![]() ![]() ![]() I would certainly reference this book for when I’m stuck plotting a story and want an easy fix. It’s effective in helping you write by numbers, like you’re drawing inside a coloring book, without having to think very hard. The best way I can describe this framework is the Marvelization of writing - it’s formulaic and mainstream and totally dependent on following the structure of every ‘big hit’, but might not give you room for uniqueness or experimentation with craft. I have mixed feelings about this, because on one hand, I don’t believe good stories should be evaluated by a prescriptive set of rules (especially since they are Westernized standards), but on the other hand, I think it is helpful to have a baseline to compare your work to so that you can at least deviate from the standard with purpose (gotta know the rules before you break them, yada yada). ![]() This book entirely hones in on one type of story structure, and is effective in explaining the different beats and providing examples to give you a crystal-clear template. ![]()
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