Full name: The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth

Author: James N. Frey Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Writing, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads LibraryThing Amazon ISBNs: 9780312300524 0312300522

Myths, says James N. Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer. In The Key, novelist and fiction-writing coach Frey applies his popular "Damn Good" approach to Joseph Campbell's insights into the universal structure of myths, providing a practical guide for fiction writers and screenwriters who want to shape their ideas into a powerful mythic story. Similar books: The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner Sometimes the Magic Works by Terry Brooks How to Not Write Bad by Ben Yagoda Novelist's essential guide to crafting scenes by Raymond Obstfeld Telling Lies for Fun & Profit by Lawrence Block Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain Writer's Little Helper by James V. Smith, Jr. Story Engineering by Larry Brooks The Fire in Fiction by Donald Maass Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II by James N. Frey The Plot Thickens by Noah Lukeman Dynamic Characters by Nancy Kress Conflict & Suspense by James Scott Bell Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing by Zachary Petit Just Write by James Scott Bell The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass