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>>9636583
Maybe we could add Lajos Egri's Dramatic Writing

Make the chart consist entirely of American English dictionaries

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>>9636583

Was just talking about this book yesterday

wow that is the shittiest chart op did u come from redit or wut wow

inclusion of a dozen other authors or handbooks wouldnt make it less contingent. just walk past it without staring.

>>9636640
>inclusion of a dozen other authors or handbooks wouldnt make it less contingent

What?

>>9636583
I wouldn't mind a sub-section on screenwriting. It could include McKee's Story/Dialogue, John Yorke's Into The Woods, Syd Field, Blake Snyder, etc.

Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces and Aristotle's Poetics should probably be on there as honourable mentions too.

>>9639857

>Aristole's Poetics

Actual garbage

It has such grand "advice" in it such as :"Story shouldn't take place over a greater amount of time than a day"

>>9636583
Why? Literally just write and publish your writings.

>>9641334
>trying to reinvent the wheel

Has anyone here actually read On Writing? I normally find King sophomoric at best, but I thought it was excellent.

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>>9641386
Totally agree. "On writing" really got me to give writing a try. It also got me to read King's other books and the dark tower series was pretty awesome.

>>9641386
>Has anyone here actually read On Writing?

Yes and I found that book worthless. It didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but I guess if you are a real, proper, true beginner then it might be of some help. What I found most helpful was his advice on submitting to publishers/finding an agent, though I don't know if it would still be relevant.

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