What to Read Before Applying to the Walt Disney Writers Program

Reading List for the Walt Disney Television Writers Program

as well as the NATIONAL LATINO MEDIA COUNCIL (NLMC)/NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION (NHMC) LATINO TELEVISION WRITERS PROGRAM

1. Aristotle’s Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets from the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
   By Michael Tierno

2. Creating Unforgettable Characters: A Practical Guide to Character Development in Films, TV Series, Advertisements, Novels and Short Stories
   and

3. Making a Good Script Great: A Guide for Writing and Rewriting by Hollywood Script Consultant
   By Linda Seger

4. How to Manage Your Agent: A Screenwriter's Guide to Understanding (and Getting the Most From) Your Hollywood Representation

   By Chad Gervich

5. Successful Sitcom Writing: How To Write And Sell For TV's Hottest Format

   By Jurgen Wolff

6. The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

   By Lajos Egri

7. The One-Hour Drama Series: Producing Episodic Television
   By Robert Del Valle

8. Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box
   By Alex Epstein

9. Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story
   and

10. Change Your Story Change Your Life: A Path to Success
    By Jennifer Grisanti

11. Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting

    By Robert McKee

12. Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
    By Blake Snyder

13. Created By... Inside the Minds of TV's Top Show Creators
    By Steven Priggé

14. Elephant Bucks: An Inside Guide to Writing for TV Sitcoms

    By Sheldon Bull

15. Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV

    By Pamela Douglass

16. Inside the Room: Writing Television with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers' Program

    By Linda Venis

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