Screenwriting for Storytellers: How to Take Your Story From Idea to Script by SherLann D. Moore is a guide to screenwriting, beginning with the basic elements, to help the reader get started in screenwriting. Using various examples, the process is broken down into action, dialogue, characters, and more to help you learn the layout and important details that need to be included in a screenplay. Along with quizzes, brain-boosting exercises, and help with writer's block, this book is an all-in-one guide that is a must-have.

SherLann D. Moore has produced an information-packed guide with Screenwriting for Storytellers. It is broken down into easy-to-read sections with space to add personal notes. If you are just starting as a screenwriter, this book will be a useful tool to help you create your first screenplay. The quizzes help you to remember the material and are a great addition. The section on how books are difficult to convert to screenplays was interesting. I don't think many people realize this, especially when it comes to popular books being made into movies. A lot of detail is lost because it is hard to convey visually. I do think the book could have had a little more of an intro about the author as it goes straight into the information. However, I think this could be a very useful book to have for anyone interested in screenwriting and I would recommend it.

Screenwriting for Storytellers: How to Take Your Story from Idea to Script by SherLann D. Moore is a step-by-step guide that makes it easier for writers who wish to turn their books into screenplays. The author leads the reader through the process of setting up the screenplay, from recommendations for the margins to parentheticals and detailed examples. She allows the reader to view her award-winning screenplay, making the book informational and motivational.

I was captivated by SherLann D. Moore’s story and I was surprised to find her memoir within the pages. Her time as a black woman in the military and her struggle with lupus pulled me into the screenplay. I thought it was a good example of the way to pace a script. Even if you have formatting software, it’s better to know the basics behind the organization of a script, especially, as the writer points out, if there are special submission requirements. I learned new terms throughout the book and was glad to see a section that included the costs associated with producing a screenplay. It was professionally outlined and easy to understand. The quizzes at the end of the sections help the reader retain the information they’ve read.

The book may be used in a classroom setting, as it has exercises that help coach writers on the proper way to write a screenplay. I recommend this book to anyone who is considering turning their book, story, or idea into a screenplay. Anyone interested in motivational stories would gain inspiration from reading the screenplay within Screenwriting for Storytellers.

Screenwriting for Storytellers by SherLann D. Moore is a beginner’s guide for storytellers hoping to venture into scriptwriting. She gives advice on how to format your script, screenplay terminology, and translating your story idea from a novel into a screenplay with practical guidance on creating a 120-minute or 60-minute short film. Moore also includes her own script in this book, showing how she applied all this formatting and writing guidance when translating her story into a script, thus showing how to use this knowledge. Her script is engaging, and it is evident why she has won many film awards.

I enjoyed reading Screenwriting for Storytellers by SherLann D. Moore because she made it feel like writing a script was an attainable goal. She advises that she did not formally study scriptwriting and taught herself how to do it, which I found very impressive. The sample script that she included in the book was impeccable, I could vividly envisage the characters, and I felt invested in the life story of the main character Shalann. Anyone who is a writer and has had a novel published, now hoping to venture into scriptwriting, will benefit from reading this book. It gives enough practical guidance and insight to get started. I especially enjoyed the advice on drafting a pitch deck when presenting your script to film executives and investors because, inevitably, the aim would be to get your film funded. I found Screenwriting for Storytellers to be a stimulating, insightful, and worthwhile read.