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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,365 ratings — published 2005
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,795 ratings — published 1997
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,336 ratings — published 2007
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,898 ratings — published 1979
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,472 ratings — published 1992
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,720 ratings — published 2016
Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.05 — 442 ratings — published 1994
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,588 ratings — published 2013
Analysing the Screenplay (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2010
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.91 — 150 ratings — published 2000
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,375 ratings — published 1995
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,950 ratings — published 1994
The Story Book: A Writer's Guide to Story Development, Principles, Problem-solving and Marketing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.12 — 191 ratings — published 2010
Every Writer Needs a Tribe (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.94 — 143 ratings — published 2012
The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.04 — 290 ratings — published 1996
All for the Best (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 2.50 — 2 ratings — published
The Ones We Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.37 — 710 ratings — published 2025
The Fury (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.36 — 244,098 ratings — published 2024
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.15 — 168,749 ratings — published 2016
Inglourious Basterds (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,382 ratings — published 2009
Inception: The Shooting Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,311 ratings — published 2010
Isha, Unscripted (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.06 — 462 ratings — published 2023
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,737 ratings — published 1990
Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.29 — 447 ratings — published 2021
Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,782 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,345 ratings — published 1942
Making a Good Script Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,325 ratings — published 1987
The Woman in the Story: Writing Memorable Female Characters (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.10 — 59 ratings — published 2010
the little book of SITCOM (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.33 — 151 ratings — published 2011
How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn't Suck (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.15 — 118 ratings — published 2012
The Screenplay Business: Managing Creativity and the Film Industry (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2013
The Secret Life of Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.83 — 63 ratings — published 2010
21st-Century Screenplay: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Tomorrow's Films (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.24 — 223 ratings — published 2010
Television Sitcom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published 2005
The Death of Character: Perspectives on Theater after Modernism (Drama and Performance Studies)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.29 — 35 ratings — published 1996
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,741 ratings — published 1949
The One vs. the Many: Minor Characters and the Space of the Protagonist in the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.16 — 64 ratings — published 2003
Morphology of the Folktale (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,221 ratings — published 1928
The Eight Characters of Comedy: Guide to Sitcom Acting And Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.03 — 360 ratings — published 2005
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.18 — 462 ratings — published 1994
The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.25 — 686 ratings — published 2013
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,134 ratings — published 1986
Writing for Emotional Impact: Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.28 — 713 ratings — published 2005
Screenplay Workbook: The Writing Before The Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.09 — 43 ratings — published 2003
Break Into Screenwriting: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Writing)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.21 — 43 ratings — published 2010
Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.15 — 232 ratings — published 2018
Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Memento, The Prestige)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.71 — 14 ratings — published 2013
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.34 — 323,000 ratings — published 2000
Plain Bad Heroines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 3.64 — 29,286 ratings — published 2020
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.15 — 423 ratings — published 2016
“Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“Stories don't show the audience the 'real world'; they show the story world. The story world isn't a copy of life as it is. It's life as human beings imagine it could be. It is human life condensed and heightened so that the audience can gain a better understanding of how life itself works.”
― The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
― The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
