Book
Book noun - A set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction.
Screenplay and book are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screenplay" instead a noun "Book".
Screenplay
Screenplay noun - A script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets.
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You've considered writing a book or screenplay just so your pet YKTTW has one more example.
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Both the original book and the screenplay for the movie.He has also written a number of books on the writing process and the Hollywood business, from the POV of an author, complete with useful advice.
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All of Thomas Harris's books involving Hannibal Lecter — in fact, the most recent one, Hannibal Rising, saw the screenplay (also by Harris) finished before the book was.
Source: The Film of the Book
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Screenplay or Book. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/book/screenplay.
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