&;So often people ask me if there&;s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one. I can&;t recommend it highly enough.&;&;&;Alexa Junge, writer/producer, Friends, Sex and the City, The West Wing
A master class of 27 lessons, drawn from 27 diverse narratives, for novelists, storytellers, filmmakers, graphic designers, and more. Author Daniel Joshua Rubin unlocks the secrets of what makes a story work, and then shows how to understand and use these principles in your own writing. The result is &;an invaluable resource&; (Publishers Weekly, starred review), offering priceless advice like escalate risk, with an example from Pulp Fiction. Write characters to the top of their intelligence, from the Eminem song &;Stan.&; Earn transformations, from Alison Bechdel&;s Fun Home. Attack your theme, from The Brothers Karamazov. Insightful, encouraging, filled with attitude, and, as Booklist puts it, &;perfect for any writer looking to ensure their stories operate and resonate at the top of their potential,&; this book gives contemporary storytellers of all kinds a lifeline of inspiration and relatable instruction.
&;[ The] new bible of lessons and practices for creators.&;&;&;Library Journal
&;Not a &;how-to,&; thank God, but a &;here&;s why.&; Writers of all levels of experience will benefit from reading&;&;and then rereading&;&;this elegant exploration of the principles of storytelling.&;&;&;Traci Letts, Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright
&;A godsend for storytellers in all media. It will help you decide what to write and then show you, step by step, how to tackle virtually any problem you face.&;&;&;Anna D. Shapiro, Tony Award-winning director, August: Osage County
A modern and actionable guide to the fundamentals of writing compelling, well-crafted, authentic stories in any medium, with lessons illustrated by novels, plays, films, music, video games, and TV, and writers from Shakespeare and Dostoevsky to Quentin Tarantino and Eminem.
