Writer's Journey - Mythic Structure for Writers
Author(s): Christopher Vogler; Michele Montez (Illustrator)
See why this book has become an international best seller, and a true classic.
First published in 1992, The Writer's Journey explores the powerful relationship between mythology and storytelling in a clear, concise style that's made it required reading for movie executives, screenwriters, scholars, and lovers of pop culture all over the world.
Writers of both fiction and non-fiction will discover a set of useful myth-inspired storytelling paradigms (ie. The Hero's Journey) and step-by-step guidelines to plot and character development. Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, The Writer's Journey is a must for writers of all kinds interested in further developing their craft.
The updated and revised second edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's ongoing work on mythology's influence on stories, movies, and man himself.
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"This book is like having the smartest person in the story meeting come home with you and whisper what to do in your ear as you write a screenplay. Insight for insight, step for step, Chris Vogler takes us through the process of connecting theme to story and making a script come alive." - Lynda Obst, Sleepless in Seattle, One Fine Day, Contact, Author of Hello, He Lied"
Christopher Vogler, based in Los Angeles, is a veteran story consultant for major Hollywood film companies and a respected teacher of filmmakers and writers around the globe. He has influenced the stories of movies from The Lion King to Fight Club to The Thin Red Line and most recently wrote the first installment of Ravenskull, a Japanese-style manga or graphic novel.
General Fields
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- : Michael Wiese Productions
- : Michael Wiese Productions
- : 0.671317
- : November 2007
- : 229mm X 152mm X 32mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Christopher Vogler; Michele Montez (Illustrator)
- : Paperback
- : 3rd Revised edition
- : English
- : 808.2/3
- : 407
- : Creative writing & creative writing guides
- : illustrations