The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing Formatting and Selling Your Script

The 20th anniversary edition 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 200 000 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 todays correct formats for screenplays and TV scripts A Spec Writing Guide that demonstrates todays spec style through sample scenes and analysis with an emphasis on grabbing the readers interest in the first ten pages A Sales and Marketing Guide that presents proven strategies to help you create a laser-sharp marketing plan.