Bibliography

• Books
• Academic papers
• Web posts
• Podcasts
• Videos
• Screenplays

Books

• Aristotle. Poetics. English translation by S. H. Butcher, MacMillan and Co, London, 1895. Kindle Edition.
• Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Public Domain Books, June 1998. Originally published 1813 by T. Egerton (London). Kindle Edition.
• Booker, Christopher. The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories. Bloomsbury Publishing, New York, NY. 2004. Kindle Edition.
• Bork, Erik. The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction. Overfall Press, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2018. Kindle Edition.
• Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 2020 Collected Works Edition. Joseph Campbell Foundation, New York, NY, 2020. Kindle Edition.
• Card, Orson Scott. Elements of Fiction Writing – Character & Viewpoint. F+W Media. Cincinnati, OH, 2010. Kindle Edition.
• Coyne, Shawn. Story Grid: What Good Editors Know. Black Irish Entertainment LLC. 2015.
• Cron, Lisa. Wired for Story: The Writers Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence. Ten Speed Press. New York, NY, 2012. Kindle Edition.
• Dicks, Matthew. Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling. New World Library. Novato, CA. 2018. Kindle Edition.
• Egri, Lajos. The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives. First Touchstone Edition. Touchstone. New York, NY, 2004. Kindle Edition.
• Field, Syd. Screenplay: the foundations of screenwriting. Revised edition. Random House Publishing Group, 2005. Kindle Edition.
• Freytag, Gustav. Technique of the Drama. Translated: Elias J. MacEwan. 6th German ed. Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Company, 1895.
• Guyot, Paul. Kill the Dog: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth. Domestique, Inc. Los Angeles, CA, 2023. Kindle Edition.
• Mamet, David. Three Uses of the Knife. First Vintage Books Edition, 2000. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1998. Kindle Edition.
• McKee, Robert. Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting. Meuthen, 2014.
• Montague, Read. Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect. Penguin Publishing Group: New York, NY. 2006. Kindle Edition.
• Phillips, Melanie Anne and Chris Huntley. Dramatica: A New Theory of Story. (Tenth Anniversary Edition.) Write Brothers Press, Burbank, CA 2009. Kindle Edition.
• Propp, V. Morphology of the Folk Tale. Second edition. University of Texas Press, 2009. Kindle Edition.
• Snyder, Blake. Save the Cat! The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need. Michael Wiese Productions, Studio City, CA: 2005.
• Swain, Dwight V. Techniques of the Selling Writer. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK: 1981. Kindle Edition.
• Truby, John. The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Kindle Edition.
• Vogler, Christopher. The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. (4th ed.). Michael Wiese Productions. Studio City, CA. 2020.
• Weiland, K. M. Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story. PenForASword Publishing, 2013.
• Weiland, K. M. Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development. (Helping Writers Become Authors Book 7). PenForASword Publishing, 2016. Kindle Edition.
• Williams, Richard. The Animator's Survival Kit. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 2001.
• Yorke, John. Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story. Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc., 2015. Kindle Edition.

Academic papers

• Berridge, Kent C. and Morten L. Kringelbach. “Pleasure Systems in the Brain.” Neuron, Vol 86, Issue 3. 06 May 2015.
• Blood, Anne J. and Robert J. Zatorre. “Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 25 September 2001.
• Fitts, Paul M. and R. E. Jones. “Psychological aspects of instrument display: 1: Analysis of 270 ‘pilot-error’ experiences in reading and interpreting aircraft instruments.” U.S. Air Force Air Material Command. Aero Medical Laboratory Engineering Division. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH. 1 October 1947.
• Kidd, Celeste, and Benjamin Y Hayden. “The Psychology and Neuroscience of Curiosity.” Neuron, Vol 88, Issue 3. 04 November 2015.
• Lehne, Moritz and Stefan Koelsch. “Toward a general psychological model of tension and suspense.” Frontiers in Psychology., Vol 6. 11 February 2015.
• Menninghaus, Winfried, et al. “Towards a Psychological Construct of Being Moved.” PLOS ONE, 4 June 2015.
• Mori, Kazuma and Makoto Iwanaga. “Two types of peak emotional responses to music: The psychophysiology of chills and tears.” Scientific Reports, 7 April 2017.
• Pelowski, Matthew. “Tears and transformation: feeling like crying as an indicator of insightful or 'aesthetic' experience with art.” Frontiers in Psychology, 23 July 2015.
• Schoeller, Felix and Leonid Perlovsky. “Aesthetic Chills: Knowledge-Acquisition, Meaning-Making, and Aesthetic Emotions.” Frontiers in Psychology, 4 August 2016.
• Schultz, Wolfram. “Neuronal Reward and Decision Signals: From Theories to Data.” Psychological Reviews., Vol 95, Issue 3. 01 July 2015.
• van Lieshout, Lieke L F et al. “Curiosity or savouring? Information seeking is modulated by both uncertainty and valence.” PloS one, vol. 16,9 e0257011. 24 September 2021.
• Wassiliwizky, Eugen et al. “Tears Falling on Goosebumps: Co-occurrence of Emotional Lacrimation and Emotional Piloerection Indicates a Psychophysiological Climax in Emotional Arousal.” Frontiers in Psychology, 7 February 2017.

Web posts

• Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “deus ex machina.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Dec. 2022.
• Bunting, Joe. “Inciting Incident: Definition, Examples, Types, and How to Start a Story Right.” The Write Practice, published by Joe Bunting.
• Coyne, Shawn. “Stories Are About Change.” The Story Grid, published by Shawn Coyne.
• Harmon, Dan. “Story Structure 104: The Juicy Details.” Channel 101 Wiki, Fandom.com. 2009.
• Price, David A. “‘Pixar Story Rules’ (2011).” davidaprice.com published by David A. Price.
• Tangcay, Jazz. “Interview: Ken Duncan On Building The Animation For Mary Poppins Returns.” Awards Daily. Jan 30, 2019.
• Weiland, K. M. “The Crucial Link Between Your Story's Inciting Event and Climactic Moment.” Helping Writers Become Authors, published by K. M. Weiland, 14 September 2020.

Podcast episodes

• Grahl, Tim and Shawn Coyne. “When to get feedback from other writers.” Story Grid Writing Podcast, published 31 March 2016. (Transcript: “High Concepts”.)
• Grahl, Tim and Shawn Coyne. “How to start a new novel.” Story Grid Writing Podcast, published Jan 2020. (Transcript.)
• Kowal, Mary Robinnette, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells. “6.10: Scott Card’s M.I.C.E. Quotient.” Writing Excuses, published 7 August 2011. (Transcript.)
• Kowal, Mary Robinnette, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler with Lou Anders. “6.18: The Hollywood Formula, with Lou Anders” Interview with Lou Anders. Writing Excuses. Podcast audio. Oct 2, 2011. (Transcript).
• Kowal, Mary Robinnette, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler with Lou Anders. “9.32: Adjusting Character Proactivity.” Writing Excuses. Podcast audio. Aug 5, 2014. (Transcript).
• Kowal, Mary Robinnette, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells. “11.14: The Element of Adventure.” Writing Excuses. Apr 11, 2016. (Transcript.)
• Kowal, Mary Robinnette, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells. “11.32: The Element of Humor.” Writing Excuses. Aug 7, 2016. (Transcript.)
• Kowal, Mary Robinnette, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells. “15.25: Using the MICE Quotient for Conflict.” Writing Excuses. Jun 25, 2020. (Transcript.)
• Mazin, Craig. “How to Write a Movie.” Scriptnotes, published 4 June 2019. (Transcript.)

Videos

• Glass, Ira. “Ira Glass on Storytelling 1.” July 2, 2009. Interview with Current TV.
• Hague, Michael. “Screenwriting Plot Structure Masterclass.” YouTube, uploaded by Film Courage, Jan 10, 2017.
• Sanderson, Brandon. “Let’s Talk About Twists.” YouTube, uploaded by Brandon Sanderson, 4 February 2021.
• Sanderson, Brandon. “Chef Writer VS Cook Writer.” YouTube, uploaded by Brandon Sanderson, 2 February 2021.

Screenplays

• Koepp, David. Jurassic Park. Final Shooting 11.10.92 ed. Amblin Entertainment. 1992. Screenplay. (Available from davidkoepp.com.)