Another "Write Screenplays" Review

Happy New Year!

And I'm pleased to start it off with yet another glowing review of Hal Ackerman's screenwriting book, "Write Screenplays That Sell."

Here's the full text and a link to the review on the original site:

When I was first asked to convert a novel into a screenplay, I believed that novelists had the market cornered on how-to books, but the abundance of screenplay manuals proved me wrong. Like books for the novelist, many are laden with feel-good fluff and advice that becomes outdated before New Year’s Day. Write Screenplays That Sell is an exception. With arresting prose, Ackerman gives the only lesson that is relevant. He breaks down that peculiar yet beloved sub-genre of storytelling known as the screenplay. His lessons are just as useful for the novice as they are for the journeyman who thinks he knows it all. Write Screen Plays That Sell doesn’t explain how to sell a script. That’s a different animal, but with Ackerman’s instructions and a pile of master scripts, the aspiring writer will be well on his way toward production.

-- Christopher Klim, editor Writers Notes Magazine, author Everything Burns