Writers Journey 1 Ed

by Christopher Vogler

Book Overview

The Writer's Journey is a guide to the patterns of mythology that lie nestled in all narrative writing. Based upon the work of Joseph Campbell, it offers the reader a set of useful myth-inspired storytelling paradigms and step-by-step guidelines to plot and character development. One of Hollywood's top studio heads made the rough draft of this book required reading for his executive staff. ""..the perfect manual for developing, pitching and writing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941188132
• ISBN13: 9780941188135
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great++

Used. And it was still a great copy! I am currently using this book for class. So far so good!

A Journey Worth Taking

Christopher Vogler's "The Writer's Journey" is an open corridor to superb characterization. In preparing to write either your novel or screenplay, Vogler's vivid descriptions of the most common archetypes are truly indispensable and useful. Every fiction writer owes it to him or herself to be mindful of the qualities that each archetype possesses. My mind has been opened by studying the different characteristics of the Hero, the Shadow, the Mentor, the Threshold Guardian, the Herald, the Shapeshifter and the Trickster. Vogler describes each one's dramatic function as well as their psychological function. After teaching us the merits and peculiarity of the character, Vogler exhibits his own unique dramatization of Joseph Campbell's work. The Writer's Journey gives the writer a chance to develop a story to its fullest potential. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have started to employ its direction in my own fiction writing. It will not only change the way we view our characters' and their prospective journeys but it will also help us to see some of their characteristics in our own lives. This is a great book. Every novelist and screenwriter must have The Writer's Journey. Kudos!!

Mythology gives insight into Movie story-telling

This book will tell you how the most successful stories in history are written. How did George Lucas decide on the plot for "Star Wars"? Why do certain movies work so well? This book is a must for any screenwriter. It outlines the story structure which is inherant to humanity, and engrained in our culture.

A road map straight into your reader's head and heart

I had already written fifteen novels and had two more under contract when I discovered Christopher Vogler's Writer's Journey, but couldn't have told you how I crafted a novel to save my soul. The world this book opened up to me changed that.Weaving a tapestry of the common threads that make up the fabric of all myths, ancient and modern, Vogler illuminates the process of creating stories that is nothing less than a road map into the human psyche.If you are a true storyteller, this book will speak to you in ways that won't just illuminate your stories--it can illuminate your life.

If you write, read this

Vogler has deciphered Campbell and put forth the concepts and structure in a way that is accessible to all storytellers. This book not only works as a brilliant guideline for writing fiction, but also serves as a template for tightening and polishing stories so as to make them work on both entertainment and literary levels. A remarkable text.