"The Perfect Screenplay: Writing it and Selling It"
by Katherine Atwell Herbert
If you are really strapped for cash and can only afford one book on screenwriting, make it this one.
Herbert is witty, humorous, realistic, demanding and charming. She pulls no punches and says that entering the glamorous ranks of Hollywood is like scaling Mt. Everest with only the aid of a toothpick. But it isn't as impossible as you might think, so long as you make your script as perfect as pie.
Herbert tells you how to do so with several carefully marked sections which feature your writer's self-confidence, the creation of your main characters, dialogue, how to send your script off in the most appropriate way, how to conduct yourself with an agent, and how to keep yourself motivated. She even goes into specific detail about the exact size of the brass brads you should use to bind your script (1 1/2 inches). She mentions outside sources to look at, what software to available, and big-name competitions to enter (which I have already taken the liberty of putting on my website ;D .)
A wonderful guide and a wonderful resource for both emerging and established talent.
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