Vicky King, a key figure in the international film community, has written a simple and powerful guide to screenwriting that has been in print around the world for 25 years and is still relevant today. This book is based on the author's concept of the "inner film" and provides answers to many questions that both new and professional screenwriters face. How do you know what your idea is? How do you know if your idea is really a movie? How to make characters talk as if they were real? How to keep going when you think it's impossible? Written in easy, lively language, this book will take you along the shortest path from your great idea to a finished professional script.