Recommended Reading 2

Here is the list of books that the CBS Writers Mentoring Program suggest to improve your writing.


Writing for Episodic Television From Freelance to Showrunner edited by John Wirth and Jeff Melvoin.

Writing the Television Drama Series by Pamela Douglas

Making a Good Script Great 2nd edition by Linda Seger

How to Make it In Hollywood 2nd edition by Linda Buzzell

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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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