Screenwriting Books

They're good, but if you read 'em all, you'll know too much to be able to write a coherent sentence.

If you only read three...

THE WRITER'S JOURNEY -- Christopher Vogler

STORY -- Robert McKee

MAKING A GOOD SCRIPT GREAT -- Linda Seger

If you're a glutton for punishment...

THE TOOLS OF SCREENWRITING -- Howard & Mabley

SCREENWRITING TRICKS OF THE TRADE -- William Froug

ON WRITING -- Stephen King (second half is about writing)

ON WRITING -- George V. Higgins (may be out of print)

WRITING DOWN THE BONES -- Goldberg

SCREENPLAY Writing the Picture -- Russin & Downs

THE ART OF FICTION -- David Lodge

THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING -- Lajos Egri

POETICS -- Aristotle

ADVENTURES IN THE SCREEN TRADE - William Goldman

and

THE HOLLYWOOD JOB HUNTERS SURVIVAL GUIDE -- Hugh Taylor

All about how to get a job as an assistant and be good at it. It has next to nothing to do with screenwriting.

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