Bestsellers
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,853
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Performance1,492
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Story1,479
Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business....
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Don't waste your time
- By Amazon Customer on 02-05-20
By: Blake Snyder
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Story
- Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3,291
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Performance2,535
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Story2,501
For more than 15 years, Robert McKee's students have been taking Hollywood's top honors. His “Story Seminar” is the world's ultimate seminar for screenwriters, filmmakers, and novelists. Now, Robert McKee's Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting reveals the...
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Only 5 Chapters
- By Stephen Buck on 02-15-11
By: Robert McKee
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Rebel Without a Crew
- Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
- By: Robert Rodriguez
- Narrated by: Robert Rodriguez
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall147
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Performance135
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Story135
Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film El Mariachi on a shoestring budget.
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I have given away this book to so many people
- By Anonymous on 02-24-25
By: Robert Rodriguez
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Adventures in the Screen Trade
- By: William Goldman
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall203
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Performance167
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Story166
Now available as an audiobook for the first time! No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into...
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Classic in the field stands up
- By Jenny Jenkins on 01-01-24
By: William Goldman
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Scriptnotes
- A Book About Screenwriting and Things That Are Interesting to Screenwriters
- By: John August, Craig Mazin
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Story14
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career, from the creators of the hit podcast Scriptnotes—featuring contributions from film and TV legends Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Michael Schur, Rian Johnson, Aline Brosh McKenna...
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Harmful bigotry on display
- By Jonathan on 12-13-25
By: John August, and others
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The Anatomy of Genres
- How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
- By: John Truby
- Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance22
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Story22
Legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby provides a guide to understanding the major genres of the story world.
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Audible is not the best medium for this book
- By Ken on 02-13-25
By: John Truby
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,853
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Performance1,492
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Story1,479
Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business....
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Don't waste your time
- By Amazon Customer on 02-05-20
By: Blake Snyder
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Story
- Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3,291
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Performance2,535
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Story2,501
For more than 15 years, Robert McKee's students have been taking Hollywood's top honors. His “Story Seminar” is the world's ultimate seminar for screenwriters, filmmakers, and novelists. Now, Robert McKee's Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting reveals the...
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Only 5 Chapters
- By Stephen Buck on 02-15-11
By: Robert McKee
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Rebel Without a Crew
- Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
- By: Robert Rodriguez
- Narrated by: Robert Rodriguez
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall147
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Performance135
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Story135
Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film El Mariachi on a shoestring budget.
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I have given away this book to so many people
- By Anonymous on 02-24-25
By: Robert Rodriguez
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Adventures in the Screen Trade
- By: William Goldman
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall203
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Performance167
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Story166
Now available as an audiobook for the first time! No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into...
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Classic in the field stands up
- By Jenny Jenkins on 01-01-24
By: William Goldman
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Scriptnotes
- A Book About Screenwriting and Things That Are Interesting to Screenwriters
- By: John August, Craig Mazin
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Story14
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career, from the creators of the hit podcast Scriptnotes—featuring contributions from film and TV legends Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Michael Schur, Rian Johnson, Aline Brosh McKenna...
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Harmful bigotry on display
- By Jonathan on 12-13-25
By: John August, and others
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The Anatomy of Genres
- How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
- By: John Truby
- Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance22
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Story22
Legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby provides a guide to understanding the major genres of the story world.
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Audible is not the best medium for this book
- By Ken on 02-13-25
By: John Truby
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Screenplay
- The Foundations of Screenwriting
- By: Syd Field
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance32
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Story32
Syd Field is revered as the original master of screenplay story structure, and this guide continues to be the industry's gold standard for learning the foundations of screenwriting.
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Sucks
- By Andrew Hayden on 12-19-25
By: Syd Field
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
- How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
- By: Peter Biskind
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall799
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Performance607
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Story604
This audiobook follows the wild ride that was Hollywood in the 70s - an unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and a climate where innovation reigned supreme....
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Great Dish, Sketchy Analysis
- By Dubi on 12-14-13
By: Peter Biskind
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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
- The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
- By: James Scott Bell
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall304
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Performance244
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Story243
There is one sure-fire way of improving your novel fast...You may know the fundamentals of how to write fiction. You may be more than competent in plot, structure and characters. But if your dialogue is dull it will drag the whole story down....
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Good course, subpar audio quality
- By Andrew Wadsworth on 03-21-20
By: James Scott Bell
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Kill the Dog
- The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth
- By: Paul Guyot
- Narrated by: Paul Guyot
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall158
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Performance139
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Story138
Kill the Dog is the first book on screenwriting written by an actual working professional screenwriter. Award-winning screenwriter Paul Guyot exposes the lies other screenwriting books have told, and presents authentic, essential instruction and motivation....
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Not a lot learned. Here's a summary.
- By Samuel D R on 01-28-24
By: Paul Guyot
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Dialogue
- The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall853
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Performance724
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Story713
The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of...
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Not suited for audio
- By Smith on 03-04-17
By: Robert McKee
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The Mothers
- Five women. Five secrets. One missing husband.
- By: Sarah J Naughton
- Narrated by: Nicky Diss
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall203
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Performance186
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Story185
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Dazzlingly inventive' Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month 'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion' Cara Hunter ********** FIVE WOMEN. They meet at their NCT...
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Great story
- By Laurie on 04-04-23
By: Sarah J Naughton
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Save the Cat!® Writes for TV
- The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
- By: Jamie Nash
- Narrated by: Jamie Nash
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall126
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Performance102
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Story98
Blake Snyder's Save the Cat!, the world's top-selling story method for filmmakers and novelists, introduces The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need....
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Great info, but I rather have the book
- By CharlieG on 08-31-23
By: Jamie Nash
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Character
- The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall178
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Performance140
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Story136
The long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction. Following up his perennially bestselling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the...
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I question whether Robert wrote it
- By C. Deputy on 06-27-21
By: Robert McKee
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The Craft of Scene Writing
- Beat by Beat to a Better Script
- By: Jim Mercurio
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance45
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Story45
A professional screenwriter's master class in writing the most critical and challenging script element - the individual scene. No one comes out of a movie talking about structure. What audiences love and remember about a movie are great scenes. Marlon Brando in the back seat in On the Waterfront...
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Abridged and censored- not the full book!
- By Jonathan on 10-02-20
By: Jim Mercurio
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Finding Fish
- A Memoir
- By: Antwone Q. Fisher, Mim E. Rivas
- Narrated by: Thomas Penny
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall105
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Performance96
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Story94
Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the...
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This book will not disappoint you.
- By Joseph on 10-16-16
By: Antwone Q. Fisher, and others
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Action
- The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game
- By: Robert McKee, Bassim El-Wakil
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance30
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Story30
From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling. ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of...
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Loaded with practical information
- By Josephblu on 03-17-25
By: Robert McKee, and others
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How to Write a Screenplay That Doesn't Suck and Will Actually Sell
- ScriptBully Book Series
- By: Michael Rogan
- Narrated by: Greg Zarcone
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall189
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Performance166
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Story163
Want to learn how to write a screenplay that doesn't suck and can actually make you money? Listen to this audiobook....
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The a$$ kissers guide to Hollywood
- By Why on 09-29-17
By: Michael Rogan
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Save the Cat! Strikes Back
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall703
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Performance615
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Story610
Blake listened to you and provides new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve your writing problems and create stories that resonate....
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The Thrill of the Creative!
- By Gillian on 12-10-15
By: Blake Snyder
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Nora Ephron
- A Biography
- By: Kristin Marguerite Doidge
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall210
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Performance187
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Story183
Based on more than 30 interviews with some of Ephron’s closest friends, family, collaborators, and colleagues, as well as numerous interviews Ephron herself gave, Doidge has written a riveting story of the life of a creative writer who revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film....
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Informative & touching. You need to read it.
- By A consumer from your target market on 08-27-22
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How to Write a Script With Dialogue that Doesn't Suck (ScriptBully Book Series)
- By: Michael Rogan
- Narrated by: Greg Zarcone
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall101
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Performance91
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Story87
Want to know how to write a script that people will remember, and can catch the attention of producers and other above-the-line talent?...
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Just get it!
- By Chris on 01-09-17
By: Michael Rogan
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Finding Fish
- A Memoir
- By: Antwone Q. Fisher
- Narrated by: Alton Fitzgeral White
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Abridged
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Overall55
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Performance38
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Story39
Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about...
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Great Book...Not so great recording
- By Camielle on 05-02-16
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Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds
- A Writer's Guide
- By: Margaret Kerrison
- Narrated by: Margaret Kerrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance15
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Story14
The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life....
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Inspiring!
- By Debora Novarini on 12-31-23
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How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
- Advanced Fiction Writing, Book 2
- By: Randy Ingermanson
- Narrated by: James L. Rubart
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall152
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Performance126
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Story125
The secret to writing a dynamite novel is to first write a dynamite scene. Because if you can write one terrific scene, you can write a hundred. And that's a novel....
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Very helpful!
- By ZanzibarGirl on 06-14-18
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The Hero's Two Journeys
- By: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Narrated by: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Making Your Story Better is the subject of this original audio workshop. Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler, two superstar screenwriting teachers, conduct a point/counterpoint discussion of what makes a great story tick, presenting their unique approaches to story structure.
By: Michael Hauge, and others
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Story Solution
- 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
- By: Eric Edson
- Narrated by: Eric Edson
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance33
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Story32
Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay or novel - the 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take. It's an easy-to-understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements they need....
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Great book! For every writer.
- By Rebecca on 12-07-22
By: Eric Edson
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El guión. [Story]
- Sustancia, estructura, estilo y principios de la escritura de guiones [Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting]
- By: Robert McKee, Jessica Lockhart(Translated by)
- Narrated by: Pedro M. Sánchez
- Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Por su profunda comprensión de los mecanismos que mueven las historias y su original método de enfocar la redacción de guiones, El guión constituye una herramienta imprescindible para todo aquel que quiera llevar una idea a la pantalla.
By: Robert McKee, and others
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Super Structure
- The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
- By: James Scott Bell
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance42
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Story41
Super Structure represents over two decades of research on what makes a novel or screenplay entertaining, commercial, original, and irresistible. Contrary to what some may think, structure is not a nasty inhibitor of creativity....
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Help for crafting a great story
- By Robin on 01-09-21
By: James Scott Bell
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How to Be the Hero of Your Own Life
- A Unique Autobiography
- By: Viki King
- Narrated by: Viki King
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
What if, before you were born, you created a Sacred Contract with yourself, laying out all your intentions and preferences and plans for this lifetime? And what if every year of your life, you built on that contract and made choices according to your plan.
By: Viki King
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They Went Another Way
- A Hollywood Memoir
- By: Bruce Eric Kaplan
- Narrated by: Bruce Eric Kaplan
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance13
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Story13
This program is read by the author. A darkly comic memoir about being a working creative person in a world that is growing ever more dysfunctional, by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist and television writer Bruce Eric Kaplan In January 2022, Bruce Eric Kaplan found himself confused and upset by...
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Favorite of the year
- By Housepants97 on 01-13-25