Anatomia di una storia

This is an extraordinarily useful guide to understanding why and how stories work. Some writers are just naturally able to know what needs to happen in a story. They innately know what beat needs to happen, when it needs to happen, and -- most importantly -- WHY it needs to happen. These writers mak Leggi tutto

The Anatomy of Story is not your average writing guidebook. What sets it apart is Truby's emphasis on interconnection between characters (specifically how the hero is not as important as how the hero relates to other characters and how those secondary and tertiary characters must be a reflection of

It's a bedrock truth of writing that the oldest scam in the game is writing about writing. Most writing books are junk, and the reason they're junk is that they push formula, transforming art to engineering. They reduce everything to archetype and suggest logical, linear approaches to what is in fac Leggi tutto

I've read over 150 books on writing, and I can throw them all away now. This book is, by far, the best book ever written on the subject of how to tell a story. The book breaks stories down to seven basic steps: 1. Problem/Need - The problem is what the character is dealing with as the story opens. The Leggi tutto

I have, first of all, a beef with Mr. Truby. At an early point in the book, he says, literally parenthetically, "I'm going to assume that the main character is male, simply because it's easier for me to write that way" (40). And he does. Throughout the book, he uses the pronoun "he" exclusively---no Leggi tutto

All in all, I'd say this book was good. It wasn't great, it wasn't poor, it was just plain good and not much more. It's a how-to guide basically, for people who want to be writers (particularly screenwriters). There was lots of good advice and insight. The pages are littered with story breakdowns, c Leggi tutto

Fabulously insightful, practical, hands-on guide to storytelling. Should be read and reread.

به‌زودی در این مکان نظرات اینجانب نصب می‌شه. :دی *** خب، الوعده وفا! تنها دلیلی که باعث می‌شه هنوز حرکت در مه برام در اولویت باشه نسبت به آناتومی داستان، اینه که حرکت در مه کتابیه که برای نویسنده‌ی فارسی‌زبون نوشته شده. منظورم این نیست که الزاماً از المان‌های بومی حرف می‌زنه، منظورم اینه که حرف همدیگه Leggi tutto