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Trying to find the right book can be difficult and so I have simply listed all the books that have been recommended to me by other writers. All the links on this page will open in the same new window at Amazon.co.uk where you can read more about the book and readers' reviews before buying at a discount.
Creating Unforgettable Characters - Linda Seger
Developing Characters for Script Writing - Rib Davis
The Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters - Marc McCutcheon
The Comic Toolbox - John Vorhaus
Teach Yourself Comedy Writing - Jenny Roche
Writing Television Sitcoms - Evan S Smith
Comedy Writing Secrets - Melvin Helitzer
Writing Television Comedy - Jerry Rannow
Laughing Out Loud - Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay - Andrew Horton
Writing for Radio - Shaun MacLoughlin
Writing for Radio - Rosemary Horstmann
Raindance Writer's Lab - Elliot Grove
The Screenwriter's Bible - David Trottier
The Art and Science of Screenwriting - Philip Parker
Screenplay : The Foundations of Screenwriting - Syd Field
How to Teach Yourself Screenwriting - Raymond Frensham
How to Write a Movie in 21 Days - Viki King
Screenwriting for Film and Television - William Charles Miller
Screenwriting 434 - Lew Hunter
Element Of Style For Screenwriters - Paul Argentini
The Complete Book Of Scriptwriting - J Michael Straczynski
Making a Good Script Great - Linda Segar
The Insider's Guide to Writing for Screen and Television - Ronald B Tobias
The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell
The Writer's Journey - Christopher Vogler
Stealing Fire from the Gods - James Bonnet
Story Sense : Writing Story and Script for Feature Films and Television - Paul Lucey
How to Make Money Scriptwriting - Julian Friedmann
Writing for Soaps - Chris Curry
The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron
The Right to Write - Julia Cameron
Writing Dialogue for Scripts - Rib Davis
The Art of Adaptation : Turning Fact and Fiction into Film - Linda Seger
Writing the Romantic Comedy - Billy Mernit
The Art of Creative Writing - Lajos Egri
Art of Dramatic Writing - Lajos Egri
Impro for Storytellers - Keith Johnstone
Twenty Master Plots and How to Build Them - Ronald B. Tobias
Writing Short Films - Linda J. Cowgill
Writing the Short Film - Ken Dancyger, Patricia Cooper
Writing Short Scripts - William H. Phillips
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video - Peter Rea, David K. Irving
Making a Winning Short: How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film - Edmond Levy
The Writer's Handbook: 2003 - Barry Turner
Writers' & Artists' Yearbook: 2003
"Radio Times" Guide to TV Comedy - Mark Lewisohn
Adventures in the Screen Trade - William Goldman
Which Lie Did I Tell? - William Goldman
Conversations with My Agent - Rob Long
Writing for Dough; Adventures of a Television Comedy Writer - Bill Idelson
Blackadder -Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, John Lloyd
Dad's Army (series 1-4) - Jimmy Perry, David Croft
Dad's Army (series 5-8) - Jimmy Perry, David Croft
Father Ted - Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews
Fawlty Towers - John Cleese, Connie Booth
Hancock - Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Men Behaving Badly - Simon Nye
Monty Python's Flying Circus 1
Monty Python's Flying Circus 2
The Best of Morecambe & Wise - Eddie Braben
The Office: the Scripts Series 1 - Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant
Only Fools and Horses 1 - John Sullivan Only Fools and Horses 2 - John Sullivan Only Fools and Horses 3 - John Sullivan Porridge Scripts - Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
The Royle Family Complete Scripts - Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash Seinfeld - Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David Steptoe and Son - Ray Galton, Alan Simpson South Park 1 - Tray Parker, Matt Stone South Park 2 - Tray Parker, Matt Stone