Touchstone Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

Un libro excelente para todo aquel que quiere iniciarse en el arte de la escritura, el único detalle es la calidad del papel que es demasiado delgado.

A must read for any writer or storyteller. The principles found within these pages are essential to comprehend the intricate and difficult art form of writing.

So... I haven't held as many books as I must-have, but I’m so glad this was recommended, by someone whom I respect. I’ve never felt more happy bout sitting in 1 place, to read. This has almost answered/ reasoned all the lil quirks n elements that I place in everything that I write... I’m so in love wit this & amazed how I’m shown the path to the actual discovery of the world, that I intend to create.Although, im very disappointed that the Analysis of 5 plays towards the end of the book are missing & only their Synopsis is provided. You think it may not be that important, but you couldnt be more wrong. After going through the analysis of the first 2 plays... n validating the tools n approaches of it actually works (after reading this whole book) you’d definitely be very satisfiedto see the analysis of all the plays that are cited so often in the book.However, i did find another copy of this book with 14 extra pages, but its unavailable now. Wonder if that copy has the analysis for all 7 plays! If only i could get my hands on it, now!

La verdad es que me lo recomendaron para una asignatura de la Universidad, estudio comunicación audiovisual y me lo recomendó un profesor de guión. Esperaba un libro teorico puro de los que entiendes el 40% del contenido y sin embargo me encontré con un libro que volvería a leer 100 veces más. La manera de explicar a través de obras conocidas, muy bien estructurada, hace la lectura algo realmente ameno y eficiente. Obtuve 9 en la asignatura :))

I've given this five stars with some caveats because I now consider it an essential book in my writing library . It is heavy going and I was uneasy about the rigid use of premise in the beginning. However, putting my current novel through the thought processes outlined in this book was invaluable for clarifying the real motivations of my characters. Key points included making actions a NECESSITY and most important of all for me, was finding reasons to keep the protagonist in the room. I've read about those before, but this book really hit it home. Once I had created those reasons, a plot outline miraculously materialised for me in the space of about half an hour. I think for the first time in writing a story I felt the INEVITABILITY of the actions taken. I was able to significantly raise the pressure and conflict.This text uses literary plays as examples, most notably Ibsen's the Doll's House, but he also draws on O'Neil, Chekhov, Shakespeare et al.It gave me a much greater understanding of drama and I think it will help considerably with the writing of conflict scenes.The book would partner well with Story by Robert Mc Kee, although this work is less prescriptive and more suited to producing literary novels or plays . It makes you think deeply about human nature and produce character driven stories. From now on I intend to re-read this whenever I outline. It is worth the effort to get through it, but it isn't an easy read.