Recommended Reading

The WB Writers’ Workshop recommended reading list to help you with writing those spec scripts.


Craft of Comedy Writing by Sol Saks

Teleplay: An introduction to television writing by Coles Trapnell

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field

Robert McKee Story Structure by Robert McKee

Comedy Writing: Step by Step by Gene Perret

Successful Sitcom Writing by Jurgen Wolff

101 Plots Used and Abused by James N. Young

The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers by Karl Iglesias

The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide by Judy Carter

The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not by John Vorhaus



You can also find this list here, sans the snazzy graphics.

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