Today’s guest is Robert McKee. He is an author, lecturer, and consultant who has dedicated his life to educating and mentoring screenwriters, novelists, playwrights, poets, documentary makers, producers, and directors through his Story Seminars. 

He is the author of Story,  Character, Storynomics, Dialogue, and his latest, Action, books that help artists write their truth. 

Since 1984, more than 100,000 students have taken McKee’s courses around the world. Alumni include Peter Jackson (writer/director THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy, THE HOBBIT), Jane Campion, Andrew Stanton, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Haggis, Akiva Goldsman, William Goldman, Joan Rivers, Meg Ryan, Rob Row, David Bowie, Kirk Douglas, John Cleese, Steven Pressfield, Russell Brand, and the writers of Pixar (creators of TOY STORY 1, 2, & 3, FINDING NEMO). His former students include over 60 Academy Award Winners, 200 Academy Award Nominees, 200 Emmy Award Winners, and 1000 Emmy Award Nominees.

To find out more about Robert and his seminars, visit mckeestory.com. 

You can follow him on YouTube @RobertMcKeeSTORY , on Facebook @RobertMcKeeSeminars , and on Twitter @McKeeStory

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