The Scriptwriter's Journal

by Mary Charlotte Johnson

The Scriptwriter's Journal is an informational and inspirational guide through the complex process of writing a script. Beginning scriptwriters and experienced writers who want to try their hand at scriptwriting will find Dr Johnson's approach invaluable. In addition to detailing how to write and market a script, she provides writing prompts and blank pages throughout to encourage readers to record thoughts and responses, giving them a source book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240801989
• ISBN13: 9780240801988
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Focal Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Innovative use of writing exercises.

Definitely one of the better books on screenwriting. Not only can you find techniques on writing but also interactive exercises to jumpstart the creative process. You can work with either a pre-conceived story to develop the plot or use the book to find that story waiting within yourself. It points out areas that you had not thought to question and in doing so can lead you in fresh new directions. The best part about that is that they are not the authors questions that have opened up the script. The author has merely taught you a new line of thinking. Using this approach has a greater and longer lasting effect on your writing.