Screenwriter's Bible, 7th Edition: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

David Trottier

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Screenwriter's Bible, 7th Edition: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

Screenwriter's Bible, 7th Edition: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

David Trottier

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The Screenwriter's Bible's 6th edition marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular, authoritative, and useful books on screenwriting. A standard by which other screenwriting books are measured, it has sold over 300,000 copies in its twenty-year life. Always up-to-date and reliable, it contains everything that both the budding and working screenwriter need under one cover"€"five books in one!

A Screenwriting Primer"€"that provides a concise course in screenwriting basics;

A Screenwriting Workbook"€"that walks you through the complete writing process, from nascent ideas through final revisions;

A Formatting Guide"€"that thoroughly covers today's correct formats for screenplays and TV scripts;

A Spec Writing Guide"€"that demonstrates today's spec style through sample scenes and analysis, with an emphasis on grabbing the reader's interest in the first ten pages;

A Sales and Marketing Guide"€"that presents proven strategies to help you create a laser-sharp marketing plan.

Critical Reviews

Love your book"€"very practical. I've kept it near my desk since high school and I still go back to it. -- Travis Beacham "Screenwriter, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, Dog Days of Summer"

Whether you are a rank beginner who needs instruction, or an old pro who needs reminding, you could not do better than Dave Trottier's book. -- William Kelley "Academy Award"€"Winning Writer, Witness"

If you have the gift, this book will show you how to use it. -- Victoria Wisdom "Producer-Manager and Former Literary Agent at ICM and Becsey Wisdom Kalajian"

All the essential information in one neat, script-sized volume]€]. New screenwriters will find The Screenwriter's Bible invaluable; experienced screenwriters will find it an excellent addition to their reference shelf. -- Hollywood Scriptwriter Magazine "Hollywood Scriptwriter Magazine"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Silman-James Press
Pub date: 2019-08-30
Length: 450 pages

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