Title: The Writers Journey Pdf Mythic Structure for Writers, 3rd Edition
Author: Christopher Vogler
Published Date: 2007
Page: 407
Christopher Vogler is a veteran story consultant for major Hollywood film companies and a respected teacher of filmmakers and writers around the globe.
An Excellent Journey into the Soul of the Writer I have read several books on writing and this is one of the most significant I have found. It is a true gem if you are interested in the Mythic underpinnings of Story as well as the mythic underpinnings of your story as a writer. It is very well-written. It does not preach 'how-to,' or offer method. Instead, it delves into the heart of what 'Makes Story' for us humans by putting the work of Joseph Campbell (The Power of Myth, Hero of a Thousand Faces and more,) and Carl Jung into context for the writer. There are terrific examples of how archetypes propel a story through its arcs with emphasis on the major Jungian archetypes. It challenges you as a writer to understand how myth drives story today. Vogler provides excellent examples of mythic arc as developed screen-plays and novels. Christopher Vogler is a charming and concise writer who makes Jungian mythic theory applicable to all writers. This is not a book of exercises. It is a book to think and construct by. An absolute winner.Most-own reference for fiction writers I bought a copy of this book years ago, when it was a new concept and copies were only available at writer's conferences. I loved that book, re-read it regularly, loaned it to others, and nearly wore out my copy.This edition is at least three times the size, and even more overloaded with useful information for fiction writers, and some nonfiction writers. (Biographies and personal stories could benefit from the insights in this book.)This book pioneered the "hero's journey" as a plotting template, based on Joseph Campbell's study of mythology and archetypes.However, this edition of the book takes readers (and fellow writers) far beyond the hero's journey concepts. In fact, this book is tremendously useful for all fiction writers, not just those following the "hero's journey" plot structure. (In other words, it will work with the three-act model, Aristotle's incline, and so on.)For example, there's a wonderful chapter about polarity. It shows you ways to improve your characters and their conflicts. Polarity helps engage your readers, increase tension, and helps with that dreaded mid-book slump where the plot can drag.In addition, the author has drawn on all kinds of cross-cultural examples of different elements of any story, fiction and nonfiction alike. Those insights are tremendously useful.Also, this book is so well-organized and broken into headings, you can open the book to almost any page and find something useful for your story. When I read it -- even after all these years -- I discover about three "ah-HA!" ideas on every page.Though this book may be almost overwhelming for beginning writers, it's a book every writer should own. No matter where you are on your writing journey, there's something to learn -- and benefit from -- even if you only read one page (or part of a page) at a time.In addition, the both the table of contents and the subject index at the back of the book are thorough and useful, so you can find what you're looking for, quickly.Every fiction writer (and most nonfiction writers) should own a copy of this book, and browse its pages, regularly. It's that good... and that important, to help you understand your best writing, and bring that to every story.Priceless Resource for Writers You have to wade through a bit of new age mumbo jumbo, but the journey is worth it because this book is a dragon's horde of practical advice on the art of crafting a story. The author has real-world experience on projects such as Disney films, and the book is well-researched, drawing on Aristotle's Poetics and the elements of Greek Theatre as well as psychology and world mythology.
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