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Screenwriters on Screen-Writing: The Best in the Business Discuss Their Craft

Best Their: Screenwriters on Screen-Writing is a collection of interviews about screenwriting craft and the careers behind films. The listing describes conversations in which writers discuss technique and share stories about entering the film business and bringing scripts to the screen, the Kindle edition also lists reading and navigation features.

At a glance

Interviews explore screenwriting craft and technique alongside writers’ career stories.
The book focuses on the people behind screenplays and the process of bringing stories to film.
Kindle listing includes Screen Reader support, enhanced typesetting, Word Wise and Page Flip.

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Pros and cons

Pros

Combines discussion of writing technique with firsthand career and filmmaking stories, according to the listing.
The interview format offers perspectives from multiple screenwriters rather than a single-author manual.

Technical specifications

14 specifications

Publication
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date	February 12, 2013
Edition	1st ed
Language	English
Print length	346 pages
ISBN-13	978-1401305574

Kindle edition
File size	2.5 MB
Screen Reader	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	Enabled
X-Ray	Not Enabled
Word Wise	Enabled
Page Flip	Enabled

Age guidance
Grade level	8 and up
Reading age	13 years and up

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Readers interested in screenwriting craft and writers’ career paths.
Film students and movie enthusiasts seeking behind-the-scenes accounts from screenwriters.

Less suited to

Readers looking specifically for a step-by-step screenplay course or a single, systematically structured writing method.

Customer reviews on Amazon

4.6 / 5 · 23 ratings

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The listing shows an aggregate rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 23 global ratings. That is a generally favorable overall score, but without qualitative review details it does not indicate which aspects readers liked or disliked, buyers should judge fit from the book’s interview-based focus and listed reading features.

Frequently asked questions

What is this book about?

The listing describes interviews in which screenwriters discuss their craft and technique, their paths into the film business, and the stories behind bringing screenplays to the screen.

Is this presented as a structured screenwriting course?

No course structure is specified. The description presents it as an interview collection, so readers seeking an ordered lesson plan may prefer a dedicated instructional text.

What Kindle reading features are listed?

The listing says Screen Reader is supported, enhanced typesetting, Word Wise and Page Flip are enabled, and X-Ray is not enabled.