1st Edition

Mastering the Craft of Diverse and Inclusive Screenwriting Find Your Screenwriting Superpower

By Karla Rae Fuller Copyright 2025
192 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This accessible and informative textbook provides a guide to the craft of screenwriting with an emphasis on diverse perspectives, underrepresented groups and their screen stories. Readers will learn to master writing a feature-length screenplay in a framework that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion. With case studies to aid understanding, the book explores the screenwriting process in... Read more

Introduction: Mastering the Craft of Diverse and Inclusive Screenwriting

Chapter 1: Choosing an Idea

Chapter 2: Choosing a Genre

Chapter 3: Choosing a Theme

Chapter 4: Creating Diverse Characters

Chapter 5: Writing a Synopsis or Treatment

Chapter 6: Crafting a Scene

Chapter 7: Crafting a Sequence

Chapter 8: Starting Your Screenplay

Chapter 9: Writing Your First Draft

Chapter 10: Getting your Script Read/Seeking Feedback and Receiving Notes

Afterword: Establishing Your Voice and Vision

Index

Biography

Karla Rae Fuller is Professor in the School of Film and Television at Columbia College Chicago. She has taught in the Cinema Studies and Screenwriting areas in the undergraduate and MFA graduate programs. Prior to teaching at Columbia College Chicago, Ms. Fuller held the position of Director of Feature Film Evaluation at Vestron Inc., which produced the hit movie Dirty Dancing among others. She was a freelance script reader for New Line Cinema, Miramax and various other production companies.