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anagldc's review
5.0
I'm not usually a fan of the "How to..." books, but Alex Epstein is definitely in another category. The information this author provides is useful, full of various tips I have not found on the internet, and his prose is not boring to read as many other books that make you feel like you're reading a very long manual. He does have a very particular sense of humor and conversational tone that makes you feel you're listening to him in person and not reading.
This book does focus on the importance of the process of writing a good script, going over every single step in detail. He also provides several examples of different films we've all definitely know of, and doesn't use vocabulary or terms that would result or pretentious or incomprehensible.
In "Crafty Screenwriting", the author also explains how the whole business for screenwriters work: how to submit your screenplay, what to expect from a pitch, how agents and editors choose the scripts, etc. Even if you're not thinking that far ahead in your writing progress just yet, it does result useful and informative to know about these things.
If you are an aspiring writer as myself, who cannot say has had an extensive preparation or experience with scripts, "Crafty Screenwriting" should definitely be part of your reading list in this very moment. I dare to say it's probably one of the best screenwriting books out there.
This book does focus on the importance of the process of writing a good script, going over every single step in detail. He also provides several examples of different films we've all definitely know of, and doesn't use vocabulary or terms that would result or pretentious or incomprehensible.
In "Crafty Screenwriting", the author also explains how the whole business for screenwriters work: how to submit your screenplay, what to expect from a pitch, how agents and editors choose the scripts, etc. Even if you're not thinking that far ahead in your writing progress just yet, it does result useful and informative to know about these things.
If you are an aspiring writer as myself, who cannot say has had an extensive preparation or experience with scripts, "Crafty Screenwriting" should definitely be part of your reading list in this very moment. I dare to say it's probably one of the best screenwriting books out there.
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