Recommended Reference Books
for Writers

For each of our writing courses, we recommend certain books that we feel will assist the working author, freelance writer and screenwriter.

NOTE: This list is available only on our Web site, and is not specified when you receive your lessons.

Non-Fiction

Persuading on Paper - The Complete Guide to Writing Copy that Pulls in Business, Marcia Yudkin

HOW TO WRITE NON-FICTION. Dan Poynter

FOLLOW THE STORY: HOW TO WRITE SUCCESSFUL NONFICTION, James B. Stewart

Fiction

Writing the Natural Way - Gabriele Lusser Rico

THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING, Lajos Egri. 

CREATING UNBELIEVABLE CHARACTERS, Linda Segar

Screenwriting

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STANDARD SCRIPT FORMATS, Part I: The Screenplay, Cole/Haag

LEW HUNTER'S SCREENWRITING 434, Lew Hunter (Specifically, the sections about Outlining and the Step Outline)  

SCREENWRITING TRICKS OF THE TRADE, William Froug (Specifically, the sections pertaining to Thinking About the Script.)

MAKING A GOOD SCRIPT GREAT, Linda Seger

THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE, David Trottier (Make sure you buy the latest edition.)

SCREENWRITING ON THE INTERNET, Christopher Wehner

CRAFTY SCREENWRITING, Alex Epstein

THE SCREENWRITER'S PROBLEM SOLVER, Syd Field

THE SCREENWRITER'S LEGAL GUIDE, Stephen F. Breimer, Esq.

The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success by Linda Formichelli

Bob Bly's Guide to Freelance Writing Success, Bob Bly

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