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The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

This book provides a concise presentation of screenwriting basics. The author shows the correct formats for both screenplays and teleplays, and takes the writer through the writing and marketing process.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 386 pages

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