[Sigia-l] The IA of writing (question)

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Anyone have any comments about

_Writing for the Web_ (either writers edition or the geek's edition)
by Crawford Kilian

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From: "celia romaniuk" <space at shadowgirl.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] The IA of writing (question)


> On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, John Fullerton wrote:
>
> > Could anyone recommend books that talk about writing in a way that is
> > related to IA (even without reference to IA), or simply recommend books
> > about writing?
>
> On a slightly different note to the other suggestions, two good books on
> writing and narrative structure, with particular reference to
> screenwriting, are:
>
> The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, by Christopher Vogler
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0941188701/
>
> and
>
> Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by
> Robert McKee
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060391685/
>
> Both of them discuss structure and how it influences the power of a story.
> The overriding principle will be familiar to us (structure creates
> meaning), and it's interesting to have that idea discussed in reference to
> a different medium. Also, I find the principles are good to keep in mind
> when it comes to designing demonstrations (it helps one write scenarios
> for presentations that are entertaining and not too cheesy or salesy),
> presentations and any component of a product that has a narrative element.
>
> They're also very entertaining to read.
>
> Even more tangentially is Adventures in the Screen Trade by
> William Goldman. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446391174/.
> It's more about the screenwriting industry but does go into the same
> issues (e.g. 'screenplays are structure') and has a great bit at the end
> where he gets people with different roles on a film (editors, designers
> etc) to comment on a script he's written. It's also great fun to read.
>
> Celia
>
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