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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make

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- This book should be in every aspiring screenwriters library!
Every aspiring screenwriter needs to at least read this book because it wasn't just an easy read, it was also helpful. If you've ever written something and sent it to an agent only to have that agent send it back because it wasn't up to standards, this book can help you figure out what some of those standards are. I've learned so many thing that I would have never thought to do when presenting a script (that's why I've rated it five stars). I like to read books where in the end I can take away something that will help me grow in years to come. HOW NOT TO WRITE A SECREENPLAY has done just that.

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- Best Book I've Ever Read on Screenwriting...
... and I've read almost all of them. Flinn starts his book with the admission that he has never written any great movies... and then states blatently that he didn't write this book because he can write screenplays, but rather because he has had to read a ton of them.

Well thank god he did, because he distills horribly written screenplays into crystal clear examples of why they are poorly written. This information is wonderful, and I found myself delighting in his revealing why I too am unsatisfied with the screenplays I have written.

The book is broken into two primary sections with a third "final thought section." The first is devoted to form, and he cuts to the chase providing examples of "good writing" and, even more importantly, examples of "bad writing". He examples are very accessible, and will illustrate to any writer, producer, or director why it is that they want to cut their wrists when reading some screenplays, and can't put others down.

The second half of the book is devoted to content. This is not as strong as the first half, but is certainly on par or slightly better than most books on how to write your story. He even quotes from all of the guru's of screenwriting, and shows that they are all ultimately trying to say the same thing.

I am absolutely serious when I say it is the best book on screenwriting I have ever read. I think it should be manditory reading for anyone that ever thinks of giving their screenplay to another individual to read. Happy writing!!!

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- Excellent information for the budding screenwriter
This book has a lot of useful information that can instantly be applied to works in progress, or any projects that one has in the making. Give it a read, and then look over your work, and then see if you can make any of the improvements suggested in the book. There isn't a lot of "this type of plot sells" or "you should write about this", most of the advice tends to be concerned with structure. A great help to any beginner, and a useful reference for a seasoned writer.

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- More than just for screen writers
As Hemingway is good for non fiction, so this work is good for novel writing. More than you might expect, from the title. if you are going to write, you need to read this work, it will make your scenes rich and your plot tight.

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- Best of the Best in Format Instruction!
HOW NOT TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY has the best format advice of any screenwriting book out there. For formatting instruction, augment it with David Trottier's THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE and Paul Argentini's ELEMENTS OF STYLE FOR SCREENWRITERS. My only desire is to see Denny Flynn expand the book in the second edition to include even more screenplay examples from different kinds of scripts, emphasizing not only screenwriting format, but also alternative structures, e.g. non-linear scripts. It's hard to critique a book that is so good. The content section can be augmented by reading Jennifer Lerch's 500 WAYS TO BEAT THE HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT READER and all the other books I've mentioned in previous posts.

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