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Writing the Great American Screenplay
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- Ronald
- 10-14-06
Enjoyable to listen to, but not much use.
I am a sitcom writer, interested in writing screenplays.
I found these two lectures to be okay to listen to, but more on a motivational level. There was very little substance and very few practical suggestions. In the end, I thought there was really no merit. (And I found the first lecturer actually annoying).
More useful books on writing from Audible I found to be:
Stein on Writing - for fiction and non-fiction
Story by Robert McKee - for screenplays
The Hero's 2 Journeys - screenplays, Hauge & Vogler
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