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RECOMMENDED BOOKS

The Screenwriter's Bible
David Trottier

How to Write a Movie in 21 Days
Vicki King

The Writer's Journey
Christopher Vogler

ScriptSecrets.net
William Martell's daily writing tips and Blue Book Series

Scripthouse.com
Website for ordering hard copies of original screenplays and television shows.  The free screenplays that you can download online are usually so grossly misformatted and inaccurate that you are not getting the benefit of learning by reading scripts.

RECOMMENDED CLASSES
Beth Danesco's online class

The Writer's Bootcamp

William Martell's weekend seminar

Related classes:

Adrienne Weiss' Directing Actors Workshop
The definitive class on getting the best possible performances from your actors. I can't imagine directing a film without taking this class.

Hollywood Camera Work
The definitive course on camera work. A 6 dvd-set. Don't make a movie without it.

Dov Simmen's 2-day film school
The nuts & bolts of what you need to produce a movie. (The section on writing and directing doesn't work, but good class on producing low budget films.)

COVERAGE AND DEVELOPMENT NOTES

Beth Danesco
That's who I use for my own writing. But here's the basic guideline in choosing a consultant: get notes from an actual writer, not from a reader or development executive. Readers will offer vague opinions but aren't likely to know much about the actual writing process.

MARKETING

Guerrilla Marketing Your Script: No Agent? No Problem
CD by William Martell. This guy has had 19 features produced, and if I'm not mistaken, the first 17 were sold without a rep.

InkTip.com

Scriptblaster.com

FORUMS
HEALING CREATIVE BLOCKS

The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron

The Right to Write
Julia Cameron