Story Creativity Guide: Screenplay and Novel Creation Methods

The structure of this book is quite clear and can provide a lot of help to novice writers. In particular, he has many unique insights into the in-depth discussion of characters. The most rare thing is that the author pays attention to the principles of methods that double the charm of writing novels, instead of just telling some tips. The reason why he did not give full marks is mainly because he did not fully express several very important elements in writing, such as the method of advancing the storyline, the narrative method of the story background, and the method of describing the character's actions. I hope the author can add these three aspects in future works, which will be a better writing guide.

Very practical reference book Introductory textbook for beginners A good book worth reading again and again Teach you how to write stories, such as how to write scenes: questions + answers Teach you how to conceive: Who is he (character) Determine who the protagonist is? Add frustration to him For example: a down-and-out princess who is chased by her stepmother What is he going to do (event) Set tasks according to the character's ability. The greater the ability, the more difficult the task. For example: The princess wants to escape Why did he do this (motivation) Give the character a reason, and the reason must be sufficient. For example, in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", if Snow White desperately escapes not because she thinks her stepmother is going to kill her, but because her stepmother wants to snatch the doll from her hand, is this reason enough? It's definitely not enough. What is he going to do (plan) On this issue we need to conceive the general plot of the story. Why is it stuck? Before starting to write, if the author's plan for the characters is not complete enough, he may not know how to proceed halfway through the task. This is often the main reason why many authors get stuck. In short, you will gain something after reading it once, and it is recommended to read it multiple times.

I learned a lot. The opening chapter is not like other books that talk a lot of empty words. It goes directly to the main topic, although it is not very long. The structure of the characters and the conception of the story all have specific functions and methods, which is great!

This is the first writing book that I read in one sitting without pausing. I had read the story "Saving the Cat" before, and it was very painful to read, but this book made me finish reading it easily and happily. I didn't even expect that I would laugh while reading a writing book!

Full of useful information and learned a lot. Thank you very much to the teacher for your unreserved dedication!

It can be said that this book is my real mentor. It is very comprehensive and detailed. As a new author who is about to enter the fantasy writing industry, I still have no idea. I can only write a general outline, but I don't know how to write detailed outlines, and I don't know how to classify character descriptions. I read it carefully. I only saw this book around 12 o'clock last night. It is a fate. I didn't go to bed until almost 2 o'clock in the morning, and I continue to read it again today!

It is quite suitable for people who are in the early stage of short story creation to learn. It explains everything from mentality to character setting, story conception, suspense setting, etc. It is very detailed, but you still need to practice after reading it, otherwise it will be useless.

It is very suitable for novices who write novels. It has a complete structure and clear examples. It talks about several templates from novels/scripts and it is very interesting.

Great book, I feel like I learned a lot, full of useful information

The content is very practical. It can be regarded as a systematic way to point out a direction for authors who have many ideas but find it difficult to write. According to the methods and techniques mentioned in the book, we can summarize our own ideas and gradually generate articles. But similarly, the understanding of human feelings is the article. If you read it yourself If you have too little experience and have not read enough books, novels, movies and other related works, it is also difficult to write a qualified work. Keep working hard in the right direction, step by step, and keep practicing and learning. If there is an opportunity to achieve enlightenment, let's encourage each other!

This book is really great🥰🥰 It analyzes the various problems encountered by novices or writers with weak foundation in writing. It uses film and television works and book content as examples to unreservedly present to readers the experience and skills I have accumulated over the years. It is very friendly and very useful🤓👍 Thank you teacher for your guidance 🤝

The content is simple and easy to understand, and is indeed suitable for beginners to get started. Detailed introduction on how to write, worth reading again and again

The author did not hype too many concepts, nor did he put forward many theoretical things. In many aspects, he only proposed concise and concise methods, and the operable and practical parts were much simpler. Of course, this is only for novices. The author actually intersperses a lot of issues in the article. Only those who have experienced some writing training will think about the immediate problems they encounter, such as finding their own writing type positioning, reading methods, judging whether a platform or a genre is suitable for them, etc. These are actually the most practical issues for novices. However, precisely because it is for novices, this book has almost no in-depth content on some deeper aspects, such as techniques and plans for setting up suspense content. Therefore, this book is an outline work for writing lovers and newcomers. It is a good introductory book for lovers and future writers who want to experience the pain of creation in depth. [Cover face]

This is the first book I read seriously on Tomato. The author really explains each module in detail, not just talking about general principles. It is also very practical and is very suitable for novices who have no idea of ​​story plots but want to make rapid progress. Before watching it, I always thought of a specific scene and randomly conceived the plot, but then I found that I often couldn't think of it. I thought it was because I had read too few books. It was not until I read this book that I really had an enlightenment. I already had a clear idea of ​​the steps for story creation, and I felt that I had the motivation to write.

After listening to it, the overall story improved greatly for me. Although what I write now is not good enough, the basic suspense, characters, personality, etc. Can be well reflected. The dialogue is not dialogue for the sake of dialogue, but dialogue for the story, one suspense per paragraph. I am now working hard to develop in this direction.

This book is very helpful for writing novels. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. The author clearly explains the whole process of writing novels in this book! There are no fancy words, I just tell you my writing ideas clearly!

As a creative guide for novels, the chapters in this book seem to be able to guide the systematic creation of novels. It is especially useful for new writers. Thank you to the author.

This book provides a practical writing tutorial, telling us that novels and screenplays are about telling stories, and that "story" is the key to sales. I like the idea in the book that writing is a craft and, like any other skill, can be improved through practice. The content in the book is very down-to-earth and will be of great help to writers.

Very informative and solved many problems.

I read it in one sitting, it's so well written! What the author!

After watching it, I feel enlightened! I've found some confidence again, come on!

It is a reference book suitable for novice writers. The article clearly lists the basic elements of novels and how to understand them. It teaches you how to apply them and how to construct your own novel. It also highlights the details that you should pay attention to.

This book is full of useful information and is very suitable for newbies who like writing. The book summarizes a set of techniques that can quickly improve writing skills. The sentences are simple and easy to understand, which is very friendly to novice writers. Practice reading this book twice. The first time you read it thoroughly, you will have a general understanding of writing techniques and shortcuts. The second time you can take appropriate notes and understand the application. I believe it will definitely save newbies from making many detours.

The book starts with how to conceive and write an outline, and then goes on to talk about character creation, dialogue, suspense, and entry points. The organization is clear and the content is relatively complete. After reading it, my thinking becomes much smoother [laughs]

An informative book that is not boring at all. Reading from cover to cover, I benefited a lot. Thanks to the author for sharing.

After reading this writing guide, I suddenly understood why I like a certain novel or a certain character. This feeling of "knowing what it is and knowing why it is so" is the true perspective of God!

This book is full of useful information. It not only clearly tells readers how to write, but also gives many exquisite examples to facilitate readers' understanding. Although I am still far away from writing a novel, the methods introduced in this book can be used when writing articles, such as dialogue, suspense, etc., Which can increase the readability of the article. I benefited a lot from reading it, and will focus on practicing to consolidate it. Thank you to the author for sharing.

I like it very much, I really like it. For a novice like me, it not only improved my reading and analysis skills, but also pointed out the details very straightforwardly. The explanations are generally not convoluted, but follow the title of the book and get to the topic in one step [Like] [Like] [Like] [Like] [Like] [Like]

Chapters 1 to 3 are more useful, but the latter ones, I personally feel that they are more useful than what he said here after reading more novels. Multiple inputs, multiple outputs. Some of what he said here are quite strict. There is no need to force yourself like that. The important thing is to write first.

The author speaks well and has deep insights. I feel that through the author's words, I understand my own shortcomings and which direction I should work towards next. At the same time, I also hope that one day I can write my own excellent works.