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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 259 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,093 ratings — published 2005
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 222 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,143 ratings — published 1997
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,125 ratings — published 1979
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,510 ratings — published 2007
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,962 ratings — published 1994
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,590 ratings — published 1992
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,425 ratings — published 1942
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,728 ratings — published 1983
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,738 ratings — published 2013
Making a Good Script Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,343 ratings — published 1987
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,836 ratings — published 2007
The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instruction for Creating a Successful Screenplay (A Dell Trade Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,464 ratings — published
Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,840 ratings — published 2016
Save the Cat! Strikes Back: More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into… and Out Of (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,296 ratings — published 2009
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,594 ratings — published 1949
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,321 ratings — published 2011
Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to the Movies and TV, from Story Concept to Development Deal (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.13 — 635 ratings — published 1988
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.34 — 330,371 ratings — published 2000
The Coffee Break Screenwriter: Writing Your Script Ten Minutes at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.25 — 317 ratings — published 2010
Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.83 — 31,337 ratings — published -335
Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.12 — 319 ratings — published 2004
How to Write a Movie in 21 Days (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.82 — 842 ratings — published 1988
Screenwriters Problem Solver How To R (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 29 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.81 — 380 ratings — published 1998
Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.14 — 589 ratings — published 2008
Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.07 — 455 ratings — published 1994
How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.83 — 524 ratings — published 1999
21st-Century Screenplay: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Tomorrow's Films (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.23 — 229 ratings — published 2010
Writing for Emotional Impact: Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.27 — 728 ratings — published 2005
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.84 — 652 ratings — published 2002
Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.91 — 386 ratings — published 1994
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,822 ratings — published 2016
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.51 — 542 ratings — published 2005
The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.87 — 483 ratings — published 2001
Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.13 — 332 ratings — published 2010
Psychology for Screenwriters (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.93 — 441 ratings — published 2004
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.14 — 434 ratings — published 2016
The Definitive Guide to Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.93 — 232 ratings — published 2003
Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.06 — 499 ratings — published 2005
The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.82 — 417 ratings — published 1993
The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.23 — 600 ratings — published 2018
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.24 — 941 ratings — published 2013
Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.72 — 95 ratings — published 1989
The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.11 — 426 ratings — published 2007
Creating Unforgettable Characters: A Practical Guide to Character Development in Films, TV Series, Advertisements, Novels & Short Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.76 — 628 ratings — published 1990
Cut to the Chase: Writing Feature Films with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers' Program (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.39 — 133 ratings — published 2013
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,855 ratings — published 1995
Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.45 — 510 ratings — published 2006
Screenwriting for Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.74 — 360 ratings — published 2003
On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,182 ratings — published 1991
Anatomy of Genres (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as screenwriting)
avg rating 4.20 — 672 ratings — published 2022
“Vulnerability is the portal to feeling. Feeling is the portal to strength.”
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“Mel Brooks never even acknowledged my father during Blazing Saddles (1974) initial theatrical run; It wasn’t until the 1978 re-release, the West Coast Writers’ Guild ordered Warner Brothers to re-print the film with Richard Pryor’s name amended to the opening credits sequence (and marketing materials); After Brooks “accidentally” omitted his “Screenplay by” credit. Whenever Brooks was asked about my dad’s potential lead role in the film, the actor/director would insist he really wanted Richard Pryor in the picture but the studio forbade him. But my father still had a record contract with Warner Brothers and his comedy albums were still making money for them, that’s why they reached out to him, letting him know that decision wasn’t theirs. Blazing Saddles was actually the last picture, in a three-picture deal, Brooks had with the studio and he desperately needed it to be a box-office hit (after his first two pictures were financial losers), moreover, he believed Blazing Saddles needed to be an original “Mel Brooks” comedic hit. It was the first real showbiz betrayal my father endured while in the entertainment industry, some colleagues and close friends believed it was actually the worst, and he never really got over it.”
― Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me
― Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me
