A Story is a Promise The Spirit of Storytelling
I have never reviewed anything on Amazon before but I feel so indebted to  Bill Johnson that I have to give him a review. I went to a big name film school for college and throughout the entire 4 years and thousands of dollars, I never learned more about storytelling then I did reading this 3 dollar kindle book. Bill Johnson really gives you the map to the maze. After 6 years of making movies, I had some idea on what made a story work and what didn't, but Bill Johnson really gives the theoretical groundwork to what makes a story resonate with an audience. Thank You Bill!Wow! I've had this book (Kindle version) for some time and refer to it constantly because it has so much to offer. It's one of the few books I consider that really helped me understand what it takes to develop and write an effective and powerful story. Bill Johnson really knows how to lay it out and put it all into perspective by revealing the key elements and techniques that go into storytelling by using plenty of examples and literary references.This book lays bare the essential aspects of storytelling. I've recently published a memoir, "Last Chance to be a Cowboy", but it was purely "by the seat of my pants", intuitive writing. If I had the good fortune of reading Bill Johnson's book first, I would have known how to structure my book in a way that would have pulled readers into my story and compelled them to keep reading.I also am ordering another copy to send to my son, Sam, a naturally talented writer.