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The Anatomy of Story

22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

by John Truby ...

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, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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,
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The Anatomy of Genres

How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

by John Truby ...

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people ... Read more

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A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people
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The Anatomy of Genres

How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

by John Truby ...

Narrated by Nick Mondelli ...

Unabridged

22 hours 16 min

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume
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Action

The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game

by Robert McKee, Bassim El-Wakil ...

Narrated by Robert McKee ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning ... Read more

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From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning
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How to Write a Series

A Guide to Series Types and Structure plus Troubleshooting Tips and Marketing Tactics

by Sara Rosett ...

Narrated by Sara Rosett ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Genre Writers How To
Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

Struggling to structure your book series?Learn how to make a series work for you: increase reader engagement and take advantage of the built-in marketing potential a series gives you.Are you unsure which series structure is best for you? Or are you several books into a series, but you’re stuck? Do you want to expand your literary universe but aren’t sure how to do it? Perhaps you have a series ... Read more

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Struggling to structure your book series?Learn how to make a series work for you: increase reader engagement and take advantage of the built-in marketing potential a series gives you.Are you unsure which series structure is best for you? Or are you several books into a series, but you’re stuck? Do you want to expand your literary universe but aren’t sure how to do it? Perhaps you have a series
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction

How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

by Donald Maass ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

Engage Your Readers with EmotionWhile writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey of its own, one as involving as your characters' struggles, discoveries, and triumphs are for you.That's where The Emotional Craft of ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Engage Your Readers with EmotionWhile writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey of its own, one as involving as your characters' struggles, discoveries, and triumphs are for you.That's where The Emotional Craft of
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The Happy Writer

Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond

by Marissa Meyer ...

Narrated by Marissa Meyer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

**This program is read by the author.From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of the popular podcast, The Happy Writer, comes the ultimate guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.**If you aren’t suffering, you aren’t creating. Right?Wrong!Writing can and should be joyful, fulfilling… even fun! Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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**This program is read by the author.From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of the popular podcast, The Happy Writer, comes the ultimate guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.**If you aren’t suffering, you aren’t creating. Right?Wrong!Writing can and should be joyful, fulfilling… even fun! Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters
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The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 10 - Writers Helping Writers Series
Welcome to the 2nd edition of Emotion Amplifiers—expanded and updated!Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring reading. To avoid that pitfall, channel your dark side and introduce stress that will make it harder for them to think clearly. Your weapon of choice? An amplifier. Pain, arousal, dehydration—conditions and states like these make it difficult ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Welcome to the 2nd edition of Emotion Amplifiers—expanded and updated!Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring reading. To avoid that pitfall, channel your dark side and introduce stress that will make it harder for them to think clearly. Your weapon of choice? An amplifier. Pain, arousal, dehydration—conditions and states like these make it difficult
... Read more
The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Volume 2)

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 9 - Writers Helping Writers Series
A story where the character gets exactly what they want doesn’t make for good reading. But add villainous clashes, lost advantages, power struggles, and menacing threats…well, now we have the makings of a page-turner. Conflict is the golden thread that binds plot to arc, providing the complications, setbacks, and derailments that make the character’s inner and outer journeys dynamic.Inside Volume ... Read more

$6.99 USD

A story where the character gets exactly what they want doesn’t make for good reading. But add villainous clashes, lost advantages, power struggles, and menacing threats…well, now we have the makings of a page-turner. Conflict is the golden thread that binds plot to arc, providing the complications, setbacks, and derailments that make the character’s inner and outer journeys dynamic.Inside Volume
... Read more
The Happy Writer

Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond

by Marissa Meyer ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of the popular podcast, The Happy Writer, comes the ultimate guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.If you aren’t suffering, you aren’t creating. Right?Wrong!Writing can and should be joyful, fulfilling… even fun! Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters to novelists, journalists to picture ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of the popular podcast, The Happy Writer, comes the ultimate guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.If you aren’t suffering, you aren’t creating. Right?Wrong!Writing can and should be joyful, fulfilling… even fun! Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters to novelists, journalists to picture
... Read more

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Writing Archetypal Character Arcs: The Hero's Journey and Beyond

by K.M. Weiland ...

The Six Transformational Character Arcs of the Human LifeReady to take your story's character arcs and themes to the next level? This latest book from veteran writing teacher and story theorist K.M. Weiland ventures far beyond the popular and pervasive Hero's Journey to explore six important archetypal character arcs, representing key moments of initiation in the human experience:• The Maiden• The ... Read more

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The Six Transformational Character Arcs of the Human LifeReady to take your story's character arcs and themes to the next level? This latest book from veteran writing teacher and story theorist K.M. Weiland ventures far beyond the popular and pervasive Hero's Journey to explore six important archetypal character arcs, representing key moments of initiation in the human experience:• The Maiden• The
... Read more
The Trope Thesaurus

Trope Thesaurus

by Jennifer Hilt ...

Series series Trope Thesaurus
Even a quick glance at popular books, movies, and streaming series says it all-- a skillful application of tropes sells stories. That's because tropes create a foundation between the audience and the action.I'm not suggesting we slap a few tropes together, and call it done.I'm talking about twisting tropes to create characters that fans can't stop thinking about to increase story conflict.How do ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Even a quick glance at popular books, movies, and streaming series says it all-- a skillful application of tropes sells stories. That's because tropes create a foundation between the audience and the action.I'm not suggesting we slap a few tropes together, and call it done.I'm talking about twisting tropes to create characters that fans can't stop thinking about to increase story conflict.How do
... Read more

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