Dr. Format Answers Your Questions, Third Edition

Do you have a question about formatting or spec writing? Now you can have all of Dr. Format's prescriptions in one place. Dr. Format contains every column Dave Trottier has written for Script Magazine (to 2010), and each entry has been fully updated to current standards. In all, Dr. Format answers hundreds of questions with concise answers and clear, illustrative examples that empower you to write with confidence. With a humorous flair, Dr. Format teaches you how to direct the camera without using camera directions, how to handle foreign languages, and how to use spec writing principles to develop your characters. And he provides expert guidance on screenwriting issues not found anywhere else. Dr. Format goes beyond the rules and gives you practical applications that will expand your writing repertoire. Understanding formatting and spec writing principles is a key to crafting a great screenplay. Let Dr. Format help you do just that.

David Trottier has sold or optioned ten screenplays (three produced) and helped hundreds of writers break into the writing business. He is an acclaimed script consultant and author of The Screenwriters Bible (which contains the de facto industry spec formatting guide). He writes his Dr. Format column for Script Magazine and hosts the helpful web site keepwriting.com.