John TrubyThe Anatomy of Story

I was searching all across the best for the perfect story telling book and this book has so in depth, clear and simple explanation on how to write a great story.

The book is a classic on its own. probably doesn't even need a review. Anyway, I bought the book as we were developing a script on our own. i would recommend getting aphyiscal copy and not reading online on a pdf or Kindle format. The book is full of information that you can put to practical use. It is best to use it as a notebook, highlighting key points and noting any important findings of your own.

The content is gold. Looks like I got a used book.

it takes you step by step through the process of storytelling. simply great.

An important book both as a tool and reference

As Good Book greeting from seller for Long association is also good. I Recommend this book for upcoming writers and also recommend the seller "M.M. Mukhi & Sons for more books for writers in this technology and Google Era.

Paper and cover quality is pathetic

Thw product has been dleivered in the best eco friendly book case!!I wish others could learn.I ordered a book sometome back and it was sent with body wash!!This seller knows the love for books especially when it comes with a hand written note... m gonna become a regular... wowo

This is the best book I have read on writing a story. It explains the required elements in detail. I have read a lot about story structure, but this actually explains the steps to take, in great detail to write a good story.

Truby tem um jeito meio "parrudo" de escrever e ele divide os plot points de uma forma mais granular do que deveria, então às vezes fica um pouco difícil de aplicar na prática. Mas ainda assim, esse livro tem insights que não existem em outros manuais, principalmente sobre desenvolvimento temático e personagens. Recomendo muito!

Your just need this. Buy it. And the Anatomy of the Genre

The best book of screenwriting that don't tells you how to put in place the pieces of the story, but how to create that pieces.

This book is insightful and very useful on how to create good stories. Where as Mckee's Story is informative and at times wordy, this book is practical and to the point. Where as Edson's Story Solutions is very formulaic, the structures here are more general. That said, all of these are great to read.I found this book's handling of the central characters problem/weakness/need/desire better than any other. Truby also zero's in on the key plot elements, character types, and goes a step further. For example he talks not just about the the ally but the fake or opponent ally. I actually found the insights here on story revealing about psychology in general.The top rated negative review is imo, quite a distraction from the point of the book, which is a criticism on gender pronouns. This book was written in 2007 when I believe "he" was still tought as the default pronoun in the USA and this is not an essay on gender issues, nor does the author suggest heroes must be men.My one criticism is, like other books on the subject, the hero structure outlined by Truby where he/she overcomes their fatal flaw does not always hold true. A classic counter example is Silence of the Lambs where the main character does not really have an arc - she believes the same thing at the end as at the beginning, ie. save the weak from predators. At the end she's won the battle but nothing has changed, she's saved a lamb, but there will be more. Hard to say the majority of 007 movies involve overcoming a fatal flaw. That said, there's a ton of valuable info in this book, it may be the best on the subject.