The screenwriter's path from idea to script to sale - Lake, Diane (New York Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
Taking the first steps: what you need to know to write a screenplay. Original or adapted: which are you writing? -- Concept -- Genre -- Character -- Character/structure -- Structure -- Dialogue -- Writing the adaptation -- When to use your bag of tricks -- Why it's the little things that count -- Slogging away: how to know if you're on the right track. You're done! "so what's next?" -- Knowing your business.
Includes indexes.
Keywords: Motion picture authorship -- Vocational guidance