A review by bisexualwentworth
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story: Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch by Jeffrey Schechter

Very useful writing advice. I felt like I was taking a class with a very good teacher who I didn't really like as a person. Would recommend if you're looking for frameworks for compelling storytelling, especially for feature films but also generally. Basically all of the advice in this book is applicable to novels, and a lot of it is also relevant to TV, short stories, plays, etc.