I have been reading Story Engineering in fits and starts, not because it’s boring, but simply to absorb the contents. I will admit that some subject areas took more time to digest than others.
The author Larry Brooks advocates outlining and I can’t say enough good things about that subject. Brooks believes that there are certain aspects of writing that we need to master before we can plan and execute a compelling story. The six ‘core competencies’ embraced in Story Engineering are character, concept, scene execution, structure, theme and writing voice.
