The Writer’s Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television (Paperback)
Posted by adminJul 23
Review
“As valuable for the longtime writer as for the first-timer. — Mike Rich, screenwriter, Finding ForresterCynthia is a wonderful screenwriter and a wonderful teacher for both new and established writers. — Dave Wirtschafter, President of World Wide Motion Pictures, William Morris AgencyPrepare to be inspired! — Michael Colleary & Mike Werb, screenwriters, Face/Off and The MaskThorough, accessible, informative, and entertaining. — Linda Seger, script consulta (more…)
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All you need in screenplay writing resources
This book is very good and very helpful for the beginning screenplay writer. I benefited greatly from its contents.
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Great Book
I bought this book for my daughter in college. The book is easy to read and she has been able to teach herself how to write a screenplay.
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Let’s add another 5 star review
This book is brilliant – the layout, execution and even the sentence crafting make it easy for anyone to believe “I can do this!
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If you can’t even spell screenwriting but want to, read this book!
Top of the line. Easy to read and pleasant-toned in layman’s terms. Organized and simple. Demonstrates the usefulness of 3×5 index cards for story-plotting.
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This book is fantastic!
This book is practical, easy, and very encouraging. Cynthia knows you can do it, and she wants you to try.
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Quick read; to the point; just read it!
This was both informative and useful. Cynthia’s use of examples are few, but powerful and relevant. I have read both this book and Michael Chase Walker’s Power Screenwriting: The…
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A Great Book!
I’m writing my first screenplay and found this book to be invaluable. Worth its weight in gold.
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The best!
I’ve read other screenplay books, watched videos and this book is the best! Not just telling you what to do but with real world suggestions.
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Read it Thrice
“A Brief History of Time” for scriptwriters.
Compressing novel-length stories into an interesting 90-120 minutes, is a big part of the art.
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Finally, somebody who knows what they’re talking about!
Whenever I am about to buy a ‘how to write’ book, I first look at the bio to see what the writer has actually done. Just about every ‘how-to’ is written by a ‘haven’t-done-much.