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Anatomy of Genres : How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works by John Truby (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPicador
ISBN-100374539227
ISBN-139780374539221
eBay Product ID (ePID)3057244238
Product Key Features
Number of Pages720 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAnatomy of Genres : How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
SubjectModern / 21st Century, Film / Screenwriting
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Truby
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight18.7 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-022943
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"If you're ready to graduate from the boy-meets-girl league of screenwriting, meet John Truby...[His lessons draw] epiphanies that make you see the contours of your psyche as sharply as your script." -- LA Weekly
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808.3
Table Of Content1. The World as Story 2. Horror: Religion 3. Action: Success 4. Myth: The Life Process 5. Memoir and Coming-of-Age Story: Creating the Self Through Fiction and Nonfiction 6. Science Fiction: Science, Society, and Culture 7. Crime: Morality and Justice 8. Comedy: Manners and Morals 9. Western: The Rise and Fall of Civilization 10. Gangster: The Corruption of Business and Politics 11. Fantasy: The Art of Living 12. Detective Story and Thriller: The Mind and the Truth 13. Love Story: The Art of Happiness 14. The Future of Storytelling Appendix: 7 Major Story Structure Steps
SynopsisA guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren't just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume. They are the all-stars of the entertainment world, comprising the vast majority of popular stories worldwide. That's why businesses--movie studios, production companies, video game studios, and publishing houses--buy and sell them. Writers who want to succeed professionally must write the stories these businesses want to buy. Simply put, the storytelling game is won by mastering the structure of genres. The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works is the legendary writing teacher John Truby's step-by-step guide to understanding and using the basic building blocks of the story world. He details the three ironclad rules of successful genre writing, and analyzes more than a dozen major genres and the essential plot events, or "beats," that define each of them. As he shows, the ability to combine these beats in the right way is what separates stories that sell from those that don't. Truby also reveals how a single story can combine elements of different genres, and how the best writers use this technique to craft unforgettable stories that stand out from the crowd. Just as Truby's first book, The Anatomy of Story , changed the way writers develop stories, The Anatomy of Genres will enhance stories' quality and expand the impact they have on the world., Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren't just a small subset of the films, books, TV shows, and video games that people consume. The storytelling game is won by mastering genres. They are the all-stars of the entertainment world, making up the vast majority of popular stories worldwide. Knowing how to write genres is the most important skill in the storytelling industry-and the real secret of genres is that each one expresses a unique philosophy of how to live a good life, which is what readers and audiences really hunger for. The Anatomy of Genres is a step-by-step guide to using these basic building blocks of the story world. The legendary writing teacher John Truby details the three ironclad rules of successful genre writing and provides in-depth breakdowns of the fourteen major genres-Horror, Action, Myth, Memoir, Coming-of-Age, Science Fiction, Crime, Comedy, Western, Gangster, Fantasy, Thriller, Detective, and Love-as well as the essential plot events, or "beats," that define each of them. The ability to sequence a genre's beats in the right way, and then combine elements from different genres into the densest plot possible, is what separates stories that sell from those that don't. Truby's first book, The Anatomy of Story, changed the way writers develop stories. The Anatomy of Genres shows writers how to tell their best stories, and through the power of fiction, how audiences can live their best lives. Book jacket., A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story , John Truby. Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren't just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume. They are the all-stars of the entertainment world, comprising the vast majority of popular stories worldwide. That's why businesses--movie studios, production companies, video game studios, and publishing houses--buy and sell them. Writers who want to succeed professionally must write the stories these businesses want to buy. Simply put, the storytelling game is won by mastering the structure of genres. The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works is the legendary writing teacher John Truby's step-by-step guide to understanding and using the basic building blocks of the story world. He details the three ironclad rules of successful genre writing, and analyzes more than a dozen major genres and the essential plot events, or "beats," that define each of them. As he shows, the ability to combine these beats in the right way is what separates stories that sell from those that don't. Truby also reveals how a single story can combine elements of different genres, and how the best writers use this technique to craft unforgettable stories that stand out from the crowd. Just as Truby's first book, The Anatomy of Story , changed the way writers develop stories, The Anatomy of Genres will enhance their quality and expand the impact they have on the world.
LC Classification NumberPN3355.T75 2022
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- Jan 01, 2023
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Chock full of knowledge on the subject of genres. The author has an original take on the process of screenwriting and what makes a good story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
