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Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“I was very inspired by reading a book about playwriting in the 40s called The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Igri. I've read every book that there is about screenwriting and about stories, and that one spoke to me.”
Why: He found it spoke to him and provided a strict, useful belief about premises.
The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri
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“there's a book that's called How Not to Write a Screenplay, which sounds like the kind of book that you would avoid in a bookstore. But it is so smart and clear about the basics of formatting…”
Why: He recommends it for being smart and clear about the basics of formatting and how to keep a reader engaged.
How Not to Write a Screenplay by Denny Martin Flinn
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