The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher VoglerMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
This book is a handy fix-it kit for anyone who has ever struggled to invent a plot for a short story or other work of fiction. Based on Joseph Campbell's classic The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Vogler lays out the template for the classic adventure plot. It starts with the hero's "Ordinary World" (think Kansas in the Wizard of Oz), and progresses through the "Call to Adventure," and subsequent stages like "Approach to the Inmost Cave," and "The Ordeal."
This template works well with some stories (such as The Wizard of Oz or the Star Wars trilogy) and not so well with others, although Vogler, a Hollywood script consultant, tries to make lots of other film plots fit his model. I don't agree with a lot of his choices. Despite some long exposition, it's hard to see how movie Titanic really exemplifies his scheme.
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