The 90-Day Screenplay: from concept to polish

Thank you, Alan. This book is an excellent guide to writing a screenplay! The book combined with Alan’s follow up emails have made the process so much easier.

It is obvious that Alan Watt is an extraordinary teacher- The 90-Day Screenplay has prompts, guidelines, and a methodology that is unlike anything I've gotten out of any book or writing class. The exercises in The 90 Day Screenplay have been invaluable to me in my current projects, a novel and a screenplay. After spending just 30 minutes with my copy of The 90-Day Screenplay, I was able to get to the heart of what my stories are about, as well as address some very important story issues that I was blocked and confused by. Every writer should have this book to get their creative process flowing- even novelists and short story writers- it is FULL of core concepts and good reminders for writers of every level, in any stage of their career.

I was working simultaneously on two screenplays that I thought were both so clever but I couldn't get them to come together. I thought a guide to screenplay writing might help. This book was rated highest so I ordered it. I'm so glad I did. The layout of the book of having one concept with homework assignments each day really breaks down the work of writing into small, easy to do, steps. The homework is a list of questions that the author selects that helps develop the characters while working on that day's concept. As I answered these questions each day I realized that my characters weren't complete people in my first go around at writing and by really delving into the topics I realized that my characters were kind of one dimensional before. I had been doing what the author of this book says not to do - creating a story and moving my characters around in it. By working through each lesson my characters became real people. And the story lines I had created before have evolved into something much more interesting with dilemmas and solutions that I think audiences will be interested in following. My screenplays are really moving along now and I can't wait to submit them for review. Watch out Hallmark Channel - new movies are on the way! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is even thinking of writing a screenplay - whether you just have an idea or have a screenplay written but its just not there yet. This book will definitely be a worthwhile read not only for your first screenplay but for everyone you write in the future.

The truth is, Part 1 ALONE is worth the price of this book. I'm only 12% in, but its clear this is THE book on screenwriting. In my research, I've been able to put screenwriting books into two categories: 1. Overly committed to a specific (and creatively limiting) structure. 2. Overly loose, and not immediately useful. This seems to be the PERFECT balance. Again, I'm only 20 pages in, but so far, this seems to be the case. I love how recent this book is, as well. This is fresh, insightful material, taken directly from the author's best-selling class. Alan - thank you for this gift.

If you're attempting your very first script or have written a dozen already, you will find useful and helpful information in the pages of this book. I've written 5 short films which have been produced and 2 features (1 produced). I found this a worthwhile book to have for advise in my future efforts.

Very clear, engaging, and inspiring. It helped me fill in the gaps that I felt my screenplay had. It made me get specific about things I didn't know how to be specific about prior to reading this book. It asks you questions and provides exercises that push your creativity and writing forward.

Alan Watt is a terrific writing coach. I have three of his books.

The title got me hooked and didn't disappoint. I didn't want to believe that agony was a non negotiable companion when writing a screenplay as I have seen in many accounts before. This book confirms my faith that script writing can be done quickly and still leave room for your distinctive voice and imagination.

I read this book quiet a few times now and have written two screenplays using the techniques provided. It is a good read. If you are hoping for Tarantino to give you a call after reading this book, then wake up.

Excellent text - full of good information and many tips. Me and a mate are systenatically reading our way through it and then we will be starting in on the real thing. The play's the thing. Five stars from us.

Wer es gerne strukturiert mag und sich deshalb an tägliche Inputs gerne anlehnt, hat hier ein Werk zur Verfügung, das seinesgleichen sucht. Man mag vielleicht zuerst vom Titel abgeschreckt werden, da man findet, dass 90 Tage für ein Drehbuch doch sehr knapp sind. Trotzdem macht das tägliche Arbeiten mit diesem Buch Spass und hilft einem, diszipliniert dran zu bleiben. Die Inputs sind motivierend und anregend geschrieben. Mein Skript hat dadurch Gestalt gewonnen und ich werde es auch beim nächsten Drehbuchschreiben wieder zur Hand nehmen.

Best screenwriting book I’ve read so far.

This book has clearly been honed by years of teaching, feedback and rewrites, making it the most accessible and concise introduction to screenwriting I have read. It instructs and inspires, and is never boring. Highly recommended.