Live lecture

I've read widely on both the Hero's Journey and Chris Vogler's other work and this is a pleasant addition: a live lecture recorded at an event in Austin. He's fairly entertaining and the Q&A sections are interesting.

However the fourth chapter is a duplicate of the third chapter so this book is really very short for the money. I bought it ages back otherwise I'd have returned it. It seems shoddy to have released it with such a glaring error...

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Just Amazing

I wish there were more materials of Mr. Vogler on Audible. This seminar was very entertaining to listen to and informative.

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Great pace, illustrations and clarity

This is Mr Vogler's personal spin on Joseph Campbell's inspiring work - an audio-book which did everything I had hoped for.

You'll probably find yourself running your own story-line alongside Vogler's model; a process which both exposes weaknesses and suggests solutions. His delivery is energetic, passionate and has a great lightness of touch - lots of good humor. He is a superb communicator.

Truly riveting and highly recommended for anyone interested in how a good story works.

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An Decent Introduction

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This is a reasonable starting place to introduce yourself to the concepts surrounding the 'monomyth' & explore some of the core archetypal characters that make a story come to life. This is all based upon the ideas pit forward by Joseph Campbell & have a breathable pace.

If you’ve listened to books by Christopher Vogler before, how does this one compare?

He has a laid back casual & relatable way of communicating.

Could you see Using Myth to Power Your Story being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Not exactly, but any Hollywood movie worth its salt will go through the 'monomyth' pretty much verbatim. The Wizard of Oz & Star Wars being two good examples (George Lucas was aware of & influenced by Joseph Campbell).

Any additional comments?

For anyone who is interested in the flow & craft of a story, myth, or legend.

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A short section of a live lecture

Like another reviewer I waited a long time before listening to this so I wasn't able to return it. The whole last chapter (of only four chapters) is a repeat of an earlier section so an already short run time is actually about an hour shorter.
Rather than an audiobook, this is a recording of a live lecture/seminar that Vogler gave. It's well enough recorded and he speaks in an engaging way but it's only a small part of the whole seminar, so it is a pretty cursory and incomplete explanation of his work.
He opens by saying the real benefit of the session is in the practical work rather then the lectures, but of course all we have here are some of the lectures.
His book "the writers journey" is excellent so I recommend that. if you havent read that already, this will likely be a little alienating. If you've already read it, you'll find nothing new here.

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