Screenwriting books

Here is a list of interesting literature on screenwriting recommended by Oscars and collected to help you build your screenwriter skills and select your approach on this journey.

YOUR SCREENPLAYS SUCKS: 100 WAYS TO MAKE IT GREAT

Akers, William M.

STEALING FIRE FROM THE GODS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STORY FOR WRITERS & FILMMAKERS

Bonnet, James.

HOW TO MAKE IT IN HOLLYWOOD  

Buzzell, Linda.

SO YOU WANT TO BE A SCREENWRITER  

Caldwell, Sara & Marie-Eve Kielson. 

THE SCRIPT IS FINISHED, NOW WHAT DO I DO?  

Callan, K. 

SCREEN PLAYS: HOW 25 SCREENPLAYS MADE IT TO A THEATER NEAR YOU

Cohen, David S. 

ALTERNATIVE SCREENWRITING: WRITING BEYOND THE RULES

Dancyger, Ken and Jeff Rush. 

OPENING THE DOORS TO HOLLYWOOD: HOW TO SELL YOUR IDEA  

de Abreu, Carlos & Howard Jay Smith.

THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING  

Egri, Lajos. 

WRITING GREAT CHARACTERS  

Halperin, Michael. 

WRITING THE SECOND ACT: BUILDING CONFLICT AND TENSION IN YOUR FILM SCRIPTS  

Halperin, Michael. 

SELLING YOUR STORY IN 60 SECONDS

Hauge, Michael.

LAUGHING OUT LOUD: WRITING THE COMEDY-CENTERED SCREENPLAY

Horton, Andrew.  

WRITING THE THRILLER FILM  

Hicks, Neill D.

WRITING THE ROMANTIC COMEDY  

Mernit, Billy. 

READING FOR A LIVING  

Katahn, T. L. 

WRITING DRAMA: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR PLAYWRIGHTS AND SCRIPTWRITERS

Lavandier, Yves. 

BREAKFAST WITH SHARKS

Lent, Michael. 

THE SCREENWRITER’S GUIDE TO AGENTS AND MANAGERS  

Lewinski, John Scott. 

THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE: CREATING GREAT VILLAINS, DANGEROUS SITUATIONS & DRAMATIC CONFLICT

Smith, Pamela Jaye

ARISTOTLE’S POETICS FOR SCREENWRITERS  

Tierno, Michael. 

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P.S. If you decide for one, it would be great you shared with us a short synopsis of the book essence. This way, we could cover several screenwriting areas and save time to all of us creating a reading synergy. Basically 80/20 in practice.