Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Robert McKee is a writer, seminar leader, and story consultant whose storytelling workshops are famous around the world. In addition to Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, McKee is also the author of Dialogue: the Art of Verbal Action for Stage, Page and Screen, Storynomics: Story-Driven Marketing in the Post-Advertising World, and Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen. Story, however, remains his most famous and widely referenced book. In addition to his full-length works, he has written articles on screenwriting for major newspapers across the globe, including The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. In 2017, McKee was honored at the Final Draft Awards with an induction into their hall of fame for his service to the film industry.

McKee began acting from a very young age, going on to study drama and English literature in university. After receiving a professional theater fellowship he went on to earn his master's degree in theater arts. After graduating he became artist-in-residence at the National Theatre Company in London before returning to New York to work as an actor and director. In 1983, McKee began teaching his story seminar at the University of Southern California before opening it up to an international