Books about Screenwritng and Screenplays

Here is our collection of books about screenwriting, Hollywood and writing screenplays. You can find more screenwriting resources in our screenwriting section.


Writer's Market Deluxe Edition 2016
by Robert Lee Brewer
Writer's Digest Books, (September, 2015)

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2015 Guide to Literary Agents
by Chuck Sambuchino
Writers Digest Books, (September, 2014)

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How to Build a Great Screenplay : A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
by David Howard
St. Martin's Press, (November, 2004)

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Screenplay by Disney
by Jason Dennis Surrell
Disney Editions, (August, 2004)

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Alone in a Room: The Secrets of Professional Screenwriters
by John Scott Lewinski
Michael Wiese Productions, (August, 2004)

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting, 2nd Ed.
by Skip Press
Alpha Books, (July, 2004)
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Screenwriter's Legal Guide
by Stephen F. Breimer
Allworth Press, (June, 2004)

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Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success
by Larry Brody
Applause Books, (September, 2003)

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Hot Property: Screenwriting in the New Hollywood
by Christopher Keane
Berkley, (August, 2003)

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theWarofArt
by Steven Pressfield
Warner Books, (April, 2003)

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How to Adapt Anything into a Screenplay
by Richard W. Krevolin
John Wiley & Sons, (March, 2003)

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Writing Treatments That Sell
by Kenneth Atchity, Chi-Li Wong
Owl Books, (February, 2003)

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Writing Treatments That Sell: How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry, Second Edition
by Kenneth John Atchity; Rebecca J. Donatelle
Owl Books, (February, 2003)

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Writing Dialogue for Scripts
by Rib Davis
A. & C. Black, (January, 2003)

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Writing Treatments that Sell: How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry
by Kenneth Atchity, Chi-Li Wong
Henry Holt, (January, 2003)

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The Directors: Take Three
by Robert J. Emery
Allworth Press, (January, 2003)

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Crafty Screenwriting: Writing Movies That Get Made
by Alex Epstein
Owl Books, (October, 2002)

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Writing the Thriller Film: The Terror Within
by Neill D. Hicks
Michael Wiese Productions, (October, 2002)

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Surviving Hollywood: Your Ticket to Success
by Jerry Rannow
Allworth Press, (October, 2002)

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Writer's Guide to Selling Your Screenplay
by Cynthia Whitcomb
Writer Books, (September, 2002)

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Idea to Script: Storytelling for Today's Media
by Stuart Hyde
Allyn & Bacon, Inc., (September, 2002)

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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
by Michael Tierno
Hyperion, (August, 2002)

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Complete Book of Scriptwriting
by J. Michael Sctraczynski
Writers Digest Books, (June, 2002)

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The Writer's Legal Guide : An Author's Guild Desk Reference
by Tad Crawford, Kay Murray
Allworth Press, (June, 2002)

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How to Write for Animation
by Jeffrey Scott
Overlook Press, (June, 2002)

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The Script Selling Game : A Hollywood Insider's Look at Getting Your Script Sold and Produced
by Kathie Fong Yoneda
Michael Wiese Productions, (May, 2002)

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Power Screenwriting: The 12 Stages of Story Development
by Michael Chase Walker
Lone Eagle Publishing, (April, 2002)

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The First Time I Got Paid for It
by Peter Lefcourt, Laura J. Shapiro, William Goldman
Da Capo Press, (March, 2002)

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Oscar-Winning Screenwriters on Screenwriting: The Award-Winning Best in the Business Discuss Their Craft
by Joel Engel
Hyperion, (February, 2002)

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Writing the Action-Adventure Film : The Moment of Truth
by Neill D. Hicks
Michael Wiese Productions, (February, 2002)

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The Writers Guide to Writing Your Screenplay
by Cynthia Whitcomb
The Writer Books, (January, 2002)
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Screenwriting on the Internet: Researching, Writing and Selling Your Script on the Web
by Christopher Wehner
Michael Wiese Productions, (November, 2001)

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The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters : Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers
by Karl Iglesias, Lew Hunter
Adams Media Corporation, (October, 2001)

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Going to the Movies : A Personal Journey Through Four Decades of Modern Film
by Syd Field
Dell Books, (October, 2001)

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From Word to Image : Storyboarding and the Filmmaking Process
by Marcie Begleiter
Michael Wiese Productions, (September, 2001)

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Writing the Romantic Comedy
by Billy Mernit
Quill, (August, 2001)

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How to Sell Your Screenplay
by Lydia Wilen, Joan Wilen
Square One Publishers, (July, 2001)

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Writer's Guide to Hollywood Producers, Directors, and Screenwriter's Agents, 2002-2003
by Skip Press
Prima Publishing, (June, 2001)
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Secrets of Film Writing
by Tom Lazarus
Griffin Trade Paperback, (June, 2001)

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The Creative Writer's Companion
by Stan Corwin
St. Martin's Press, (March, 2001)
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The Screenwriter's Survival Guide
by Max Adams
Warner Books, (March, 2001)

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The Screenwriter's Guide to Agents and Managers
by John Scott Lewinski
Allworth Press, (January, 2001)

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting
by Skip Press
Alpha Books, (November, 2000)
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Writing Scripts Hollywood Will Love
by Katherine Atwell Herbert
Allworth Press, (November, 2000)

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You Can Write a Movie
by Pamela Wallace
Writers Digest Books, (August, 2000)

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So You Want to be A Screenwriter: How to Face the Fears and Take the Risks
by Marie-Eve Kielson, Sara C. Caldwell, Carla Hacken
Allworth Press, (August, 2000)

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A Friend in the Business
by Robert Masello
Perigee, (May, 2000)
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Which Lie Did I Tell : More Adventures in the Screen Trade
by William Goldman
Pantheon Books, (March, 2000)
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Laughing Out Loud : Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay
by Andrew Horton
University of California Press, (January, 2000)

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Writing Television Comedy
by Jerry Rannow
Allworth Press, (January, 2000)
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