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Official companion book to the hugely successful TV series, showcasing spectacular concept art and candid behind-the-sce......more
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A professional screenwriter s master class in writing the most critical and challenging script element--the individual s......more
All you need to know about writing a screenplay that sells. The author Robert L. McCullough has nearly 300 produced scri......more
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Starz American Gods - looking behind the scenes Neil Gaiman s American Gods: The bestselling and most beloved novel, Ame......more
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This is a collection of interviews with writers, creators, and show runners of some of the greatest sitcoms of all time,......more
TV Writing On Demand: Creating Great Content in the Digital Era takes a deep dive into writing for today’s audiences, ag......more
TV Writing On Demand: Creating Great Content in the Digital Era takes a deep dive into writing for today s audiences, ag......more
Bartlett s complete scripts for his superb television drama series, winner of Best New Drama at the 2016 National Televi......more
This book focuses on Breaking Bad’s fascinating characters and complex story lines, while also looking at how the progra......more
Just as a distinctive literary voice or style is marked by the ease with which it can be parodied, so too can specific a......more
Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal’s Narratology has become an international classic and the comp......more
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The ability to pitch well is essential for all writers, directors and producers. Strong pitching skills will not only he......more
September 8, 2016 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the debut of the world s most successful science fiction televis......more
When I finished Writing the Pilot a few years back, I figured I’d managed to cram everything I had to say on the subject......more
Most movies include a love story, whether it is the central story or a subplot, and knowing how to write a believable re......more
Writing for the Screen is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of screenwriting. This highly acc......more
Aspiring writers often ask how they can break into the television writing business. Meyers believes that the answer can ......more
How to Write Everything is the ultimate writer s handbook. It tells you about every aspect of writing, from having an id......more
Close to the Enemy is a seven-part television series, mostly set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the ......more
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A good story can easily be ruined by bad dialogue. Now in its 4th edition, Rib Davis s bestselling Writing Dialogue for ......more
The Screenwriter’s Path takes a comprehensive approach to learning how to write a screenplay-allowing the writer to use ......more
The Screenwriter s Path takes a comprehensive approach to learning how to write a screenplay--allowing the writer to use......more
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This groundbreaking guide describes six seemingly different popular movies and genres (Skyfall, The Avengers, The Hangov......more
A sharp, funny book about comedy screenwriting from a successful screenwriter that uses recent - as in this century - mo......more
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A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing - for theatre, film and TV - in a compr......more
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The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, ......more
Centering on media studies, this collection of essays examines both the show The Walking Dead and its source material, t......more
The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, ......more
Detailing the nuts and bolts of the job of script editing, this book looks at what s required and expected, how script e......more
The complete shooting scripts for series one of the hit BBC television show Poldark....more
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THE ESSENTIAL AND EXPANDED UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE WHEDONVERSE This revised and updated edition covers every aspect of h......more
A comprehensive and sustained analysis of the development of storytelling for television Over the past two decades, new ......more
The Complete Guide to Writing A Successful Screenplay outlines time saving tools to hone your writing, so you can attrac......more
A manual for screenwriters and filmmakers, in the form of notes, on how to take your career from amateur writer to pro R......more
Comedy writing is an acquired skill. No one is born a comedy writer. The desire may be there from an early age, but the ......more
The Writing Dead features original interviews with the writers of today’s most frightening and fascinating shows. They i......more
"Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice." That’s more than a joke; it’s solid advic......more
Screenwriters are storytellers and dream builders. They forge new worlds and beings, bringing them to life through story......more
How To Write Everything is the ultimate writer s handbook. It tells you about every aspect of writing, from having an id......more
Build an Exceptional Plot, One Scene at a Time Think of your favorite story--the one that kept you turning pages late in......more
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This collection analyzes twenty-first-century American television programs that employ temporal and narrative experiment......more
The 90-Day Screenplay is a day-by-day guide to the completion of your screenplay in three months....more
An award-winning television drama producer with 20 years experience in script editing and development offers a practical......more
The author of the screenplay for Lore demystifies the screenwriter s art, providing informed advice in a working handboo......more
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Screenwriters and Screenwriting is an innovative, fresh and lively book that is useful for both screenwriting practice a......more
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The first-ever collection of the most intelligent, strangest, mysterious, and wonderful quotes from all fifty years of t......more
He has written and produced comedy/talk shows for over fifteen years. Now four-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn reveals his p......more
This updated edition of Writing for Visual Media will enable you to understand the nature of visual writing that lies be......more
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Screenwriting in a Digital Era examines the practices of writing for the screen from early Hollywood to the new realism.......more
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Jill Nelmes original study of the role of the screenwriter in British cinema, from the 1930s to the present, draws on s......more
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US television drama has gained recognition for its sophisticated narrative form, and the role of the writer has been cen......more
US television drama has gained recognition for its sophisticated narrative form, and the role of the writer has been cen......more
Offering unique insights into the writing and production of television drama series such as The Killing and Borgen, prod......more
A successful screenplay starts with an understanding of the fundamentals of dramatic story structure. In this practical ......more
A new, original investigation into how screenwriting works; the practices, creative ’poetics’ and texts that serve the s......more
THE UNTOLD STORY... Aimee & David Thurlo s Ella Clah, a Navajo Police special investigator, is one of the most enduring ......more
A successful screenplay starts with an understanding of the fundamentals of dramatic story structure. In this practical ......more
Alan Ball: Conversations features interviews that span Alan Ball’s entire career and include detailed observations and i......more
What does it take to go from being a fan to professional television writer? For the first time outside of the UCLA Exten......more
This, the first book length study of one of Britain’s leading television writers, Jimmy McGovern, links his work to key ......more
Writer-director Jim Makichuk s unique book on screenwriting is based on his UCLA extension class lectures and over 35 ye......more