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I attack stories and storytelling from a variety of perspectives. I write both fiction and non-fiction books as well a screenplays. I have written or co-written more than two dozen produced film and television projects which have won a number of national, international and festival awards. I have taught screenwriting for a long time at USC where I am a tenured full professor in the School of Cinematic Arts and have published two books on the art and craft of screenwriting. When I'm not working on my own stories, I'm helping my students and a variety of professionals finesse their projects. ...more

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	The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay by David Howard (Goodreads Author), Edward Mabley 3.82 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recollections of Murder (Joe Brandt Thrillers Book 1) 4.42 avg rating — 191 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film 3.83 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unraveling Man (Joe Brandt Thrillers Book 2) 4.27 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne of Green Gables - Ana de las Tejas Verdes - English to Spanish - Inglés a español: Easy Bilingual Edition - Fácil Edición Bilingüe by David Howard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), L.M. Montgomery, Courtney Charley (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wuthering Heights - वर्थरिंग हाइट्स - English to Hindi - अंग्रेज़ी से हिंदी: Easy Bilingual Edition - आसान द्विभाषी संस्करण (English and Hindi Book 33) 3.79 avg rating — 34 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Women - نساء صغيرات - English to Arabic - الإنجليزية إلى العربية: Easy Bilingual Edition - نسخة سهلة ثنائية اللغة (English and Arabic Book 10) by David Howard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Louisa May Alcott, Courtney Charley (Translator) 3.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer - English to Spanish - Inglés a español: Easy Bilingual Edition - Edition Bilingüe Fácil by David Howard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Twain, Courtney Charley (Translator) 3.41 avg rating — 32 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - مغامرات أليس في بلاد العجائب - English to Arabic - الإنجليزية إلى العربية: Easy Bilingual Edition - نسخة سهلة ثنائية اللغة by David Howard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lewis Carroll, Courtney Charley (Translator) 2.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankenstein - Frankenstein - English to German - Englisch zu Deutsch - (Translated): Easy Bilingual Edition - Einfache zweisprachige Ausgabe by David Howard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Courtney Charley (Translator) 2.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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