William Indick

I will be doing a book signing for Psychology for Screenwriters, 2nd Edition, at the Drama Book Shop in Manhattan on February 20th, 2023 at 7:30 pm. Here's a promo... https://youtu.be/-Y3ozHyu_hU

And here's a link to the event...

https://www.dramabookshop.com/event/psychology-for-screenwriters-building-conflict-in-your-script/

I just created "The Psychology for Screenwriters Channel" on Youtube... check out the trailer... https://youtu.be/uoxXIhdpFVI

I just posted the video, "Mythological Patterns of the Superhero" on "The Psychology for Screenwriters Channel" on Youtube. Check it out... https://youtu.be/vqUVi-BdgjE

William (Bill) Indick is an associate professor of psychology at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. He earned his BA in psychology and MA in music therapy from NYU, and he earned his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University.

Dr. Indick is the author of 7 books on the subject of media psychology and the psychology of film.

Originally published in 2004, "Psychology for Screenwriters: Building Conflict in Your Script," has been translated into multiple non-English editions, including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Italian, and Turkish; and it has been adopted as a text book at various film schools around the world. The book explains how classic psychological theories of behavior and personality can be applied to the screenwriting process, to add depth, dimension. and dramatic conflict to the screenwriter's characters and plot.

Dr. Indick's most recent book, "Media Environments and Mental Disorder: The Psychology of Information Immersion," (2021), explains how our mental lives are shaped by the way we perceive, understand, and communicate information. Each of us lives in his own bubble of mediated information - a media environment - composed of the devices, gadgets, symbolic codes, and technologies that we use to get information in and out of our heads. Maladaptation to these media environments, therefore, will have both direct and insidious effects on our mental health. "Media Environments and Mental Disorder" explains how each medium of communication that we use in our media environment, corresponds to specific mental "disorders" such as anxiety, adhd, depression, schizophrenia, and autism. As the digital age proceeds to envelop us in an environment of infinite and instantly accessible information, it's crucial to our own mental health to understand how the various forms of media influence and shape our minds and behaviors.