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The Daily Stoic
The podcast discussed McKee's book, focusing on its straightforward approach to storytelling, particularly action stories, emphasizing the importance of showing rather than telling and the fundamental elements of storytelling that remain timeless. The conversation also touched upon the book's exploration of different genres and their core components.
It's a conversation I very much want to have
— Episode: Robert Mckee on the Power of Storytellin...
Episode: Robert Mckee on the Power of Storytelling
The podcast discussed McKee's book, focusing on its straightforward approach to storytelling, particularly action stories, emphasizing the importance of showing rather than telling and the fundamental elements of storytelling that remain timeless. The conversation also touched upon the book's exploration of different genres and their core components.
It's a conversation I very much want to have
Stephen Pressfield recommended it
his new book action the art of excitement for the screen page and game is all primarily about action stories and I would argue there really is no good story without action
In the first chapter of my action book I take the reader through the genres.
the action genre is the most popular storytelling form and in mixes there's action war action crime action love stories in fact action of all kinds that mixed with various other stories and so the action line is some very complex book