Our WRITER'S SOFTWARE
Arranged by Category and Type
(click a title for details)
SCREEN- WRITING
STORY DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
• Truby's Blockbuster
• Power Structure
PLOT GENERATOR
• StoryBase
CREATIVE TOOLS
• MasterWriter
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
• Great Screenwriting
• Writer's Companion
SCREENPLAY FORMATTER
• HollyWord
• Script Wizard
• Hollywood Screenplay
STORYBOARD SOFTWARE
• FrameForge Previz
SYNOPSIS FORMATTING SOFTWARE
• Synopsis Formatter
NON-FICTION
BOOK/ARTICLE WRITING SOFTWARE
• Wizard of Words
• Writers Blocks
• MasterWriter
STYLE/GRAMMAR EDITING SOFTWARE
• StyleWriter
• Ghost Reviewer
TECHNICAL WRITING SOFTWARE
• Technical Writer
ESSAY WRITING SOFTWARE
• Essayist
• Essay Formatter
THESIS / DISSERTATION / TERM PAPER WRITING SOFTWARE
• Wizard for Scholars & Students Special
• Thesis Writer
INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING SOFTWARE
• Electronic Writing Course
DIARY/JOURNAL SOFTWARE
• LifeJournal for Writers
BUSINESS
SOFTWARE FOR EDITING CORRESPONDENCE, MEMORANDA, and REPORTS
• StyleWriter
BUSINESS PLAN WRITING SOFTWARE
• Business Plan Writer
A/V SCRIPT FORMATTER
• Script Wizard
STORYBOARD SOFTWARE
• FrameForge Previz
TECHNICAL WRITING SOFTWARE
• Technical Writer
FICTION
STORY DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
• Power Structure
PLOT GENERATOR
• StoryBase
CREATIVE TOOLS
• MasterWriter
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
• WritePro
• Writer's Companion
NOVEL FORMATTER
• Novel Formatter
SCREEN- WRITING
STORY DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
• Truby's Blockbuster
• Power Structure
PLOT GENERATOR
• StoryBase
CREATIVE TOOLS
• MasterWriter
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
• Great Screenwriting
• Writer's Companion
SCREENPLAY FORMATTER
• HollyWord
• Script Wizard
• Hollywood Screenplay
STORYBOARD SOFTWARE
• FrameForge Previz
SYNOPSIS FORMATTING SOFTWARE
• Synopsis Formatter
RELIGIOUS
SERMON-PLANNING / WRITING SOFTWARE
• SermonBase
ARTICLES / STORIES / BOOKS / SERMONS SOFTWARE
• MasterWriter Software for Creative Writing and Non-Fiction
SONGWRITING / POETRY SOFTWARE
• MasterWriter Software for Songwriting and Poetry
SONGWRITING
SONGWRITING / POETRY SOFTWARE
• MasterWriter Software for Songwriting and Poetry
POETRY
POETRY / SONGWRITING SOFTWARE
• MasterWriter Software for Songwriting and Poetry
DIARY/
JOURNAL
DIARY/JOURNAL SOFTWARE
• LifeJournal for Writers
SPEECHWRITING
SPEECHWRITING SOFTWARE
• Muse
• MasterWriter
• Sermonbase
FORMATTERS
SCREENPLAY / TELEPLAY / STAGE PLAY
• HollyWord
• Script Wizard
• Hollywood Screenplay
SYNOPSIS FORMATTING SOFTWARE
• Synopsis Formatter
BOOK / ARTICLE / DISSERTATION FORMATTING SOFTWARE
• Wizard of Words
NOVEL FORMATTER
• Novel Formatter
ESSAY FORMATTER
• Essay Formatter
AUDIO VISUAL SCRIPT FORMATTER
• Script Wizard
STORY- BOARDING
STORYBOARD SOFTWARE
• FrameForge Previz
BRAIN-STORMING
IDEA-GENERATING SOFTWARE
• Inventor
• Inspiration
PUBLIC RELATIONS / MARKETING
PUBLIC RELATIONS / MARKETING
• PR Pro
QUERY LETTER WRITING
• Query Letter Writer / Mass Mailer
PROPOSAL WRITING
• Proposal Writer
CONSULTING / COACHING
CONSULTING / COACHING SOFTWARE
• Coach and Consultant
LITERACY
THINKING, LITERACY, NUMERACY SOFTWARE
• Kidspiration
HOME-SCHOOLING
IDEA-GENERATING SOFTWARE
• Inspiration
THINKING, LITERACY, NUMERACY SOFTWARE
• Kidspiration
STORY WRITING SOFTWARE
• StoryCraftPro
STYLE/GRAMMAR EDITING SOFTWARE
• StyleWriter
COURSES
GENERAL WRITING SKILLS
• Electronic Writing Course
FICTION AND SCREENWRITING
• WritePro
• Great Screenwriting
• StoryCraft
MISCELLANY
RESUME WRITING SOFTWARE
• Resume Writer
LETTER WRITING SOFTWARE
• Letter Writer
TYPING SOFTWARE
• Typing Tutor
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The following software (not mentioned above) is no longer available: Write That Down (file managing software and bookkeeping software for submission tracking, managing writers' proposals, managing submissions, managing projects, and managing contacts),
BoardMaster (storyboarding software),
InkLink (for selling your writing, proposal tracking, managing contacts, ),
MuseNames (character naming software),
Biblioscape,
and Page 2 Stage -- all are no longer available.
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 Do you have 100 pages of script but only 50 pages of story?
That's
the single biggest reason scripts are rejected
in Hollywood.
I'm
John Truby. I've taught advanced story structure
to over 30,000 people worldwide, including the writers, directors, or producers of Shrek, Planet of the Apes, Flamingo Rising, The Negotiator, Inspector Gadget, Outbreak, Sleepless in Seattle, The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Back to School, Rambling Rose, Star Wars and many more, and have been
story consultant on over 1000 scripts. I've seen
all the story problems and I know how to fix them.
TRUBY TAKES YOU
STEP-BY-STEP
TO A GREAT STORY
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ONLY
$179 SPECIAL!!!
And save up to $30 more by ordering additional software!
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Truby's BLOCKBUSTER puts over 300 professional techniques at your fingertips to help you create a great story, in a fraction of the usual time and effort. Don't believe that's possible from a software program? Try it. You'll write your best script ever.
1.
Blockbuster's Premise
and Genre screens show you the 'gold' of your idea and
which genre forms are best for expressing it.
2. Character Web, World,
and Arc screens help you create complex characters that
grow over the course of the story and move the reader.
3. The Plot screen takes
you through the 22 Building Blocks of every great story,
giving you a surprising plot that builds steadily from
beginning to end.
4. Blockbuster's 'drag
and drop' Scene List shows you the right structural
order for your scenes, and lets you figure out the ideal
sequence in a fraction of the time.
5. Rewrite shows you the
deep structural weaknesses that are likely to be in
your script and takes you through the ideal order for
fixing them.
6. The most extensive Coach
system for writers ever created, including my complete
Story Structure Course, the 103 Greatest Characters
in fiction, 8 key Story Shapes, 23 greatest Story Techniques,
and over 65 online Story Examples.
BLOCKBUSTER 5.0 FEATURES:
Premise tells
you whether your idea has depth, staying power and originality, then
shows you how to develop it.
Genre
tells you the one or two story forms best suited to express your idea.
Character
builds 3-dimensional characters
7 Keys
gives you the nucleus on which your ideal story structure will be based.
22
Steps weaves a surprising, interesting plot
Scene
Writing lets you write your script within the program, with expert help
online
Rewrite
shows you the problems in your script, then helps you fix them.
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Blockbuster Story Examples including Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Forrest
Gump, Home Alone, and The Godfather, show you how master storytellers
solved the story problems you are facing.
Story
Coach guides you to proper structure, character and plot while
you write
Blockbuster
Coach shows you the key elements of hit movies
Truby's
complete Story Structure Class (a $200 value) online at the click of
a button John Truby has coached 30,000 writers around the world, including
the authors of The Mask of Zorro, The Negotiator, Outbreak, Back to
School, Nightmare on Elm Street, Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, Kiss
of the Spider Woman and Sleepless in Seattle. Now you can get the advantage
they've been using for years.
WHAT'S NEW IN 5.0
New easy interface that makes fiction writing fast and easy, for beginner
and expert alike
23
Greatest Story Techniques and 8 Story Shapes that will make you an unbeatable
writer Work
on as many windows as you want at one time
Newly-designed
Scene Writing and Rewriting screens to help you connect scene to story
The
most extensive Coach system for writers ever created - with all concepts
linked by hypertext
Drag
and drop Scene List so you can find the right scene sequence in a fraction
of the time
103 Greatest Characters in mythology, archetype, fiction and history
that you can apply to your own story
Enhanced
brainstorming features to help you find what is truly original and valuable
in your ideas
Extensive
Reports so you can see your story from many angles at once
Online
Help for lots more movie examples and story advice
• Has an additional 100 techniques, to give you the largest collection of story tools ever assembled in one place. In your computer. • Helps you find what is truly original in your story and execute it professionally.
• Connects all the story elements under the surface in a seamless whole.
• 14 major help areas to explain every aspect of the storytelling craft.
• Over 100 story examples on screen and online to solve any story problem you might encounter.
• 8 story shapes to show you how to build the perfect plot for your unique idea.
• Totally redesigned interface that's quick, productive and easy.
• Horizontal ribbons for fewer clicks to all screens. • Navigation tree shows every beat in your story in one view.
• Larger screen area so you have more room to work. • Galleries for easy-to-make choices of all your story elements.
Price $295 $179
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
For WINDOWS:
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or 7.0
For MACINTOSH:
Intel Macs: Use Windows BB5, with Boot Camp (free
from Apple) or Parallels Desktop, and Windows XP
or Vista (Windows does not come installed on Macs
and MUST BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY).
BLOCKBUSTER
REVIEWS:
"This guy is the best script doctor in the movie industry,
and this program makes you tell a good story whether
you want to or not. A winner. If you even toy with the
idea of storytelling, you must have this product. Highly
recommended."
John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine
"I'm not exaggerating: Truby's Blockbuster revolutionized
how I work. It's the simplest way I've ever found to
build structure, character and theme. If you use a computer
to write screenplays, you'll want Blockbuster."
Laurence Dworet, screenwriter
Outbreak
"Blockbuster is an ingenious and multilevel guide through
the maze of story organization... way ahead of any other
writing tool I know of."
Jeff Arch, screenwriter Sleepless
in Seattle
" I think of all of them Truby's the best. I actually
use Blockbuster, because I think he's really good. For
my taste, his stuff cuts the deepest, and allows you
to develop the most detailed structure and outline."
Larry Wilson, screenwriter
Beetlejuice, The Addams Family
"Blockbuster is all that it is advertised to be, a virtual
screenwriting
school, and a great one at that."
Skip Press, The Complete Idiot's
Guilde to Screenwriting
"As a result of Blockbuster, I won a Gold Award at the
Charleston Film Festival, and a Bronze Award at the
Houston Film Festival in the Comedy category."
Mike Ellis, screenwriter
"My pleasure to let you know an agent has picked up
three of my screenplays. All were written by the guidelines
of Blockbuster."
James Russell, screenwriter
"Truby's Blockbuster provides a structure both to elicit
and keep track of the multitude of ideas and details
that emerge in transforming the first vague musings
into the finished project."
L. R. Shannon, New York Times
"Among the legions of screenplay guru devotees, few
would deny that John Truby is the most cutting edge
of the lot. For success, Truby and his software is a
match made in screenwriting heaven... No, Blockbuster
will not solve all of writing's perennial ills, but
it does bring the cure several giant steps closer."
Wade Major, Entertainment Today
*John Truby's Blockbuster is a registered trademark
of John Truby’s Writers Studio. ©1997 Truby's Writers
Studio. All rights reserved. This program is not affiliated
with Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc.
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Do you need any of our WRITING/EDITING SERVICES?
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• Poems
• Press Release(s)
• Report(s)
• Resume
• Scientific Writing
• Screenplay
• Short Bio/Profile
• Short Story
• Speech
• Thesis
• Technical Manual
• Teleplay
• Website
Do you need any of our WRITING/EDITING SERVICES?
If so, select what you need us to edit, write, research, critique, market, transcribe, or translate:
• Ad Copy/Campaign
• Article
• Biography/Memoirs
• Book - Fiction
• Book - Non-Fiction
• Business Plan
• Curricula
• Dissertation
• E-Book
• Essay
• Grant/Proposal
• Medical Writing
• Newsletter(s)
• Office Document(s)
• Poems
• Press Release(s)
• Report(s)
• Resume
• Scientific Writing
• Screenplay
• Short Bio/Profile
• Short Story
• Speech
• Thesis
• Technical Manual
• Teleplay
• Website
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"I'm not exaggerating:
Truby's Blockbuster
revolutionized how I work."
-Laurence Dworet
Screenwriting Software
John Truby has brought his screenwriting expertise to more than 30,000 students, teaching the art form all over the world. Now he's bundled his critically acclaimed approach to story writing into a complete screenwriting program. Truby's Blockbuster program walks you through the intricacies of storytelling, allowing you to learn as your write.
Blockbuster has emerged as Hollywood's premier screenwriting program. Beginners as well as serious screenwriters are offered proven techniques to advance their level of writing with help from the best in the business:
"Among the legions of screenplay guru devotees, few would deny that John Truby is the most cutting edge of the lot. For success, Truby and his software program is a match made in screenwriting heaven..." -Wade Major, Entertainment Today
Genre-based Screenwriting Program
Truby's Blockbuster software is the only one of its kind tailored to each specific genre. Action screenwriters are taught how to write for action movies, and comics for comedies. From the horror screenwriting program to software for love stories, sitcoms and science fiction, each Blockbuster program is geared directly toward the genre itself.
Truby's Unique Approach to Storytelling
John Truby's Blockbuster screenwriting program focuses on the philosophy of writing the
story. The program takes users through the complexities of character development, the
structural order of individual scenes and Truby's 22 building blocks of every great story.
Blockbuster is by no means a "paint by numbers" approach to storytelling. Truby's
screenwriting program teaches writers how to turn original ideas into completely developed
storylines fit for the big screen.
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