Scriptwriting Structure: To-the-Point Pointers

by Bob May

The right-to-the-point nature of the storytelling will make you feel as though Mr. May is talking directly to you, teaching his valuable lessons

illustrating what dramatic action isunderstanding the importance of character objectives in scriptsusing proper formatting in plays or screenplaysunderstanding and using a script structural technique known as PASTOapplying Aristotle’s Six Key Elements in the writing of scriptshow to be a better playwright or screenwriterWriting scripts that work can be a solitary business, but with this book, you have a friend by your side.

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2016

About the author

Bob May began directing professionally in 1972 after graduating with a B. A. in Theatre from St. Cloud State University (MN), and since that time has directed over four hundred productions across the country.

In 1994 Bob earned an M. F. A. in Playwriting from The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and directing took a backseat to writing.

Twenty-five of his plays are published and have been produced around the world. The most popular are Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine, Elson – The First Christmas Elf, and Jack and Bella: From Beanstalk to Broadway.

He wrote The Gulf Coastal Plains Region episode for the Arkansas Educational Television Network (PBS) program The Great Experience of Arkansas: An Amazing Journey Through Six Regions. His book on acting Postcard Pointers to the Performer is published by Dominion Publications.

Currently Mr. May teaches playwriting and screenwriting at The University of Central Arkansas.

He and his wife, Cathy, have five children and four grandchildren. Mr. May is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America.