Script Partners by Claudia Johnson and Matt Stevens is like Johnson's Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, a humanistic approach to dramatic writing. Johnson's paradigm in "Screenplays," to first connect to idea before connecting to form and audience is first-rate. In Script Partners she once again rallies around the idea of connections, this time with a partner and how the demands of screenwriting are eased when shared. Strong partnering skills, as illustrated through the ones shared by the authors, manifest into stronger writing skills on the page. Dickey Nesenger, writer and teacher