John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all of his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby's own unique approach for how to build an effective, multifaceted narrative. Truby's method for constructing a story is at once insightful and practical, focusing on the hero's moral and emotional growth. As a result, writers will dig deep within and explore their own values and worldviews in order to create an effective story. Writers will come away with an extremely precise set of tools to work with--specific, useful techniques to make the audience care about their characters, and that make their characters grow in meaningful ways. They will construct a surprising plot that is unique to their particular concept, and they will learn how to express a moral vision that can genuinely move an audience. The foundations of story that Truby lays out are so fundamental they are applicable--and essential--to all writers, from novelists and short-story writers to journalists, memoirists, and writers of narrative non-fiction.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Writing Stories Better, and maybe even writing a great one:
Truby's book is a writers' manual for solving problems. He's been developing his story techniques for nearly 20 years. The genius of his constructs is that they help the writer uncover the needs of his story with complete flexibility. No blueprints or rigid 'musts.' Through studying Truby I learned to dig until I pulled out the real meat, resulting in stories that are sharp, interesting, and satisfying to the reader. Although not prolific, I've been writing published work for several years. Amazon... more info
Outstanding!:
This is perhaps the best book on writing that I've yet read. Although Truby focuses more on screenwriting, he does apply his recommendations to novels. This is not your usual how-to writing book that talks about openings, characters, point of view, settings, etc. Instead, Truby guides the reader/writer through aspects that will hopefully make your story stand out and function as an organic whole. The emphasis is on focusing your story and making all the elements work together. If you are brand new... more info
Very Helpful:
This book is just what I needed to put it all together. I highly recommend it to any writer or wana be writer. Excellent!
Very Well-Rounded:
This is a very deep book to read, but when you work with it- do the exercises, the results are pretty amazing. A very well-rounded book.
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