The Screenwriter's Handbook: What to Write, How to Write It, Where to Sell It

Nash and Oakey deliver a jewel in their 149-page screenwriting book. Here they present the elements they feel are important in screenplays. The fact that the authors do not expound on their opinions is a welcome aspect of their book. They mainly use parts of screenplays to make their points. The section containing a few interviews (Ernest Lehman, Robert Evans, Delbert Mann, Frank Rosenfelt, Michael Zimring, and Gene Wilder) is useful. Another section that contains excerpts from screenplays and treatmen