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Specifically: writing-manuals and writing guides! They boast that they can 'teach you to write'. But they don't. Call it what it is: a racket. Veteran writers with less-than-stellar careers leeching money from the pockets of fledgling beginners...
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
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How to Write a Selling Screenplay
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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005
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Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
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How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
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How to Write: A Screenplay
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How to Adapt Anything into a Screenplay
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How to Write a Screenplay
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The 10-Day Screenplay: How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Days
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How to Write: A Screenplay, 2nd Edition
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Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
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Daniel P. Calvisi (Goodreads Author)
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The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television
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How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
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How to Write a Screenplay That Doesn't Suck... and Will Actually Sell
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Screenwriting Goldmine: How to write a screenplay people are desperate to shoot!
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Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great
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