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New for 2023 On Script: Dramatic Writing for Stage, Screen and Streaming

On Script: Dramatic Writing for Stage, Screen, and Streaming was released by Northampton House Press in paperback and ebook for 2024. Buy On Script on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or order at your favorite indie bookstore.

Advance praise for On Script:

“A detailed, soup-to-nuts primer on the art, craft, and business of writing short drama.” —Jim Wicker, Dramaturg, Literary Manager, Radio Theatre Project

“An impressive work and a great resource. Zachary Michael Jack…gives readers the guidance they need to write their own scripts.” —Jo Ann Katz, Actor, Director, Producer, Northport Plays

“Of the many submissions I have seen over the last twenty years I wish quite a few of them would have read a book like On Script.” —Brad Slavik, Actor, Director, First Run Theatre

“…A practical and creative guide to starting, building, and promoting a script. The writing prompts and exercises are invaluable.” —Jody Hovland, Founding Artistic Director, Riverside Theatre

Tired of self-promoting gurus touting easy “secrets”? In On Script seasoned scriptwriter, author, and educator Zachary Michael Jack explains step-by-step how successful Creatives write, edit, pitch, polish, and produce dramatic work. Packed with authoritative commentary, prompts, and advice, On Script is the perfect read for emerging and established writers in the Digital Age.