty-one of the industry's best and brightest In this tenth anniversary edition, The 101 Habits of Highly... (read more)

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Gardner's Guide to Screenplay from Rewrite to Market (Gardner's Guide Series)
Gardner's Guide to Screenplay from Rewrite to Market (Gardner's Guide Series)
by Jule Selbo
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The quintessential guide for screenwriters—whether it is the first screenplay or the one hundredth—helps create the perfect script by offering step-by-step guidance on how to focus and polish writing, to ensure that it is ready for... (read more)

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Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to
Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to
by Michael Hauge
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In this concise, expert, and comprehensive manual, Hollywood story editor and producer Hague guides screenwriters through every step of the writing and selling process covering such topics as: artistry vs. commerciality; ensuring character identification;... (read more)

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Screenwriting Formula: Why It Works and How To Use It (07 Edition)
Screenwriting Formula: Why It Works and How To Use It (07 Edition)
by Tobin
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Make the Hollywood Formula Work for You As a screenwriter, you have a difficult task even after the script is complete: You have to break into Hollywood. Rob Tobin, who has read thousands of screenplays in his job as a script reader and development... (read more)

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Understanding Screenwriting: Learning from Good, Not-Quite-So-Good, and Bad Screenplays
Understanding Screenwriting: Learning from Good, Not-Quite-So-Good, and Bad Screenplays
by Tom Stempel
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From the author's introdution: This book isn't about me, it's about you. I am a teacher, not a guru. As a wise teacher once said, With a guru it is all about the guru his vision and the students' loyalty to him. Whereas with a teacher, it is all about... (read more)

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My Story Can Beat Up Your Story: Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story: Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch
by Jeffrey Schecter
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My Story Can Beat Up Your Story! is the same powerful, easy-to-learn system that industry insiders have used to generate millions of dollars in script sales and ?assignments. In a clear, step-by-step fashion, this book is a fun, eye-opening, ?brain... (read more)

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Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
by Claudia H Johnson
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The only screenwriting book that includes a DVD that contains performances of the short films and screenplays that are featured in the book! <BR>The beauty and power of any story lies in its ability to connect to the reader, listener, or observer... (read more)

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Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays
Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays
by Paul Argentini
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How to design and format manuscripts to impress any film school professor, story editor, agent, producer or studio executive.... (read more)

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Screenwriting from the Heart: The Technique of the Character-Driven Screenplay
Screenwriting from the Heart: The Technique of the Character-Driven Screenplay
by James Ryan
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The essential value of character-driven screenplays, such as "Fargo" and "Silence of the Lambs, " is demonstrated in this engaging, step-by-step approach to showing aspiring filmmakers, writers, and movie buffs how a script is created through the... (read more)

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The Third Act: Writing A Great Ending to Your Screenplay
The Third Act: Writing A Great Ending to Your Screenplay
by Drew Yanno
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Examining the endings of many memorable films--from "Rocky" to "Lost in Translation"--this screenwriting instructional book offers a simple, structural approach to endings in a three-act story.... (read more)

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Rewriting Secrets for Screenwriters: Seven Strategies to Improve and Sell Your Work
Rewriting Secrets for Screenwriters: Seven Strategies to Improve and Sell Your Work
by Tom Lazarus
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How do you finish your screenplay?  How do you maximize your writing?  How do you perfect your screenplay?Rewrite, rewrite, REWRITE!In REWRITING SECRETS FOR SCREENWRITERS, Tom Lazarus decodes what's often a tough, thankless process and converts... (read more)

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Writing Screenplays That Sell, New Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Complete Guide to Turning Story Concepts Into Movie and Television Deals
Writing Screenplays That Sell, New Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Complete Guide to Turning Story Concepts Into Movie and Television Deals
by Michael Hauge
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For more than twenty years, Writing Screenplays That Sell has been hailed as the most complete guide available on the art, craft, and business of writing for movies and television. Now fully revised and updated to reflect the latest trends and scripts... (read more)

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The Writer Got Screwed (But Didn't Have To): Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment Indus
The Writer Got Screwed (But Didn't Have To): Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment Indus
by Brooke Wharton
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An indispensable roadmap to success, The Writer Got Screwed is the first book to untangle the legal and business aspects of writing for the entertainment industry. It is for the young TV production assistant waiting for a big break, the executive with a... (read more)

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The Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
The Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
by Eric Edson
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Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay - the "23 Steps All Great Heroes Must Take." It's an easy to understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements... (read more)

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Screenwriting in the Land of Oz: The Wizard on Writing, Living, and Making It in Hollywood
Screenwriting in the Land of Oz: The Wizard on Writing, Living, and Making It in Hollywood
by Krevolin Richard
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Set your sights on a screenwriting career--and you know you're not in Kansas anymore. With some 100,000 original screenplays vying to be among the 7,000 few made into movies every year, craft is key and competition is fierce. Enter the Wizard: Award... (read more)

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