Full name: Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting

Author: Robert McKee Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Writing, Movies, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780060391683 0060391685

Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience. In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his $450 seminars (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee. Similar books: Making a Good Script Great by Linda Seger Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder Screenplay by Syd Field The Anatomy of Story by John Truby The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass The Joy of Writing Sex by Elizabeth Benedict Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Debra Dixon Plot by Ansen Dibell How to Be a Writer by Barbara Baig Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress Building Better Plots by Robert Kernen Your First Novel by Ann Rittenberg The Naked Truth About Self-Publishing by Jana DeLeon Let's Get Visible by David Gaughran The Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman Wired for Story by Lisa Cron Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg