18 Best Screenwriting Books of All Time
Our goal: Find the best Screenwriting books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).
- Here's what we did:
- Type "best screenwriting books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
(It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)
(Updated 2024)
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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024
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Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
Thomas Lennon
Appears in 4 articles1recommender - 7
The Screenwriter's Bible
A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
David Trottier
Appears in 3 articles - 11
Appears in 2 articles - 12
The Hollywood Standard
The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style
Christopher Riley
Appears in 2 articles - 14
Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434
The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay
Lew Hunter
Appears in 2 articles - 16
Appears in 2 articles
Sources
- Best Screenwriting Books | IndieWirewww.indiewire.com
- Screenwriting Books You Need to Read - Top Ten List | Indie Film Hustle®indiefilmhustle.com
- 15 Best Screenwriting Books to Help You Break Into Hollywoodwww.studiobinder.com
- Top 16 Screenwriting Books - ScreenCraftscreencraft.org
- The 20 Best Screenwriting Books You Should Get Right Nownofilmschool.com
