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Myths, says James N. Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer. In The Key , novelist and fiction-writing coach Frey applies his popular "Damn Good" approach to Joseph Campbell's insights into the... read more
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- Quint
- Robin Hood
- James Bond
- Carrie
- Reno
- Valdez
- Thayer
- Joseph Campbell
- Jack
- Leamas
- Michael Corleone
- Sedgewick
- Jason
- Hogan
- Clouseau
- Tara
- Samson
- Mc Murphy
- O'hara
- Brody
- Marion Weibel
- Adam
- Rosie
- Fred Hanson
- Sherlock Holmes
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First Sentence edit
This book is intended to help fiction writers create myth-based fiction, a type of fiction that has the power to profoundly move a reader.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Why Every Fiction Writer in America Should Read This Book
1. The Awesome Power of Myth
2. What It's All About is Who
3. The Twin Pillars of the Myth-Based Story: The Hero and the Evil One
4. The Home of the Brave: The Hero in the World of the Common Day
5. The Woods Are Full of Fascinating Characters
6. Fasten Your Seat Belt, the Journey Begins
7. Death, Rebirth, and the Confrontation With the Evil One
8. Welcome Home, Sailor, or, the Hero Returns to the Community
9. Of Tragic Heroes and Comic Heroes and Other Stuff
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Authors & Contributors edit
- James N. Frey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0312241976
Page Count: 272
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0312241976
Page Count: 272
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 808
Subjects edit
- Books › Reference › Writing › Writing Skills
- Books › Reference › Writing › Fiction
- Books › Reference › Encyclopedias › Mythology & Folklore
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