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Listing of screen and TV writing resources to succeed in writing. Also refer to movies, scripts, studios, networks, readers, producers, freelance, Ron Kurtus, School for Champions. Copyright © Restrictions Screenwriting Resourcesby Ron Kurtus (revised 15 February 2004) The following is a listing of important references and resources for screen and TV writers. (If you have some recommendations of others, let me know about them.) Screenwriting WebsitesThe following sites are places that can help you sell your script or to find information about the film and TV industries. Writers Guide of America - Place to register scripts before sending them out Goodstory.com - Online script marketplace TVtracker.com - Tracks TV shows in development Screenplay Coverage - UK screenplay coverage and story notes from a professional reader; ScriptShark.com - Script reading and marketplace; charges $100 to evaluate script Script Cave - Will read script for $100, evaluate it, and if good enough will get it to an agent StudioXchange.com - Marketplace for production tools and services SourceTV.com - Market-leading database for TV commercial contacts iFilm - Tools and services for film industry Hollywood Writers Network - Part of the HollywoodNet site for the entertainment industry Project Greenlight - Online script writing contest from Miramax TV Hollywood Script Analysis - Critiques and professional screenplay coverage CineStory - Non-profit screenwriter's organization for honing their craft Script-Fix - Affordable screenplay coverage and development notes Coverscript.com - Screenplay services and resources for the writer and screenwriter Screenplay Coverage - Screenplay management company gives overview on important elements.
BooksA serious writer must learn proper writing and formatting techniques for screenwriting. Selling the script is an art in itself. The following books are some available to help in the script writing and selling process. You can purchase them through Amazon.com or your local bookstore. Writing the scriptScreenplay:
The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field, DTP, 1984, $13.95 How
to Write a Selling Screenplay: A Step-By-Step Approach to Developing Your
Story and Writing Your Screenplay by Christopher Keane
and Julius Epstein, Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub, 1998, $14.00 Secrets
of Screenplay Structure: How to Recognize and Emulate the Structural Frameworks
of Great Films by Linda J. Cowgill, Lone Eagle Publishing Company,
1999, $16.95 Formatting the scriptThe
Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling
Your Script by David Trottier, Silman-James Press, 1998, $19.95 The
Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats: The Screenplay by
Hilis R. Cole, CMC Publishing, 1989, $18.95 500
Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader: Writing the Screenplay the Reader
Will Recommend by Jennifer M. Lerch, Fireside Publishing, 1999,
$12.00 How
Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make
by Denny Martin Flinn, Lone Eagle Publishing Company, 1999, $16.95 Selling the scriptSelling
a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood by Syd Field,
Dell Books (Paperbacks), 1989, $13.95 Spec
Screenplay Sales Directory Deluxe Edition Vol #4, 1994-2001 by
Howard Meibach (Editor), In Good Company Products, 2001, $59.95 The
Big Deal: Hollywood's Million-Dollar Spec Script Market by Thom
Taylor, William Morrow & Co., 1999, $16.00 What
Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg, Vintage Books, 1993 reissue,
$14.00 Screenplay examplesThe
Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky: The Screenplays by Paddy Chayefsky,
Applause Theatre Book Pub., 1995, $16.95 Screenwriting SoftwareSoftware programs can help you develop a plot, as well as to format the script in the proper style. The following a a list of top programs you can purchase through Amazon.com, which seems to have the best prices, compared with the list prices. Cinergy Script Editor by Mindstar is a free script writing software package that is available as a standalone program, or built-in to the larger Cinergy Motion Picture Production System. The script editor creates industry standard formatting for motion picture scripts. Scripts created with the Cinergy Script Editor are immediately compatible with the production management features of Cinergy Version 5. The free Cinergy script writing program can be downloaded from the above link. Dramatica Pro by Screenplay Systems; List price $399; buy for $249.99. - Software helps develop plot and character and assists from the initial idea to the completed narrative treatment. Final Draft 7.0 by Final Draft Co., $180.00 - Includes formatting tools, a text-to-speech feature that allows you to listen to your script read aloud, and ability to e-mail a scene to your writing partner or the whole script to a producer. Movie Magic Screenwriter by Write Brothers, $160.00 - Program assists in automatically formatting action, character name, dialogue, and other elements to find the required standards. Hollywood Screenwriter by Write Brothers, $35.00 - Put the final touch on screenplay or teleplay with this formatting program, including templates for over 40 television shows. MiscellaneousSummaryUse these resources to help you in your writing career. Tell a story they will enjoy What do you think?Do you have any questions, comments, or opinions on this subject? If so, send an email with your feedback. We will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Share linkFeel free to establish a link from your website to pages in this site. 
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