The most compelling stories move us emotionally Up & down between hope & fear in ways we don t always expect but that you can harness as a writer editor & critic This book shows you how to track map & understand the rhythm of a story Whether you re writing or rewriting editing a manuscript or dismantling your favorite television episode Beating the Story helps you understand how stories get hammered into shape Beating the Story combines Laws insightful & articulate analysis of story beats with all-new transition beats & icons to do for fiction & screenplays what his Hamlet s Hit Points did for narrative games Read it & see how to map understand & elevate any narrative