The Screenwriter's Bible

BOOK I: HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY - A PRIMER 1) How Stories Work 2) Situation, Conflict and Resolution - The Flow of the Story 3) The Low Down on High Concept 4) Story Layering, Plot and Genre 5) Ten Keys to Creating Captivating Characters 6) Dialogue, Subtext and Expostion 7) How to Make a Scene 8) Suspense, Comedy and Television BOOK II: 7 STEPS TO A STUNNING SCRIPT - A WORKBOOK 1) About This Workbook 2) Step 1 - Summon Your Muse 3) Step 2 - Dream Up Your Movie Idea 4) Step 3 - Develop Your Core Story 5) Step 4 - Create Your Movie People 6) Step 5 - Step Out Your Story 7) Step 6 - Write Your First Draft 8) Step 7 - Make the Necessary Revisions BOOK III: CORRECT FORMAT FOR SCREENPLAYS & TV SCRIPTS - A STYLE GUIDE FOR SPEC SCRIPTS 1) How to Use This Guide and its Unique Cross-Referencing Tools 2) Sample Scenes (with Reference Codes) 3) The Cover, Title, First Page and Last Page 4) Headings 5) Description 6) Dialogue 7) How to Format TV Scripts 8) Glossary 9) Formatting Index BOOK IV: WRITING YOUR BREAKTHROUGH SPEC SCRIPT - A SCRIPT CONSULTANT'S VIEW 1) The Spec Script - Your Key to Breaking In 2) Exercises in Revising Scenes 3) The First Ten Pages BOOK V: HOW TO SELL YOUR SCRIPT - A MARKETING PLAN 1) How to Protect Your Work 2) What You Must Do Before Entering the Market 3) Your Strategic Marketing Plan 4) How to Find an Agent 5) The Query Letter 6) How to Pitch without Striking Out 7) How to Sell Your Script without an Agent 8) Television and Hollywood's Back Door 9) How to break into Hollywood when you live in Peoria 10) A Personal Challenge BOOK VI: RESOURCES AND INDEX 1) Industry Organizations and Guilds 2) Script Consultants, Seminars and Schools 3) Internet Sites 4) Directories, Periodicals and Writers Organizations 5) Bookstores 6) Software 7) Books for Screenwriters and Television Writers 8) Contests 9) Script Consulting 10) General Index