Recommended Reading
Some of these books are alluded to or directly referenced in mine, but all of them make up a screenwriter’s essential library, whether you are just learning the craft or you’re a seasoned professional.
| Ackerman, Hal | Write Screenplays That Sell |
| Aristotle | Poetics |
| Bradbury, Ray | Zen in the Art of Writing |
| Campbell, Joseph | The Hero with a Thousand Faces |
| Chitlik, Paul | Rewrite |
| Egri, Lajos | The Art of Dramatic Writing |
| Field, Syd | Screenplay |
| Goldman, William | Adventures in the Screen Trade |
| Hunter, Lew | Screenwriting 434 |
| King, Stephen | On Writing |
| McKee, Robert | Story |
| Price, Brian | Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting |
| Suber, Howard | The Power of Film and Letters to Young Filmmakers |
| Vogler, Christopher | The Writer’s Journey |
| Walter, Richard | Screenwriting and The Whole Picture |
And any screenplay you can get your hands on! Produced, unproduced, first drafts, shooting scripts, it’s all good. Reading HOW to write a screenplay is valuable, but seeing what a successful finished product actually looks like is priceless.
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