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 clichés。 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。

Topics include: 


Understanding the Four Core Elements of Action
Creating the Action Cast
Hook， Hold， Pay Off: Design in Action
The Action Macguffin
Action Set Pieces
The Sixteen Action Subgenres
A 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 including: Die Hard， The Star Wars Saga， Dark Knight， The Matrix， and Avengers: Endgame。