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Story Alchemy

The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone of Storytelling

Story Alchemy
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  • About
  • Author’s Note
  • Bibliography
  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1: The Quest (complete)
    • Chapter 2 Out of Chaos: The Prima Materia (complete)
    • Chapter 3 The Plot Pentagon (complete)
    • Chapter 4 Down the Rabbit Hole (complete)
    • Chapter 5 The Dark Realm of the Unconscious (complete)
    • Chapter 6 The Philosopher’s Stone (complete)
    • Chapter 7 Becoming Worthy (complete)
    • Chapter 8 The Iris of Time (complete)
    • Chapter 9 The Land of Story (complete)
    • Chapter 10 Dream Invasion (complete)
    • Chapter 11 The Memory Palace (complete)
    • Chapter 12 The Vampire Novel (complete)
    • Addendum I
    • Addendum II
  • Help for NaNoWriMo
  • Movie Plot Analysis
    • About Time
    • Frozen
    • Firefly: Episodes 1 and 2 (The pilot, titled “Serenity”)
  • Reviews
  • Where to Buy

Chapters

The first three chapters of Story Alchemy are provided to help you judge whether you’d like to read the rest. Previews of the other nine are also provided. The entire eBook is available in all digital formats from Smashwords, Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (in the next few days).

Chapter 1 The Quest (complete)

Chapter 2 Out of Chaos: The Prima Materia (complete)

Chapter 3 The Plot Pentagon (complete)

Chapter 4 Down the Rabbit Hole (complete)

Chapter 5 The Dark Realm of the Unconscious (complete)

Chapter 6 The Philosopher’s Stone (complete)

Chapter 7 Becoming Worthy (complete)

Chapter 8 The Iris of Time (complete)

Chapter 9 The Land of Story (complete)

Chapter 10 Dream Invasion (complete)

Chapter 11 The Memory Palace (complete)

Chapter 12 The Vampire Novel (complete)

Addendum I Excerpt from
 Rhetorica Ad Herennium (complete)

Addendum II Raw Active Imagination Session (complete)

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Story Alchemy: The Search for the Philosopher’s Stone of Storytelling

Story Alchemy is a companion volume to Novelsmithing. Screenwriter? Novelist? Playwright? Write short stories? Story Alchemy presents a powerful new technique for establishing story structure and gaining insight into the entire creative process. If you thought Novelsmithing was good, you'll be blown away by Story Alchemy. Buy Now: Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Amazon UK

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