Reddit reviews The Complete Book of Scriptwriting
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All of that, and at the end he goes with Goldman's two memoirs? What about Linda Seger or, gasp upon gasps, J. Michael Straczynski?
If you're not a good concise writer, your scripts will taste like ass.
See: Michael Straczynski's book
If you are interested about the screenwriting process, Straczynski's The Complete Book of Scriptwriting is excellent.
For scifi fans, an added bonus is the complete script of the Babylon 5 episode The Coming of Shadows, which won the Hugo in 1996.
That was unnecessary. Though I know nothing of OP's novel, there are definitely some types of stories and ideas that lend themselves more appropriately to a cinematic presentation. I think it is entirely fair for OP to be inquiring into what the technical aspects of screen writing are.
You may not be a scifi fan like me, but J. Michael Straczynski has solid credentials as an accomplished screenwriter. I have not read his book, nor explored the literature in this niche myself. Nonetheless, I think it would be worthwhile for /u/jennifer1911, regardless of her level of writing experience, to check out related titles for yourself. YMMV.