MEGHAN'S FAVORITE BOOKS ON WRITING

I had never really studied well what makes a romance swoon worthy what makes readers root for a character how do I gives them that chemistry and this book broke all of that down

I really enjoyed this it's definitely a beginner's look at screenplays but I didn't feel like it was a beginner analysis of storytelling

I have referred to this book pretty much through all of my years of writing seriously I think it's so useful it breaks down every stage of the revisions process helps you find what things you should be looking for it gives you exercises that help make it seem more manageable

I'm not finished with this one yet so I don't feel like I can make a really solid recommendation but I am enjoying it a lot

it's fun I found it really inspiring it breaks down like beats for you so that you can get an idea for what a classic plot might look like and then put your own spin on it

I use this every time I revise sometimes while I'm drafting this isn't necessarily gonna help you with your writing skill but it does help you on the prose level it takes different feelings and breaks down what that might look like in writing

eventually I did and I'm really glad that I did because this book has some of the best exercises that I've ever found in any book like if you got this book and just did the exercises alone I think you would benefit a lot from it

I still found it really useful for writing in general because while it uses lots of examples from TV and movies it teaches you the theory of why things are funny and what makes things funnier rather than just telling you well this is funny on screen so highly recommend this

the anatomy of story is probably in my opinion slash in the opinion of lots of authors who I really admire the best book that you could possibly read on storytelling

it's not my personal favorite for like actually sitting down and building a world but if you're willing to feel like creative and super inspired then I definitely recommend checking out this book it does give some pretty good examples but most of it is pretty surface level

I learned a lot about premise and creating a cast that is fascinating enough to hook someone very quickly which is a very specific TV writing thing