Screenplaying

About the Book

On-Line Screenwriting Book for Beginners

Finally, an instructional on-line e-book for the beginning screenwriter!  Over the last seven years, I wrote for a series of magazines catering to the screenwriter.  Many of those assignments dealt directly with the challenges faced by writers putting together their first or second script and facing the marketplace for the first time.  I rewrote, updated and compiled a collection of those articles to construct a sort of overview or all-purpose guide to newbie screenwriters.

I tried to consider the writer’s issues from a beginner’s perspective.  What does a script look like?  What kind of script should a beginning writer tackle?  What kind of behavior should they expect from the marketplace?  How do they get an agent?  What do agents do?  What software should newcomers use to write their scripts?  Which of the multiple screenplay conferences should they attend to network and improve their craft?  What alternative markets exist for beginning writers?  I handle each of those questions efficiently and neatly while covering a wide range of topics.

Enjoy the read...and start writing!!!

About the Author

John Scott Lewinski writes screenplays, books, interactive games and magazine articles out of Los Angeles, CA. A veteran Hollywood story editor, Lewinski served as Creative Executive Story Editor at Trimark Pictures. A one-time new media columnist for Cream Magazine On-Line, Inphobia Magazine and Nautilus CD-ROM Magazine, his book, Developers Guide to Computer Game Design, is available from Wordware Publishing in Texas. Lewinski’s interactive writing includes contributions to the multi-million selling CD-ROM games "Riven, The Sequel to Myst" and "Command & Conquer - Red Alert." His feature articles on game writing and interactive industry trends currently appear in Amazing Stories Magazine and Game Developer Magazine. Lewinski holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marquette University. He completed his study of English Literature at Exeter College, Oxford University.