The compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling, based on t......more
Through interviews with world-renowned UCLA screenwriting professor Lew Hunter, Oscar-winning screenwriters and multiple......more
What makes someone a playwright? How do their identities and ideas interweave and co-exist? What permanent truths can we......more
What makes someone a playwright? How do their identities and ideas interweave and co-exist? What permanent truths can we......more
As the videogame industry has grown up, the need for better stories and characters has dramatically increased, yet tradi......more
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The complete screenplays of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated drama based on Sally Rooney s bestselling novel. You know, ......more
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Master the craft of screenwriting-12 steps to bring your creative vision to the screen It can be difficult to find a mod......more
A Guide to Screenwriting Success provides a comprehensive overview of writing and rewriting a screenplay or teleplay. Al......more
A Guide to Screenwriting Success provides a comprehensive overview of writing and rewriting a screenplay or teleplay. Al......more
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How to Write a Horror Movie is a close look at an always-popular (but often disrespected) genre. It focuses on the scree......more
How to Write a Horror Movie is a close look at an always-popular (but often disrespected) genre. It focuses on the scree......more
International Emmy nominated writer, Mark Boutros, offers a mix of theory and practical exercises to get you creating en......more
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This workbook is a must-have for the owners of Judy Carter’s "The New Comedy Bible." It provides a proven method for cre......more
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Official companion book to the hugely successful TV series, showcasing spectacular concept art and candid behind-the-sce......more
Develop the critical and creative skills to translate a story from page to screen with this step-by-step guide to the ......more
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This book is about the life and work of David Milch, the writer who created NYPD Blue, Deadwood and other important work......more
Note: ISBN 9780995498150 has color interior, ISBN 9780995498167 has B&W interior. In The Screenwriter’s Troubleshooter, ......more
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What are the foundations of scriptwriting? Why do some scripts gain more prestige than others? How do you write a script......more
What are the foundations of scriptwriting? Why do some scripts gain more prestige than others? How do you write a script......more
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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It’s no secret that authors have a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. The oft-repeated cliché that "the book was bet......more
Starz American Gods - looking behind the scenes Neil Gaiman s American Gods: The bestselling and most beloved novel, Ame......more
On Story is film school in a box, a lifetime s worth of filmmaking knowledge squeezed into half-hour packages. --Kenne......more
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 sharp, funny book about comedy screenwriting from a successful screenwriter that uses recent - as in this century - mo......more
Note: ISBN 9780995498129 has color interior, ISBN 9780995498174 has B&W interior. In Screenwriting Unchained, Emmanuel O......more
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