 | I Liked It, Didn't Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out by Rona Edwards
Buy used from: $9.22 The only book out there that gives the lowdown on the Hollywood System - perfect for writers, producers, filmmakers and wannabe development execs - Unbelievably valuable info
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 | Making a Good Script Great by Linda Seger
Buy used from: $4.00 Still the best book about the rewrite process there is - there are too many books on screenwriting - this one's the real deal!
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 | Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization by Michael Tierno
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.10 Still the granddaddy of all writing books, the structure of Aristotle's dramas is still the structure for today's writers. Know the basics!
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 | The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri
Buy new: $10.55 / Used from: $4.45 This too has the basics for all good dramatic writing - if you have the above 4 books - you'll be good to go!
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 | The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (Hollywood Standard: The Complete & Authoritative Guide to) by Christopher Riley
Buy used from: $7.25 After you've learned the basics and structure for good writing, you'll need to know how to format correctly - thousands of scripts are passed on because the writer neglected to learn the format .
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