a complete writer's guide to story structure and character development /
First Statement of Responsibility
Rachel Ballon
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Rev. ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Mahwah, N.J. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 168 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index
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Rev. ed. of: Blueprint for writing. c1994
CONTENTS NOTE
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Creativity: your blueprint for ideas -- Building your story -- Constructing your blueprint: laying down the framework -- Story structure: the screenplay's foundation -- The main character -- Characters and conflict -- Creating the character's emotional arc: the heart of the story -- The psychology of characters -- Structuring scenes and acts -- The outline, the treatment, the synopsis -- Script format -- Dialogue -- Subtext -- Writing from your inner cast of characters -- Overcoming writer's block -- The completed screenplay -- How to survive the writing game.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book will be indispensable for scriptwriters, fiction writers, and professional writers, and it will serve as a useful text in screenwriting courses."--BOOK JACKET.