Dear colleagues,

For those teaching and practicing screenwriting, this new book might be
of interest.

'The Creative Screenwriter: Exercises to Expand Your Craft' by Zara
Waldeback and Craig Batty (Methuen, March 2012)

http://www.acblack.com/drama/The-Creative-Screenwriter/Craig-Batty-Zara-Waldeback/books/details/9781408137192

''Smart and well thought through, this book is based on solid
screenwriting concepts. It pushes the screenwriter to new ideas, finding
greater potential with story, characters, themes, and style. It nurtures
the writer into originality, deepens and enriches the writer’s ability
to solve creative problems and expands the writer’s ability to create
scripts that will get attention and praise from readers and audiences
alike.''  
Dr Linda Seger, Script Consultant, author of 'Making a Good Writer
Great' and 'Making a Good Script Great.'

Creativity is becoming increasingly important in an age of advanced
audience sophistication. It’s no longer enough to follow standard
writing techniques: becoming a first-class screenwriter demands not only
a command of craft, but an understanding of how to unleash and harness
creativity.

'The Creative Screenwriter' offers a wealth of inspiring writing
exercises designed to help you produce better, more exciting scripts.
Each essential area of screenwriting is covered in its own chapter, from
learning how to build stories and finding good ideas, to deepening
characters and experimenting with structure, to enhancing scene writing
and improving pitching. Finally, a range of innovative DIY Script
Surgeries encourage you to find solutions to common screenwriting
problems, such as overcoming writer’s block, managing the rewrite and
selling your work.

This is a book to return to again and again. It is a guide for aspiring
screenwriters who want to develop a powerful writing practice; a manual
for teachers and students seeking ways of encouraging discussion and
reflection; a bible for professionals wanting to hone their craft and
solve specific script struggles. It will rekindle the creative spark;
remind you of why you love writing; and help to express the stories you
want to tell – and sell!

Thanks for listening :-)  And apologies for cross-posting ...

Craig


Dr Craig Batty
Senior Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing
School of Media and Communication

RMIT University
Building 36.3.3, City Campus
GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Tel: (+61) 3 9925 2456

Web: www.rmit.edu.au/mediacommunication