Reddit mentions of Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate

Yeah, the Pixar list and a similar work--Invisible Ink--helped train me to "see" meta-structure in storytelling in my work and others. This was important groundwork for when I eventually buckled down and read Robert McKee's Story, which itself is the groundwork for many of these digested lists. But they were all important for me in the overall learning process and learning to abstract and adapt them to my own work.

Off the top of my head, I would strongly recommend you start with Invisible Ink, by Brian McDonald. They had him out a few times to give talks at Pixar, and he really knows his stuff. The book is short, approachable, and one of the best breakdowns of story structure and underpinnings that I've ever read.

For storytelling there's no better book than Invisible Ink by Brian McDonald.

I've read/listened to it a several times and I learn something new every time.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-Ink-Practical-Building-Resonate/dp/0984178627

I'll also add D&D. Try running a game if you can find people to play with. It'll help you look a few steps ahead and teach you how to write a realistic sounding character.

Hope that helps!

Invisible Ink

https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Ink-Practical-Building-Resonate/dp/0984178627

This one only has one point but it separates the shallow from writing that resonates and tells you why.



These go a long way but I think experience helps you understand why this list is so good.
http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2013/03/07/pixars-22-rules-of-storytelling/


This books got a couple of important points particularly talking about "character vs plot" and the "unity of opposites"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0671213326/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491923420&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=lejos+egri

Algumas notas:

• como já aqui foi dito, é uma área que tem imensos recursos disponíveis online (e offline, se descontarmos o 'hype' criado por quem vende storytelling, há milénios que a humanidade pensa sobre a forma de melhor contar histórias)
  
  
• por outro lado não há vergonha nenhuma em investir na motivação extra de um curso (que implica um investimento monetário, tempo e sair de casa), sobretudo se
  
  
• a qualidade do professor for uma aliciante, seja pela base teórica e experiência comprovada, que ajude com dúvidas e exemplos específicos; ou até pelas ligações profissionais / networking que pode proporcionar (é frequente ler que vários humoristas / escritores portugueses tiveram oportunidades de trabalho através de cursos de escrita criativa, p.ex, haverá outros).
  
  
• depois há o networking possível relacionado com os outros alunos, mas aí já é mais lotaria.
  
  Se decidires pela auto-aprendizagem, também pode ser uma boa ideia criares um blog / site público, que te 'obrigue' a organizar informação, fazer exercícios, etc., numa lógica de exposição pública (possivelmente interessante para incluir num cv). Explorar o linkedin também para essa auto-promoção, suponho.
  
  Da tal imensidão de recursos disponíveis, li recentemente e gostei muito deste livro - https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Ink-Practical-Building-Resonate/dp/0984178627 e tenho isto nos bookmarks há alguns meses https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling.
  

If you want more than two books:

Stein on Writing is fantastic for learning an editor's perspective

Invisible Ink (not sure what happened to the Kindle edition) is more about storytelling in general but it's fantastic at breaking down what makes good movies good

How Not to Write a Novel will crack you up