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What a great collection to start the Screen Storytellers series. Anna Weinstein has pulled together an exciting and refreshing look at the role of the television series creator and writer, in this case with a focus on the ground-breaking Shonda Rhimes. What this book, indeed the whole series, does is reinforce the crucial role played by the television creator or writer, not only in an industry context but also for what they do for culture and society. This book and its wider series is a positive step forward in the global development of screenwriting studies.
What a great collection to start the Screen Storytellers series. Anna Weinstein has pulled together an exciting and refreshing look at the role of the television series creator and writer, in this case with a focus on the ground-breaking Shonda Rhimes. What this book, indeed the whole series, does is reinforce the crucial role played by the television creator or writer, not only in an industry context but also for what they do for culture and society. This book and its wider series is a positive step forward in the global development of screenwriting studies.
The Works of Shonda Rhimes dives deep into Shonda Rhimes’ television universe. This collection provides a captivating exploration of Rhimes’ visionary storytelling and illuminates her impact on the small screen, from the long-running Grey’s Anatomy to groundbreaking series like Scandal and the period romance Bridgerton. The Works of Shonda Rhimes is essential reading for fans, scholars, and anyone passionate about storytelling. This anthology celebrates Shonda Rhimes’ indelible mark on television and her enduring legacy as one of the most influential screenwriters of our time
An incisive, multifaceted analysis of the showrunner’s work that will prove informative and useful to aspiring writers, critics, scholars, and fans of her series. The chapters are succinctly written, tightly focused, thoroughly researched, accessibly written, and insightful. The result is a worthwhile, mind-opening read.
Anna Weinstein is on the screenwriting faculty at Kennesaw State University, USA. She is Series Editor of the SCREEN STORYTELLERS book series and PERFORM: Succeeding as a Creative Professional book series. She is the author of Writing Women for Film & Television: A Guide to Creating Complex Female Characters (2023) and editor of Writing for the Screen (2023) and Directing for the Screen (2023).