false 2153253 male Dallas, TX 03/2009 12/2009 12980 Stephen R. Donaldson 1077326 J.K. Rowling 19475 Katherine Kurtz 12 314 226 true 5631681 read 5 true 4674178 currently-reading 83 true 4674168 to-read 43 false 4715421 fantasy 35 false 8538843 2009 24 false 4729485 filmmaking 24 false 7332385 gaming 23 false 4729584 spirituality 23 false 4715395 classics 20 false 7208070 1001-to-read-before-you-die 19 false 4729414 health 18 false 4729369 childrens 14 false 4729479 self-help 9 false 4729364 biography 8 false 4729538 christian-fiction 7 false 4745051 science-fiction 7 false 4729382 romance 5 false 4745317 how-to 5 false 4729393 trading 5 false 4729484 poker 4 false 4729521 business 3 false 7181744 did-not-finish 3 false 7724178 writing 2 false 4729712 science 2 false 4729458 novelty 2 false 5593720 horror 2 false 4729715 video-games 2 false 4729612 gambling 1 false 7208414 finance 1 false 5341398 historical-fiction Oryx and Crake (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82241074 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255573547s/46756.jpg 2153253 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256247262p2/2153253.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:29:58 -0800 The Year of the Flood (Hardcover) by Margaret Atwood]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82240932 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255634845s/6080337.jpg 2153253 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256247262p2/2153253.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:28:43 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50148649 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172126032s/141561.jpg 2153253 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256247262p2/2153253.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:43:15 -0800 John wrote: "Can you expound? What books would you recommend?"

Jonn, Story by Robert Mckee lives up to the hype. He approaches writing a screenplay as something that you intend to sell, and one needs to look at it from that perspective from the beginning. Considerations are budget, audience, etc, are all addressed as well as in-depth structure. Read this one first and see what you get out of it.

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22685793 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170161179s/43641.jpg 2153253 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256247262p2/2153253.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:15:12 -0800
In development:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067583/

Reese Witherspoon is the only cast listed at this point. ]]> Moby-Dick (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Herman Melville]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56584249 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161044392s/2390.jpg 2153253 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256247262p2/2153253.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:33:02 -0800 The Red Badge of Courage (Paperback) by Stephen Crane]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78045844 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168583277s/35220.jpg 2153253 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256247262p2/2153253.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:32:49 -0800