The first step toward having your script succeed in Hollywood is by having a correctly formatted screenplay. Quite simply, "Formatting Your Screenplay" is the one book you need for learning this vital skill. In this unique manual, author and screenwriting teacher Rick Reichman walks you through all the major elements of an authentic author's script and gives you strategies for using each element to maximum effect. He also packs sound advice on: . Rewriting the Script . Differences between an "Author's Script" and a "Production Script" . How to cover, bind, and mail off a finished script . Writing for both film and television Buy this book, use this book, and reference this book often. Over 13, 000 people have done that already, and now it's your turn to learn just what separates the "it's okay" script from the "we have a deal" screenplay.