Kathleen Brown at "[log in to unmask]" wrote: Can anyone recommend any books that give advice/instructions on how to correctly write a screenplay? I could pick one out myself but I thought someone on the list would know the best. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! KB --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail Rob at "[log in to unmask]" and ask for his home page address. He has some good suggestions for free. After that, you really need to watch for being confused with writing a shooting script versus a finished draft that is on the market to be sold. Very few screenplay books will teach you the difference. Reading published screenplays will only make you more confused because they are 1) usually the shooting script and/or 2) someone's unique style that has been developed over a period of time and is respected because of the writer's credibility. Doesn't this make screenwriting more confusing? If your community college or local university offers a screenwriting for feature films class, take it. Other books (among the many) that can offer help for story development are: The Art of Dramatic Writing -- by Lajos Egri Screenwriting 434 -- by Lew Hunter Making a Good Script Great -- by Linda Seger Screenplay, The Foundations of Screenwriting -- by Syd Field (don't take him too literally though, because it will make you crazy) TF ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]