What book should I read if I want to understand the basics of stories and I want to be able to analyze stories, both for simply being able to enjoy stories even more and to be able to have a better critical point of view, in case I want to write a review or reflect about the story on my own? It'd be better if the knowledge I gain was transferable between novels, anime and visual novels.
Imho, meta/writing craft books are borderline worthless. Not to mention they are often written by failed writers and editors.
try Save the Cat!
>>1578502Didn't that book lead to a bunch of Hollywood films following the exact structure it sets out for a "good" story?
>>1578489Read bad ones you will learn more from them.
>>1579165That’s just a myth from rejected screenwriters.>>1579178Don’t listen to this. It’s by far the worst advice you can give.
>>1579165those people used it as a fill-in-the-blank template instead of understanding the intent behind the structure
>>1579210>That’s just a myth from rejected screenwriters.Hollywood loves formula.>>1579226Exactly.
