About the author

Dr. Linda Seger began her script consulting business in 1983, based on an analysis system she developed for her dissertation on "What makes a script work?" Since then, she has consulted with writers, directors, producers, and companies throughout the world, including Ray Bradbury, Tony Bill, ITC Productions, Beyond Limited, the Sundance Institute, and the New Zealand Film Commission. She has given seminars for ABC, CBS, the staff of Embassy Television and the "MacGyver" series, the American Film Institute, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and for producers and writers in Canada, Borne, London, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Seger is the author of a previous book, Making a Good Script Great. She is married and lives in Venice, California.