Three Story Method: Foundations of Fiction 1087868556, 9781087868554
Storytelling isn't complicated. We'll prove it to you. Do you have an amazing idea for a novel but you strugg
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English Pages 282 Year 2020
Table of contents :
Foreword
I. Getting Ready
Introduction
Why You Need This Book
Before We Begin
Advice Worth Heeding
Pantser or Plotter?
Important Work
II. The Methodology
Three Story Method Overview
Story Archetypes
Vogler’s 12 Stages for Star Wars
Hudson’s 13 Stages for Star Wars
Hero’s Journey vs. Virgin’s Promise
Plot
A Story Idea is Born
The Pixar Pitch
The Logline
Structure
3 Acts or 4 Acts?
12 Stages
A New Hope Example with the 12 Stages
Drafting Your 12 Stages
Genre
Theme
The Themes of Star Wars
Character
Casting Characters
Wants and Needs
How We Make Decisions
Using the Character Sheet
Vogler’s Archetypes
World
Building the World
The World of Star Wars
Getting Started in Your World
III. What’s Next
Pants or Outline
What the Pros Do
Starting the Outline
Before Drafting
Acknowledgments
IV. Appendix
About the Appendix
An Interview with Kim Hudson
Case Study – Sci-Fi Seattle Short Story, “Temple of the Dogs”
Using Tarot with Caroline Donahue
Using Runes with Marc Graham
Using 12 Officials with James R. Essien
Mind Mapping with Christopher Wills
Works Cited
About J. Thorn
About Zach Bohannon
