Screenwriting for Neurotics is a quirky and accessible handbook for beginning screenwriters. Whether you are a student in a screenwriting class or just someone who wants to try their hand at writing for film or television, this handy guidebook makes the entire process simple and unintimidating. Scott Winfield Sublett, a veteran screenwriter and screenwriting teacher, walks you step by step from start to finish and helps you navigate potential and unforeseen difficulties along the way, offering handy tips and suggestions to keep you from becoming blocked or stalled.
Rather than throwing you into the writing process headfirst, Sublett guides you through the various decisions you need to make鈥攁bout plot, character, structure, conflict鈥攊n the order you need to make them. He explains in straightforward terms the terminology and jargon, the theory and industry standards, and dispels common myths about screenwriting that can discourage or hold back a beginning writer.
Balancing theory and practice and offering valuable and insightful examples from recognizable and well-known classic and contemporary films, ranging from Casablanca to A Christmas Story to Clerks, Sublett provides the new writer with the necessary tools to successfully write a feature-length screenplay and offers a roadmap of where to go next. With an emphasis on helping a writer not just to begin, but also to finish a script, Screenwriting for Neurotics is the screenwriting book to help you actually write one.
鈥淲hat comes through is not just the author鈥檚 deep understanding of screenwriting but also his deep love of classic cinema. A delightful read and an essential guide to writing for the screen.鈥濃擯eter Bogdanovich, director, The Last Picture Show, What's Up Doc?, Paper Moon, and Mask
鈥淪cott Sublett guides you through the screenwriting process with wisdom and humor. Whether you're a beginner or a professional, you鈥檒l feel as if you have a private screenwriting professor at your side.鈥濃擯amela Gray, screenwriter, A Walk on the Moon, Music of the Heart, and Conviction
鈥淭he techniques he teaches are so effective, and the writing is so readable. This is one of the few screenwriting books you can actually read with pleasure.鈥濃擟harles Busch, screenwriter and playwright, Psycho Beach Party and Die, Mommie, Die!
