John Truby

A respected story consultant to the film industry shares his secrets for writing a compelling script and offers fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes, alongside a unique approach to building an effective, multifaceted narrative that emphasizes the need for writers to draw on their own values, ideas, and worldviews to create an effective story.

22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

The Anatomy of Story

Arden Kowalski

The writer's bible, effectively. Films to watch before reading: Casablanca, Tootsie, and The Godfather.

Simon Elliott Stegall

Probably a bit dull as a straight read-through, but as a handbook for people looking to understand story structure.... absolutely priceless.

"If you're ready to graduate from the boy-meets-girl league of screenwriting, meet John Truby . . . [his lessons inspire] epiphanies that make you see the contours of your psyche as sharply as your script." —LA Weekly John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby's own unique approach to building an effective, multifaceted narrative.

The Anatomy of Story 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

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