Review: Valuable book for learning the elements of story creation
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
Mostly this book is about how to construct a story. The author, Robert Hammond, goes through what he calls, "The Seven Secrets of Transformational Writing". This section contains important information on what elements make a story work on an instinctive level with the audience. In 1977, Star Wars was release, and in the same year so was a film called "War of the Planets". Which one is remembered today?This book will help anyone who wants to take advantage of the world of publishing which the Kindle and eBooks have opened up. The goal of this book is to give the writer the tools to create a story that makes a lasting impression on an audience.But beyond the fact that it can help a writer create a better novel or screenplay, the book also shows how the process of writing helps the writer change himself. An expert on Cecil B DeMille, the author uses examples of how DeMille went about creating his films and the stories he chose to tell to show how a story effects people, the writer included, on a "cellular level". For someone looking to sell a book or screenplay, or someone wanting to see how writing effects one's perception of the world, or preferably both, this book will be an indispensable tool.