Screenwriting Websites:

• BBC Script Library

• Deadline's Read the Screenplay series

• Good Energy Playbook

• Lee Thomson’s TV Writing Google Site

• Pandemonium Inc. 

• Screenwriting.io

• Script Slug

• Serializd

• Simply Scripts

• Scrybe

Books:

• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

• The Anatomy Of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby

• The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works by John Truby

• The Coffee Break Screenwriter by Pilar Alessandra

• The Hollywood Standard The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style by Christoper Riley

• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D & William D. Danko Ph.D

• The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer’s Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay by David Howard & Edward Mabely

• The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler

• The Screenwriters Bible by David Trottier

• The TV Showrunner’s Map by Neil Landau

• The Thriving Artist: Saving and Investing for Performers, Artists, and the Stage & Film Industries by David Maurice Sharp

• They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock’n’Roll by Shep Gordon

Visit the WGF Library:

• Sign up for an appointment

• Search the WGF Library Catalog

  • The WGF Library houses scripts, outlines, beat sheets, and more!

Watch & Listen:

• Humanitas Industry 101 Podcast

• Michael Arndt lecture videos, outline tools, and scripts

• Craig Mazin’s “How to Write a Movie” Script Notes Podcast (Audio only)

• Craig Mazin’s “How to Write a Movie” Script Notes Episode Transcript

• The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

• The Town With Matthew Belloni

  • Episode: The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out with guest Mynette Louie

• Untitled Female Driven Podcast

• Happier in Hollywood

• Screenwriters’ Rant Room

• In the Cut LA

• The Good Place The Podcast

• Script Notes Podcast

• Martini Shot with Rob Long

• Nerdist Writers Panel

• Charlie Kaufman 2023's WGAW Laurel Award Acceptance Speech

Glossaries:

• Hollywood Glossary (Running List) - The Hollywood Assistant

• Industry Terms for Screenwriters - Script Anatomy

• Slanguage Dictionary - Variety

• A Complete List of Hollywood Slang - No Film School

• Hollywood Glossary of Terms by Aadip Desai

• Legal Glossary of Terms - Greenberg Glusker

Blogs:

• Dear Producer - Written by Rebecca Green 

• Sub-Genre Weekly Newsletter by Brian Newman

• Distribution Advocates

• Story Drop for TV Procedurals Writers Newsletter by Good Energy

Additional Support:

• Example of a Screenwriting Application Season Planning Sheet

• WGF's Writers' Access Support Staff Training Program

• WGF Resource Center

• WGF's Masterlist of Screenwriting Fellowships & Programs

• The WGF Newsletter

• Pay Up Hollywood

• The Entertainment Community Fund

• Greenberg Glusker LLP

• Hollylist (Job Board)

• General Meetings Tracker Template

• Indie Distribution: The Distribution Playbook