Your Stage : The Craft of Scene Writing by Jim Mercurio

My book, the first-ever SW book to focus solely on scenes was released this month. It’s been a best seller in the new releases category. It covers material that no other book does. It will be a complement to and welcome addition to your journey of mastering screenwriting craft. Kindle version is under $6. Below are the Amazon review so far. REVIEWS -- All Five-Star A CRAFT BOOK BEYOND CRAFT February 9, 2019 At last a book that goes into the realities of how scenes work. The material has been there, to be seen, all this time but wasn't properly perceived until the author pointed out how it really worked. Amazing. This book is so far beyond other books I've seen on writing that I feel a deep pain that I did not have access to such material years ago. The author most appropriately uses a quote by Renoir about the relation of craft and art. Truly a beautiful and practical work. Advanced Screenwriting Topics February 2, 2019 If you have already been at screenwriting for a while, and have read most of the essential books on the craft, The Craft of Scene Writing will take your screenplays to the next level. Think of it as Screenwriting 301. It goes into advanced topics that other books might hint at. I highly recommend this book, but only after you've gotten some writing under your belt. FINALLY GREAT MATERIAL ON SCENE WRITING February 1, 2019 This book is the missing piece of the puzzle. Until now I have found good material to help me develop all aspects of my scripts, plays and novels, with the exception of scene writing. The book’s author thorough knowledge of the craft shows in the book. His approach is different, and the level of detail is surprising. I would say 70-80 percent of the content here is unique, not something you could find anywhere else. Another plus is that the book has an optimistic view; it makes you feel that you will be able to write great scenes with ease. I was so enthusiastic after I finished reading it, that I immediately put the book's content to the test by rewriting a couple of scene from a screenplay I’ve been working on. Wow! Amazing! These rewritten scenes look and sound so much better. Now, I feel really confident about my ability to write great scenes. https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Scene-Writing-Better-Script/dp/1610353307