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100	1		_aFrey, James N. _9698
245	1	4	_aThe key : _bhow to write damn good fiction using the power of myth / _cJames N. Frey.
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Griffin, _c2000.
300			_a260 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Why every fiction writer in America should read this book -- Ch. 1. The awesome power of myth -- Ch. 2. What it's all about is who -- Ch. 3. The twin pillars of the myth-based story: the hero and the evil one -- Ch. 4. The home of the brave: the hero in the world of the common day -- Ch. 5. The woods are full of fascinating characters -- Ch. 6. Fasten your seat belt, the journey begins -- Ch. 7. Death, rebirth, and the confrontation with the evil one -- Ch. 8. Welcome home, sailor, or, the hero returns to the community -- Ch. 9. Of tragic heroes and comic heroes and other stuff.
520			_aIn his widely read guides How to Write a Damn Good Novel and How to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques, popular novelist and fiction-writing coach James N. Frey showed tens of thousands of writers how--starting with rounded, living, breathing, dynamic characters--to structure a novel that sustains its tension and development and ends in a satisfying, dramatic climax. Now, in The Key, Frey takes his no-nonsense, "Damn Good" approach and applies it to Joseph Campbell's insights into the universal structure of myths. Myths, says Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are just as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer. Frey begins with the qualities found in mythic heros--ancient and modern--such as the hero's special talent, his or her wound, status as an "outlaw," and so on. He then demonstrates how the hero is initiated--sent on a mission, forced to learn the new rules, tested, and suffers a symbolic death and rebirth--before he or she can return home. Using dozens of classical and contemporary novels and films as models, Frey shows how these motifs and forms work their powerful magic on the reader's imagination. The Key is designed as a practical step-by-step guide for fiction writers and screen writers who want to shape their own ideas into a mythic story.
650		0	_aFiction _xTechnique
650		0	_aMyth in literature _9699
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