Linda Aronson (born 20 March 1950) is a British-born Australian

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, educator and author. She wrote the

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-nominated drama '' Kostas'' and several television series, such as '' Something in the Air'' and '' G.P.'' Born in London, Aronson moved out to

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at a young age. She studied at

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, then did late nineteenth century fiction at

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, but abandoned it to pursue a career as a writer. Her first paid writing job was a 1973 radio adaptation of her own

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, ''Closing Down'' for ABC. This was followed by ''Cafe in a Side Street'' in 1975, and ''The Fall Guy'' in 1976. The latter success lead to her writing ''Kostas''.

''The 21st Century Screenplay''

Aronson is also a prolific author, having written several books including the screenwriting guide ''The 21st Century Screenplay.'' The book was written as a response to standard screenwriting teaching that focused on linear, single protagonist stories. Aronson, instead, discusses how to write for non-linear stories with multiple characters.

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* * 1950 births Living people Australian people of British descent Australian women screenwriters British women screenwriters Screenwriting instructors Writers of books about writing fiction {{screen-writer-stub