ID #109652 |
Amazon's Price: $ 14.95
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Summary of this Book... | ||
This is a comprehensive look at how to draft a screenplay. It uses several writing exercises to inspire your muse. Specifically, it addresses themes in screenplays, how your dreams play into your inspiration, "shadows and light," and how to make characters a little more complex. It also talks about how to solicit constructive feedback for your work. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Fleshing out ideas for writing, specifically screenplays. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
I liked the chapters on theme and how to develop a theme for a play. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
The book doesn't talk about the technical aspect of the writing - how to construct a play. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
To start writing. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
This book is very empowering the writer. It's very upbeat and has a lot of good writing exercises the author can tap into. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
is Linda Seger. She's written many books in the screenwriting field and has presented seminars to the ABC, CBS, NBC, and USC. She has a long list of credentials. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
It helps focus one's writing when targeting screenplays. There are a lot of great examples given. There are also some easy and fun writing exercises. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
It's a really a great book. It inspires creativity. The writing is sharp and crisp and it's easy reading that will hold the author/reader's attention. If you are interested in tackling screenplays, take a look at this book. | ||
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Created Oct 10, 2008 at 2:03pm •
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