FOR WRITERS, SCREENWRITERS, BLOGGERS AND ALL THOSE WHO WRITE
Of the total creative effort represented in a finished work, 75 percent or more of a writer's labor goes into designing story.
Robert McKee, Story:
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee, Story:
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Get
The tools to create a great story
No more "waiting for inspiration"
Our proprietary step-by-step STORY-FLASH technology
Includes the following sections:
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Story DevelopmentThis chapter contains 21 exact steps. Following these steps will allow you to develop your story from start to finish without experiencing the writer’s block
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The Episode PlanThis section describes 12 exact elements that make up the core of your entire story. These are your reference points and a detailed plan that will make your creative job much easier
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Character DevelopmentHere you will find the character development technology that consists of 13 consecutive steps. Each step covers a particular part of character development
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How to Make the Story as Compelling as PossibleIn this section we reveal 6 secrets that will make your story so intense that the viewer will not be able to look away from the screen, and the reader – to put the book down
Description:
Author and scriptwriter Alexander Astremsky offers a systematic approach to the plot development. He suggests you stop "waiting for the inspiration" and use the Story-Flash step-by-step technology instead.
He invites you to rev up the "engine of your imagination" so that you can come up with exciting stories and design them easily, professionally and without the “throes of creation.” The book includes such chapters as "Story Development," "Episode Plan," "Character Development," “How to Make the Story as Compelling as Possible,” “How to Develop a Great Comedy Plot,” etc.
It includes over 50 various practical exercises, pictures and diagrams illustrating this step-by-step process. This book also includes the Story-Flash Game, which you can play by yourself or with others. It is not just an interesting and entertaining game, it is designed to boost your imagination with inspiration and break down the barriers in your mind that prevent you from creating brilliant stories with ease.
He invites you to rev up the "engine of your imagination" so that you can come up with exciting stories and design them easily, professionally and without the “throes of creation.” The book includes such chapters as "Story Development," "Episode Plan," "Character Development," “How to Make the Story as Compelling as Possible,” “How to Develop a Great Comedy Plot,” etc.
It includes over 50 various practical exercises, pictures and diagrams illustrating this step-by-step process. This book also includes the Story-Flash Game, which you can play by yourself or with others. It is not just an interesting and entertaining game, it is designed to boost your imagination with inspiration and break down the barriers in your mind that prevent you from creating brilliant stories with ease.