How to Write Plays and Scripts
If you long to be the next Neil Simon or Eugene O’Neill, or maybe the next William Goldman, there is good news. While it is never easy to write great works of fiction, writing plays and scripts is one of the simplest and easiest formats to learn to write. There are some excellent books on the craft of writing for the stage and the screen. The … Keep Reading → works of Syd Field, Robert McKee, and William Missouri Downs represent some of the most respected books in this area. Study these books as well as a variety of screenplays and plays. There are plenty of compilations with numerous plays and screenplays to be found. There are also a number of software products that can help with the task of writing as well as formatting your work in the correct style. Dramatica Pro, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and Final Draft are a few examples. If you want to write a play or script, get some of these tools and go for it.
