Books
Format - Reference

The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling your Script

by David Trottier

The Complete Film Dictionary

by Ira Konigsberg

The Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats: The Screenplay

by Hilis R. Cole, Judith H. Haag

Filmmaker's Dictionary, 2nd Edition

by Ralph Singleton, James A. Conrad,
Janna Wong Healy

Story Structure

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

by Robert McKee

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

by Denny Martin Flinn

How to Write a Selling Screenplay: A Step-By-Step Approach to Developing Your Story and Writing Your Screenplay

by Christopher Keane, Julius Epstein

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

by Syd Field

Writing the Romantic Comedy: The Art and Craft of Writing Screenplays That Sell

by Billy Mernit

Stealing Fire from the Gods: A Dynamic New Story Model for Writers and Filmmakers

by James Bonnet

Story Sense: Writing Story and Script for Feature Films and Television

by Paul Lucey

Anatomy of a Screenplay

by Dan Decker

Secrets of Film Writing

by Tom Lazarus

Writing Screenplays That Sell

by Michael Hauge

Screenwriting 101: The Essential Craft of Feature Film Writing

by Neill D. Hicks

Aspects of the Screenplay: Techniques of Screenwriting

by Mark Axelrod

How to Write It, How to Sell It: Everything a Screenwriter Needs to Know About Hollywood

by Linda Palmer

The Elements of Screenwriting

by Irwin R. Blacker

The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers

by Christopher Vogler

Secrets of Screenplay Structure: How to Recognize and Emulate the Structural Frameworks of Great Films

by Linda J. Cowgill

Making a Good Script Great

by Linda Seger

The Visual Story: Seeing the Structure of Film, Tv, and New Media

by Bruce A. Block

Storytelling in the New Hollywood: Understanding Classical Narrative Technique

by Kristin Thompson

The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and the Elements of a Screenplay

by David Howard, Edward Mabley

Aristotle's Poetics

by Aristotle, F. Fergusson (Designer),
S. H. Butcher (Translator)

Screenplay: Writing the Picture

by Robin U. Russin, William Missouri Downs


AFI's Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV, 2nd Edition

by Dona Cooper

Alternative Scriptwriting: Writing Beyond the Rules

by Ken Dancyger, Jeff Rush

Writing the Character-Centered Screenplay

by Andrew Horton

Elements of Style for Screenwriters

by Paul Argentini

Writing Scripts Hollywood Will Love

by Katherine Atwell Herbert


Creating Unforgettable Characters

by Linda Seger

Insightful - Inspirational - Indespensable

Writing from the Inside Out: Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within

by Dennis Palumbo

The Writer Got Screwed (But Didn't Have To): A Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment Industry

by Brooke A. Wharton

The Screenwriter's Survival Guide: Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics and Other Acts of War

by Max Adams

Hollywood 101: The Film Industry

by Frederick Levy

The Screenwriter's Legal Guide

by Stephen Breiner, Stephen F. Clause by Breimer

Hero with a Thousand Faces

by Joseph Campbell

The Whole Picture: Strategies for Screenwriting Success in the New Hollywood

by Richard Walter

The Big Deal: Hollywood's Million-Dollar Spec Script Market

by Thom Taylor

Zen and the Art of Screenwriting 2: More Insights and Interviews

by William Froug

Refugees from Hollywood: A Journal of the Blacklist Years

by Jean Rouverol

Screenwriting from the Soul: Letters to an Aspiring Screenwriter

by Richard W. Krevolin, Jeff Arch

Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player

by Robert Rodriguez

Screenwriting From The Heart

by James Ryan

The First Time I Got Paid For It: Writers' Tales From The Hollywood Trenches

by Laura J. Shapiro

Which Lie Did I Tell: More Adventures in the Screen Trade

by William Goldman

Hollywood Rules

Anonymous

This Business of Screenwriting: How to Protect Yourself As a Screenwriter

by Ron Suppa

Art of Dramatic Writing

by Lajos Egri

Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television

by Richard Walter

Conversations with Screenwriters

by Susan Bullington Katz

The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film

by Linda Seger

The Art of Movie Making: Script to Screen

by Richard Beck Peacock

Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting

by William Goldman

Hitchcock

by Helen G. Scott, Francois Truffaut

Selling Your Script

Selling Scripts to Hollywood

by Katherine Atwell Herbert

The Savvy Screenwriter: How To Sell Your Screenplay (And Yourself) Without Selling Out!

by Susan Kouguell

Screen & Stage Marketing Secrets

by James Russell

How to Sell Your Screenplay: The Real Rules of Film and Television

by Carl Sautter


The Script is Finished, Now What Do I Do? The Scriptwriter's Resource Book & Agent Guide

by K Callan

Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Book, Screenplay, Manuscript

by Carlos De Abreu, Howard Jay Smith

Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood

by Syd Field

How to Sell Your Screenplay: A Realistic Guide to Getting a Film Deal

by John Wilen, Lydia Wilen, Joan Wilen