So, most of the time when someone mentions story structure, most people mention books about story structure.
These tend to be about the general ideas, such as hero's journey and other views that split the story in a few different parts and explain why they are necessary. These are usually very good for learning the basic ideas about stories. But I think that some parts are not very useful.
Other type of books mentioned are books that are much more specific and tell you how many characters should be in your book, whether the antagonist should be someone with different ideals than protagonist , in order to compare their idealism and have that as the theme of the story. I assume these books are helpful for some people but I am not sure that all stories have to be like that.
So, I wonder if there are any books that are specific but they don't tell you what you have to do and give you many good advices about stories.
Also, are there any books that tell you about things you need to keep in mind when writing world building? Not a guide to the world building but a book that covers many aspects like what you need to keep in mind and things that you may not have even thought of.
These tend to be about the general ideas, such as hero's journey and other views that split the story in a few different parts and explain why they are necessary. These are usually very good for learning the basic ideas about stories. But I think that some parts are not very useful.
Other type of books mentioned are books that are much more specific and tell you how many characters should be in your book, whether the antagonist should be someone with different ideals than protagonist , in order to compare their idealism and have that as the theme of the story. I assume these books are helpful for some people but I am not sure that all stories have to be like that.
So, I wonder if there are any books that are specific but they don't tell you what you have to do and give you many good advices about stories.
Also, are there any books that tell you about things you need to keep in mind when writing world building? Not a guide to the world building but a book that covers many aspects like what you need to keep in mind and things that you may not have even thought of.