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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,145 ratings — published 2005
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 17,667 ratings — published 1997
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,281 ratings — published 2007
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 8,846 ratings — published 1979
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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 10,442 ratings — published 1992
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Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,686 ratings — published 2016
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Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 4,535 ratings — published 2013
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Analysing the Screenplay Analysing the Screenplay (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2010
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Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 150 ratings — published 2000
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Making Movies Making Movies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 10,221 ratings — published 1995
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The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,945 ratings — published 1994
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The Story Book: A Writer's Guide to Story Development, Principles, Problem-solving and Marketing The Story Book: A Writer's Guide to Story Development, Principles, Problem-solving and Marketing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 191 ratings — published 2010
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Every Writer Needs a Tribe Every Writer Needs a Tribe (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 144 ratings — published 2012
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The Complete Book of Scriptwriting The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 288 ratings — published 1996
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All for the Best All for the Best (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 2.50 — 2 ratings — published
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The Ones We Love The Ones We Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.37 — 686 ratings — published 2025
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The Fury The Fury (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.36 — 239,883 ratings — published 2024
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #1) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 168,297 ratings — published 2016
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Inglourious Basterds Inglourious Basterds (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 2,372 ratings — published 2009
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Inception: The Shooting Script Inception: The Shooting Script (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3,308 ratings — published 2010
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Isha, Unscripted Isha, Unscripted (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.06 — 459 ratings — published 2023
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The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works) The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works)
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avg rating 4.29 — 2,719 ratings — published 1990
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Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 444 ratings — published 2021
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Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,765 ratings — published 2016
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The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 3,330 ratings — published 1942
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Making a Good Script Great Making a Good Script Great (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,319 ratings — published 1987
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The Woman in the Story: Writing Memorable Female Characters The Woman in the Story: Writing Memorable Female Characters (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 59 ratings — published 2010
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the little book of SITCOM the little book of SITCOM (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 150 ratings — published 2011
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How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn't Suck How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn't Suck (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.15 — 117 ratings — published 2012
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The Screenplay Business: Managing Creativity and the Film Industry The Screenplay Business: Managing Creativity and the Film Industry (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2013
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The Secret Life of Plays The Secret Life of Plays (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 63 ratings — published 2010
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21st-Century Screenplay: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Tomorrow's Films 21st-Century Screenplay: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Tomorrow's Films (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.24 — 220 ratings — published 2010
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Television Sitcom Television Sitcom (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published 2005
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The Death of Character: Perspectives on Theater after Modernism (Drama and Performance Studies) The Death of Character: Perspectives on Theater after Modernism (Drama and Performance Studies)
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avg rating 4.29 — 35 ratings — published 1996
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 45,439 ratings — published 1949
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The One vs. the Many: Minor Characters and the Space of the Protagonist in the Novel The One vs. the Many: Minor Characters and the Space of the Protagonist in the Novel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 63 ratings — published 2003
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Morphology of the Folktale Morphology of the Folktale (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 2,203 ratings — published 1928
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The Eight Characters of Comedy: Guide to Sitcom Acting And Writing The Eight Characters of Comedy: Guide to Sitcom Acting And Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.03 — 357 ratings — published 2005
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Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts) Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
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avg rating 4.18 — 460 ratings — published 1994
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The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 682 ratings — published 2013
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 31,986 ratings — published 1986
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Screenplay Workbook: The Writing Before The Writing Screenplay Workbook: The Writing Before The Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 43 ratings — published 2003
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Break Into Screenwriting: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Writing) Break Into Screenwriting: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Writing)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.21 — 43 ratings — published 2010
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Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story (Audible Audio)
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avg rating 4.15 — 230 ratings — published 2018
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Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Memento, The Prestige) Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Memento, The Prestige)
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avg rating 3.71 — 14 ratings — published 2013
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scriptwriting)
avg rating 4.34 — 320,963 ratings — published 2000
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Plain Bad Heroines Plain Bad Heroines (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 29,108 ratings — published 2020
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The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 413 ratings — published 2016
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Amit Kalantri
“If thinking should precede acting, then acting must succeed thinking.”
Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

Amit Kalantri
“Mixing old wine with new wine is stupidity, but mixing old wisdom with new wisdom is maturity.”
Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

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