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From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, Action offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.Action explorestheways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war onclichés. Teaming up with the former co-host ofThe Story Toolkit,Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity.Topics include:Understanding the Four Core Elements of ActionCreating the Action CastHook, Hold, Pay Off: Design in ActionThe Action MacguffinAction Set PiecesThe Sixteen Action SubgenresA must-add to the McKee storytelling library, ACTION illustrates the principles of narrative drive with precision and clarity by referencing the most popular action movies of our time including:Die Hard, The Star
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