McKeeStory

Robert McKee provides advice on how pursuing a desire, whether in real life or fiction, will make your story come alive.   Quotes of the Week "Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling...

Robert McKee outlines one of the most important questions a writer must answer before beginning a new story.   Quotes of the Week "The real writer, the fellow who sends planets spinning and models a man asleep and eagerly tampers with...

Not all sequels are created equal. Robert McKee comments on why they often disappoint, and how one can go about meeting the audience's expectations.   Quotes of the Week "If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there...

Wondering how to account for marketing, conventions, and other spoilers as you write? In this two-part Q&A Robert McKee explains what a writer needs to know about how audiences experience story, including the lead-up to the story....

When it comes to character, is more complexity necessarily better? Robert McKee uses President Obama, and former presidents Bush and Nixon as examples of character complexity and how a life becomes a story.   Quotes of the Week "There...

Robert McKee explains the basics of Story across culture to Brazil's Globosat Television.   Quotes of the Week "Story isn't a flight from reality but a vehicle that carries us on our search for reality, our best effort to make sense...

Robert McKee teaches the principle of aesthetic emotion, and why it is so central to creating a moving experience for your audience.

How does the abstract differ from other Objects of Desire? Robert McKee clarifies the concept of an Object of Desire, the missing element a protagonist seeks to restore balance, and reveals the nuances of this mandatory story component....