The Screenwriter's Bible, 6th Edition · A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Expanded & Updated)

The Screenwriter's Bible's 7th edition marks the 20th anniversary 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 300,000 copies in its twenty-year life. Always up-to-date and reliable, it contains everything that both the budding and working screenwriter needs 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 today's correct formats for screenplays and TV scripts;

• A Spec Writing Guide that demonstrates today's spec style through sample scenes and analysis, with an emphasis on grabbing the reader's interest in the first ten pages;

• A Sales and Marketing Guide that presents proven strategies to help you create a laser-sharp marketing plan.