What do STAR WARS, HARRY POTTER, and RED RIDING HOOD have all in common?
Not one, not ten, but 195 things.
Every great novel and movie follows a common narrative pattern known as the Hero’s Journey. In this book, for the first time at such level of detail, independent writers can have a look into the Hollywood’s manual on how to create a classic.
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To Hollywood, the bigger the monster, the larger the profits. But great stories are about something else: The mystery, suspense, and intrigue that only a brilliant plot can deliver. And this book holds the recipe, step-by-step, zero B.S.
Neal Soloponte—acclaimed author of The Ultimate Hero’s Journey—unveils the essential structure of all great stories (yes—of all of them) and how they offer a trove of ideas by mirroring the dynamics of the human psyche.
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