Linda Sue Seger (born August 27, 1945) is an American author and former screenwriting consultant. She is best known for her books on screenwriting.
Education and career
Seger grew up in
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo ( ) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI– MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo ...
. She received an undergraduate degree from
Colorado College
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory. The college enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates at its campus. The college offer ...
in 1967. She went on to receive an MA degree from the
Pacific School of Religion
The Pacific School of Religion (PSR) is a private Protestant seminary in Berkeley, California. It maintains covenantal relationships with the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, and the Disciples of Christ, ensuring the schoo ...
on Religion in Arts in 1973, and a Th.D in Drama and Theology from the affiliated
Graduate Theological Union
The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is a consortium of eight private independent American theological schools and eleven centers and affiliates. Seven of the theological schools are located in Berkeley, California. The GTU was founded in 1962 ...
in 1976.
Seger is the author of several books on the subject of screenwriting. She also worked as a script consultant,
and had consulted on more than 80 produced films and television episodes until her retirement in 2020.
In addition to books on screenwriting, she has written several books on themes around spirituality and religion.
Selected books
On screenwriting
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On religion and spirituality
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References
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Living people
1945 births
Colorado College alumni
Pacific School of Religion alumni
Film theorists
Writers of books about writing fiction
Screenwriting instructors
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
20th-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American women non-fiction writers