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   No current Talk conversations about this book.  dcunning11235 | Aug 12, 2023 |    ) BarnesBookshelf | Jul 19, 2023 | However, once you sort through all this noise, he seems to have some good insights on how stories are structured, especially for a commercial audience. It's not many writers who can articulate how stories are actually crafted, and I value this book for entering that discussion. While some writers will recoil at what can come across as a formulaic approach to storytelling, I think he makes a good case that most successful stories function in similar ways, no matter what method you use to get to that finished draft. (  ) JayBostwick | Jul 11, 2023 | However, once you sort through all this noise, he seems to have some good insights on how stories are structured, especially for a commercial audience. It's not many writers who can articulate how stories are actually crafted, and I value this book for entering that discussion. While some writers will recoil at what can come across as a formulaic approach to storytelling, I think he makes a good case that most successful stories function in similar ways, no matter what method you use to get to that finished draft. ( ) JayBostwick | Jul 11, 2023 | My advice? Go buy Story Genius. It's much better. terriaminute | Dec 4, 2022 | no reviews | add a review
What makes a good story or a screenplay great? The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form, function and criteria of successful storytelling, sitting down and pounding out a first draft without planning is an ineffective way to begin. Story Engineering starts with the criteria and the architecture of storytelling, the engineering and design of a story--and uses it as the basis for narrative. The greatest potential of any story is found in the way six specific aspects of storytelling combine and empower each other on the page. When rendered artfully, they become a sum in excess of their parts. You'll learn to wrap your head around the big pictures of storytelling at a professional level through a new approach that shows how to combine these six core competencies which include: * Four elemental competencies of concept, character, theme, and story structure (plot) * Two executional competencies of scene construction and writing voice The true magic of storytelling happens when these six core competencies work together in perfect harmony. And the best part? Anyone can do it! No library descriptions found. |
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That said, this book was well worth the price and the time. That said, I will point out the same thing a few other reviewers have: lots of repetition, most of which I did not actually mind (repeating things for first timers is not a bad thing, and arguably not a bad thing for folks who have more experience); lots of analogies, some weaker than other, which I could take or leave, but didn't particularly bother me; and lots of "What I'm about to tell you, soon, is very important. Really important. Life changing. The thing I am going to write, that you will read, any second now, is so important. Right... about... wait for it..." that makes up 15% of the book, and which I definitely would have not missed. (