This book is for the thinking screenwriter - the person who is serious about the craft of screenwriting and wants to maintain the integrity of the work produced. Many people who want to write for film and television spend time thinking about structure, dialogue, characters and how to sell their work. But few will spend any time thinking about why they want to write, what they have to say when they do write and how they will hold on to what they value in the screenwriting process. This book is intended for screenwriters at the student and professional level. It offers guidance for writers in the preparation of ethically-grounded work. It provides methods for self assessment of values, ideas and ethical stances, and demonstrates the application of these values to the development of plot, character and dialogue. Author Marilyn Beker encourages an ethical approach to writing for the screen, providing ways of implementing ethics, without dictating what or how to write on specific topics. She includes examples throughout the book of work in which writers employed personal values along with quotes from working writers on the topics discussed.