From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, Action offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.Action explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on cliches. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity.TopicsUnderstanding the Four Core Elements of ActionCreating the Action CastHook, Hold, Pay Design in ActionThe Action MacguffinAction Set PiecesThe Sixteen Action SubgenresA must-add to the McKee storytelling library, Action illustrates the principles of narrative drive with precision and clarity by referencing the most popular action movies of our time Die Hard, The Star Wars Saga, Dark Knight, The Matrix, and Endgame.