Books by Kevin Powis

Screenwriting craft, structure, Aristotle’s Poetics, and grammar – all in plain, practical English.

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FADE IN: Guide to Screenplay Formatting
Everything you need to know to write your screenplay. This eBook is a complete guide that helps you plan, write and copyright your creation. Detailed information on every aspect of screenwriting. Covers script formats in detail and explains every element that makes up a professional screenplay. This eBook will take you from a complete novice or inexperienced writer to a knowledgeable, ready-to-go screenwriter.
Screenwriting Structure and Paradigms Broken Apart
Whatever your current understanding of screenwriting structure and paradigms, this book aims to raise your personal bar. Starting from basic principles and assuming no prior knowledge, we will break down popular Hollywood movies and discuss the internal structure used. We also discuss numerous screenwriting paradigms, highlighting similarities and differences. Then we will show you how you can use the same techniques and structure in your own screenplay. Explaining everything clearly without jargon and with useful examples.
Aristotle’s Poetics Broken Apart
Aristotle’s Poetics has been a long-time “must-read” for any serious writer or researcher. Now with this edited and annotated translation, it can be easily understood and referenced in one pass. The text is edited to a more readable contemporary form, and all references to heroic characters or incidents, plays, and poets are explained.
English Grammar: The Definite Article
Whatever your current understanding of grammar, this book aims to raise your personal bar. It will increase your understanding and, with it, your ability, when writing, to use the tools that grammar makes available to you. We will go from the very beginning and explain nouns, pronouns and adjectives. Then onwards to cover verbs, adverbs, tenses and sentence structure. All the way we will explain everything clearly without jargon and with useful examples. There is even a social media 101 section to help you avoid any online faux pas.