Dramatic Writing presents simply, clearly, and concisely the fundamentals of all good writing. The author offers a step-by-step guide for the de-velopment of fiction, plays, and television and radio scripts. He shows how to probe the secrets of human motivation to create flesh and blood characters who create suspense and conflict and who grow emotionally under stress and strain. Basically, this book outlines in detail the Egri Method of Creative Writ-ing, which has won such wide acclaim. This method, used by Lajos Egri in his private consultations with writers and producers in Hollywood and with student writers all over the world, is here presented in full.