Screenwriter-to-Screenwriter.com » Books on Screenwriting http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com Screenwriting Tips from One Writer to Another Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dunne: The story is the journey for truth. The plot is the road it takes to get there. http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/08/dunne-the-story-is-the-journey-for-truth-the-plot-is-the-road-it-takes-to-get-there/ http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/08/dunne-the-story-is-the-journey-for-truth-the-plot-is-the-road-it-takes-to-get-there/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:40:31 +0000 Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=885 I’ve just started reading Peter Dunne’s “Emotional Structure: Creating the Story Beneath the Plot” and it’s giving me a lot to think about.

Dunne writes in Know Your Story, Know Your Plot, Know the Difference:

When we think about great stories, about great movies, we remember first and foremost about whom the story is told. The answer [...]]]> http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/08/dunne-the-story-is-the-journey-for-truth-the-plot-is-the-road-it-takes-to-get-there/feed/ 4 The Script Reader’s Top 10 Screenplay “Dos” http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/02/the-readers-top-10-screenplay-%e2%80%9cdos%e2%80%9d/ http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/02/the-readers-top-10-screenplay-%e2%80%9cdos%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:13:21 +0000 Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=759 The following is a very basic list of items that get my attention as a script reader. If your script addresses each of these points, you’re probably doing a good job. I will be excited to read your script.

So, here we go, a list of my top 10 screenplay “dos” when reading:

DO keep your page [...]]]> http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/02/the-readers-top-10-screenplay-%e2%80%9cdos%e2%80%9d/feed/ 3 The Script Reader’s Top 5 Screenplay “Do Nots” http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/02/the-readers-top-5-screenplay-%e2%80%9cdo-nots%e2%80%9d/ http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/02/the-readers-top-5-screenplay-%e2%80%9cdo-nots%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:13:36 +0000 Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=754 The following is a very basic list of items that do not impress me as a script reader and, more often than not, will get your script a resounding pass. If your script contains any of these points, consider rewriting before sending out.

So, here we go, a list of my top 5 screenplay peeves when [...]]]> http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2010/02/the-readers-top-5-screenplay-%e2%80%9cdo-nots%e2%80%9d/feed/ 17 Blake Snyder, 1952-2009 http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/08/blake-snyder-1952-2009/ http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/08/blake-snyder-1952-2009/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:31:15 +0000 Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=326 Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat and a great screenwriting teacher, passed away on August 4 from a pulmonary embolism.

We’ve lost someone within our community who was a champion of and hero to the young writer.

To read more about Blake and his teachings, please click here.

]]> http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/08/blake-snyder-1952-2009/feed/ 0 The Screenwriting Reading List: The Must-Have Books That Will Help You Write Better http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/the-screenwriting-reading-list-the-must-have-books-that-willhelp-you-write-better/ http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/the-screenwriting-reading-list-the-must-have-books-that-willhelp-you-write-better/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:13:57 +0000 Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=52 Here is my basic reading list for screenwriters. I have included a brief paragraph in each instance as to what specifically I got from each of these books and how they can help you. Of course, each of us learns differently, but I would consider all of these books must-haves for your personal library.

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