Just a fantastic list, I would add two more books to it:
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin and Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss.
Love these books! Definitely adding a bunch to my list. Some I recommend about general storytelling and a little of craft: The Truth About Stories: a Native Narrative by Thomas King, Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders and Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
Need to grab a few of these. Sharon Blackie has a good Substack re: The Heroine's Journey story structure. Been very helpful. Also fun anecdote: I took Robert McKee's class in Las Vegas in my early 20's and came in late and hungover on the last morning. He stopped the entire class, interrogated me on what I did the previous night, made me sit in the front row and ripped on me for the next four hours. Weirdly a big turning point to start taking myself more seriously. Tough love from Uncle Rob.
Just a fantastic list, I would add two more books to it:
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin and Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss.
Love these books! Definitely adding a bunch to my list. Some I recommend about general storytelling and a little of craft: The Truth About Stories: a Native Narrative by Thomas King, Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders and Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
Born Standing Up is such a good read! Smart guy that Steve Martin!
Need to grab a few of these. Sharon Blackie has a good Substack re: The Heroine's Journey story structure. Been very helpful. Also fun anecdote: I took Robert McKee's class in Las Vegas in my early 20's and came in late and hungover on the last morning. He stopped the entire class, interrogated me on what I did the previous night, made me sit in the front row and ripped on me for the next four hours. Weirdly a big turning point to start taking myself more seriously. Tough love from Uncle Rob.