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Screenwriting books question

Hi there,

I know for a fact there is a ton of screenwriting books that have been written. For a first-time screenwriter, which screenwriting book would you recommend?

Ewan Dunbar

Its not specifically about screenwriting but The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth are two incredible books about story theory, structure and character development.

Jonathan Kramer

If you have Kanopy available (via the library) there are some great screenwriting courses available like Screenwriting 101 taught by Angus Fletcher, PhD..plenty of others too

Phil Clarke

Writing Screenplays That Sell by Michael Hauge is a great starter book. It was my first many MANY years ago.

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