From School Library Journal
YA-- A step-by-step how-to for playwriting, this is a readable guide. In a no-nonsense but good-humored fashion, Shamas not only outlines how to write plays or screenplays, but also provides valuable contest, marketing, and publishing information for beginners.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This unusual and exemplary manual focuses on the process of writing one's own play. Most books of this ilk give innumerable pages to plot points, action curves, and formal presentation but little to the basic concerns of novice writers, such as outlining character and plot, filling in those outlines, and dealing with a case of writer's block. This book addresses all these concerns with clear instructions and exercises, providing a simple and warm discussion of the whole process. Classics in the field of screen writing, e.g., Edward Dmytryk's On Screen Writing (Focal Pr., 1985) or Syd Field's Screenplay (Dell, 1984. pap.) , concentrate on what the industry expects in form and content rather than on the more practical aspects of writing and marketing a play. Thus, this is a welcome addition to the classics: together they present a much fuller picture of the entire process.
- Robert Rayher, Sch . of the Art Inst. of Chicago Lib.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Robert Rayher, Sch . of the Art Inst. of Chicago Lib.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
