Comments on: My top 3 screenwriting books

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:33:41 +0000

Definitely check out “How To Write A Movie in 21 Days” Once you’ve finished it (it’s actually so well written that you can read it on one day), you feel like you can write anything …whenever I’m looking for a new book about screenwriting, I want it to “encourage” me and give me that “WOW!”-feeling

By: Ashley Scott Meyers

Ashley Scott Meyers — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:57:12 +0000

Brook;

Thanks for the comment. I haven’t read How to Write a Movie in 21 Days but I’ll check it out.

Thanks,

Ashley

By: Brook

Brook — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:31:01 +0000

I also would recommend “How to Write a Movie in 21 Days” by Viki King in conjuction with Syd Field’s “Screenplay”. Syd Field’s instruction is very structured and written for someone who has every detail of their story pinned down before actually writing it. Being new to screenwriting you don’t always know all the details of the story, or your characters surprise you, and reading anything by Syd Field is like reading a car manual when you don’t necessarily have the car. “How to Write a Movie in 21 Days” let’s you know it’s OK to not know everything about the story and is a little more encouraging. These two books together give a ying-yang type of balance.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:34:10 +0000

#1 The Screenwriter’s Bible
#2 The Writer’s Journey
#3 How To Write a Movie in 21-Days + Writing For Emotional Impact