Story — Robert McKee
The definitive guide to narrative structure used by filmmakers, novelists, and screenwriters worldwide.
The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho
The beloved fable of Santiago's journey to the Pyramids — on following your Personal Legend no matter what the world says.
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian songwriter who, after a 1986 pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, wrote The Alchemist (1988). Initially printed in 900 copies, it has gone on to sell over 65 million worldwide and become the most-translated book by a living author.
Robert McKee
Has taught his Story seminar to over 100,000 screenwriters, novelists and game writers since 1984 — including 75 Academy Award winners. The 1997 book Story is the discipline's most-cited single reference on craft.
The Matrix (Film)
The Wachowskis' myth of awakening from the illusion of consensus reality — Neo as everyman discovering he is the One.
National Novel Writing Month
Write a novel in November. The community, accountability, and structure to actually do it.
