The V. Peterson Bookshelf on Screenwriting, Faith, Film, and Creativity

In no particular order.  This will be  modified over time.

• Poetics by Aristotle
• What is Art? By Leo Tolstoy
• Behind the Screen by Spencer Lewerenz and Barbara Nicolosi
• The Hollywood Standard by Christopher Riley
• Mystery and Manners by Flannery O’Connor
• The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters by Karl Iglesias
• Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell
• Aristotle’s Poetics for Screenwriters by Michael Tierno
• Your Screenplay Sucks! By William Akers
• Hello, He Lied by Lynda Obst
• Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
• Screenplay by Syd Field
• The Screenwriter’s Workbook by Syd Field
• Making a Good Script Great by Linda Seger
• Cliches by Betty Kirkpatrick
• The Producer’s Business handbook by John L. Lee
• The Writer’s Journey by Chris Vogler
• Making a Good Writer Great by Linda Seger
• Spiritual Steps on the Road to Success by Linda Seger
• The Creative Call by Janice Elsheimer
• Writing Subtext by Linda Seger
• Advanced Screenwriting by Linda Seger
• And the Best Screenplay Goes to… By Linda Seger
• In a New Light by Ron Austin
• “I Liked It, Didn’t Love It” by Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis
• The Power of the Dark Side by Pamela Jaye Smith
• Writing for Emotional Impact by Karl Iglesias
• Save the Cat! By Blake Snyder
• Story by Robert McKee
• Imagine by Steve Turner
• The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri 
• The Eight Characters of Comedy by Scott Sedita

And what would a post on screenwriting be without some Barb Nicolosi!

And more!

And more!

And my own addendums to the reading list--on beauty and related topics.