I need some recommendations on how-to-write books

[[A]]

Specifically, scripts (of all kinds). Any recommendation? I checked online and also checked Google Books ikyn) but there are sooo many titles..

 

[Addendum]

The Complete Book of Scriptwriting

 

[Sam Fisher]

The only way you're going to learn to write is to write yourself. No book can teach you that.


Have you tried your local library?

 

[[A]]

wasn't about writing, but writing styles--thanks for the recommendations

 

[The Professor]

Stephen King's On Writing

I was fairly wary of King and for a ong time and considered him "trash fiction." Then I got off my high horse and read On Writing. I soon realized that he knows how to laugh at himself, and also that both his life story and advice are quite compelling.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Speaking of scriptwriting, can anyone reccomend any good cheap alternitives to Final Draft? FD's a bit out of my budget right now

 

[The Professor]

Speaking of scriptwriting, can anyone reccomend any good cheap alternitives to Final Draft? FD's a bit out of my budget right now

Although I mostly do short stories, I downloaded this off a recommendation when I was messing around with a screenplay.

http://celtx.com/

Pretty extensive in what it can do, especially for something that's free.

 

[Cmill216]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=299893

 

[Motown Marvel]

this is a good book for starters:

http://www.amazon.com/Story-Substan...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239906122&sr=8-2

 

[draculoid]

this is a good book for starters:

http://www.amazon.com/Story-Substan...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239906122&sr=8-2

seconded