Books by Hal Ackerman
Write Screenplays That Sell
by Hal Ackerman
What he says is that it’s all about story. We’re an old-fashioned programme here and we’re about the primacy of story. Shakespeare is not a little-known writer found in some archive by a group of academics – these plays were massive blockbusters in their day. Why? Because the plays are about violence, perversion, sex and tawdry stuff.
Interviews where books by Hal Ackerman were recommended
The best books on Screenwriting, recommended by Richard Walter
The Hollywood screenwriting guru picks the best five books on writing a blockbusting screenplay. Aristotle knew what he was doing. It’s all about the story. Less is more. One word is better than lots of words. Simple really.
