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If you want to learn about screenwriting, this is the book for you. (Aaron Spelling, Spelling Entertainment)For decades, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry's most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step by step, that appears in the book.

Jeffrey Stepakoff chronicles his journey from MFA playwriter to Los Angeles TV writer amid the late‑80s television gold rush, revealing the industry's inner workings and the rise of reality TV’s impact on scripted programming.

Moss Hart once said that you never really learn how to write a play; you only learn how to write this play. Crafted with that adage in mind, The Dramatic Writer's Companion is designed to help writers explore their own ideas in order to develop the script in front of them. No ordinary guide to plotting, this handbook starts with the principle that character is key. "The character is not something added to the scene or to the story," writes author Will Dunne. "Rather, the character is the scene. The character is the story." Having spent decades working with dramatists to refine and expand their existing plays and screenplays, Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action steps—over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to virtually any individual writing process and dramatic script. Dunne's in-depth method is both instinctual and intellectual, allowing writers to discover new actions for their characters and new directions for their stories. Dunne's own experience is a crucial element of this guide. His plays have been selected by the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center for three U.S. National Playwrights Conferences and have earned numerous honors, including a Charles MacArthur Fellowship, four Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, and two Drama-Logue Playwriting Awards. Thousands of individuals have already benefited from his workshops, and The Dramatic Writer's Companion promises to bring his remarkable creative method to an even wider audience.

Syd Field’s guide shows screenwriters how to spot and fix common problems in their scripts, turning flaws into creative opportunities and building strong, marketable stories from the first act on.

The TV Writer's Workbook offers practical, step‑by‑step guidance for aspiring television writers, with exercises, insider tips, and sample scripts from successful shows.

A comprehensive history of Hollywood screenwriters and the evolution of the movies through the ages.

Kate Wright teaches screenwriters how to center story in a screenplay, covering themes, structure, character, conflict, moral dilemmas, and genre mastery within a three-act dramatic framework.