The Screenwriter's Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems

An excellent guide, but you should read his book Screenplay – The Foundations of Screenwriting first in order to better understand his terminology. I liked the repetition for emphasis; it was good for a novice such as me. The writing style is easy and quite readable.The only place I had trouble was in following his screenplay examples since I hadn’t seen most of the films. But, if I took it upon myself to see them, I’m sure Field’s remarks would make a lot of sense.Also, the book was last copyrighted in 1998. While the basics are surely there, a little updating might have been in order.

Anything Syd Fields wrote was gospel for screenwriters.

This is one of the best books I've read on the art of diagnosing and editing screenplay problems. I got much more out of this in one sitting than going through years of weekly writers critique groups. He gives very practical, formulaic rules for analyzing structure, character and plot problems, and his illustrations drive the points home. I highly recommend this book.

I bought this book to catch up on ways to motivate myself when writing my scripts. I run into problems with scenes that don't fit and the book easily explains what to do. My screenwriting moto is that if it doesn't fit take it out. Anyone who has to do rewrites for agents, hollywood prod. companies or for themselves, should pick up this book. EXCELLENT....

This is helping me so much to get past the hiccups in my screenwriting.

So great! Fully appreciate the clear guidance through the maze of hidden screenwriting problems. A master's guide to getting​ out of being stuck!

Good information. Somewhat dated and redundant in places.

The book arrived in perfect condition. I'm very happy with the merchant.Marilyn HuebnerSyd Field is an excellent teacher. I'm at Ringling School of Art in Sarasota. I found his foresight to be most helpful in identifying and asking the rights questions to correct the problem.

William Goldman it was, I think, who wrote regarding screenplays, 'nobody knows anything about anything.' The trouble with Syd Fields books is that he thinks he does know it all. When one witnesses the high percentage of formula-written movies that come out of Hollywood, all cut by an editor with the shakes, and all cliche-ridden and predictable, I suppose one has to lay much of the blame at the door of Mr. Fields and other so-called experts like him. When one considers that films like Casablanca and Citizen Kane were written on the hoof, being put together on each shooting day by the on-the-spot team, these fancy, detailed exercises such as Screenwriter's Problem Solver seem somewhat superfluous.

Very fast delivery but although advertised as being used/second hand etc., the copy arrived as if totally new.Extremely pleased.

Basic but helpful. A good starter screen writing handbook. A little bit more erotica would be good

Great friend for the rewrite process. I wish Syd Field did not include so much of his voice, could have been more mechanical, but regardless, I find it useful.

Muy buen libro. En en idioma original.