Episode 145: The Anatomy of Genres โ A Conversation with John Truby
Beyond the Screenplay
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The Anatomy of Genres, How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
John Trebe has a new book out called The Anatomy of Genres, How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works. He says that writers who want to succeed professionally have to write the stories that the business wants to buy. This means mastering the 15 to 20 story beats that are unique to each form and writing them in great detail. It's an area of writing that is probably the most misunderstood aspect of all writing.
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