BOOKS BY WILL DUNNE

Through the University of Chicago Press, Will Dunne now offers three nonlinear reference guides to help you develop original plays and screenplays. The Dramatic Writer’s Companion and its sequel Character, Scene, and Story both focus primarily on the creative process. Each offers a comprehensive collection of in-depth character, scene, and story tools for playwrights and screenwriters. The Architecture of Story focuses primarily on script analysis and uses storytelling principles at work in three successful contemporary American plays to help you evaluate your own work – whether it’s a scene in progress or a completed draft of a script awaiting revision.

The Dramatic Writer’s Companion

The University of Chicago Press published The Dramatic Writer’s Companion in April 2009 (352 pages, 6 X 9 © 2009). Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. The guide is available in hardcover, paperback, and electronic versions. Click here to order your copy directly from the publisher.

Character, Scene, and Story

The University of Chicago Press published Character, Scene, and Story in October 2017 (240 pages, 6 X 9 © 2017). Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. The guide is available in paperback and electronic versions. Click here to order your copy directly from the publisher.

The Architecture of Story

The University of Chicago Press published The Architecture of Story in April 2016 (224 pages, 6 X 9 © 2016). Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. The guide is available in hardcover, paperback, and electronic versions. Click here to order your copy directly from the publisher.