In a previous post, I stated that we didn't need to buy another book on writing because we could learn from the "master" authors themselves by studying and emulating their work. Well, I found a book worth buying and reading. It's called "The Anatomy of Story" by John Truby.
John covers 22 steps to becoming a "master storyteller". Unlike most other books on writing fiction, his book contains many examples on the principles he writing about. For example, the chapter on Scene Weaving (Outlining) is worth the price of the book because he shows how the order of the book scenes can significantly effect the quality of the story and shows you how to order scenes for a better story.
If you were like me, I wrote in a 3 Act format where my beginning was good, my ending was OK to good, I had a few good plot twists, and the rest of the story just limped along. And if you still insist on a 3 Act format, then John's book can provide valuable insights into the concepts such as character motivation, conflict, growing conflict, etc. which seem a bit nebulas in other books.
I am now reviewing several of my stories and plan to revamp/rewrite one based on John Truby's book.
