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- Title: Old Geeky Greeks
- Author : M.A. Lee
- Release Date : January 16, 2019
- Genre: Writing,Books,Reference,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 275 KB
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What do these have in common?
>>> Atonement. I, Robot. The 13th Warrior. The Hobbit. Jurassic Park, in all its iterations.
>>> Harry Potter. Ironman. Perseus. Dudley Dooright. Macbeth.
>>> 5 Stages of the Hero and the Monster. Blood tragedies. The scariest woman in all literature. Hubris.
These oddly-matched items all have origins in the ancient Greeks and Romans.
The first storytellers discovered many ways to intrigue and thrill their audiences. They laid strong foundations for what worked and what didn't work. Their techniques are still used, re-packaged as exclusive insights, glittery infographics, three-point seminars, and Wham-Pow webinars urging modern writers to Buy Now!
Old Geeky Greeks: Write Stories with Ancient Techniques presents these techniques in a clear, organized method for writers.
Chapters in OGG cover understanding characters, plot requirements and the oldest plot formula (the Blood or Revenge Tragedy), and such concepts as in medias res and dulce et utile and more, all to solve the sticky problem of audience expectations.
The bright minds of Classical Antiquity first explored that problem, and the answers that they developed are applicable in this age of the internet, special effects, and infographics.
Save yourself the hours spent at seminars and in webinars or scanning social media. Spend that time writing—and study the Old Geeky Greeks at your leisure. Whether writing novels or plays, blogs or non-fiction, poems and songs, this guidebook offers information to improve your writing.
Old Geeky Greeks is a seminar in book form, 28,000 words of time-proven techniques.
Writer M.A. Lee has published 25-plus titles under various pen names since she began self-publishing in 2015. She has over 30 years of experience in guiding college and high school students as they examined, analyzed, and applied these techniques.