There are few books so insightful and inspiring! I just wish I'd discovered this before having to trudge through the dreary tomes of 'Hollywood' books on screenwriting or the paltry few of either rather dated or disappointingly dilute UK books that I'd tried before finding this absolute gem!This book is just leaps and bounds ahead of anything else that I have come across on the subject. Some books try to blind you with science by boiling the art of writing down to mind boggling diagrams, that seem clever at first but then you realise you haven't learned anything more than classification. Other books are either way too long (and subliminally discouraging), or too sleek and snappy -designed to attract those not really serious about writing who are looking for the quick fix, dot-to-dot/paint by numbers approach and unfortunately...if it were that easy... The bottom line is that if you are serious about writing, this book will most definitely help you in ways no other book on the subject will. It's passionate, honest and hugely insightful. I found it fun to read, yet in depth enough that I know I will be going back to dip into it again and again - like the rich feast of a toolbox that it is!The only tiny niggle I have is that the font it is printed in is a tad small and close together - but that really is being picky.In a nutshell - if there is just one screenwriting book on your bookshelf, make this it!