Everybody Tells Stories But Not Every One Is A Writer - John Bucher

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John Bucher is a mythologist, storyteller, and writer based out of Hollywood, California. He serves as Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation and is an author, podcaster, and speaker. He has worked with government and cultural leaders around the world as well as organizations such as HBO, DC Comics, The History Channel, A24 Films, Atlas Obscura, and The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation. He has served as a producer, consultant, and writer for numerous film, television, and Virtual Reality projects. He is the author of six books including the best-selling Storytelling for Virtual Reality, named by BookAuthority as one of the best storytelling books of all time. John has worked with New York Times Best Selling authors, KZbin influencers with followings of more than 2 million, Eisner winners, Emmy winners, Academy Award nominees, and cast members from Saturday Night Live. He holds a PhD in Mythology & Depth Psychology and has spoken on 6 continents about using the power of story and myth to reframe how individuals, organizations, cultures, and nations believe and behave.
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[@filmcourage]

Do you think being a writer is a calling?

[@cindyblount8621]

Yep

[@jonathanrivlin6248]

"You write because you got a fire in your belly." Karen L.B. Evans Founder, Black Women Playwrights Group

[@roathripper]

for most people it's a delusional unrealised fantasy used as a cover for their lack of interpersonal skills.

[@5Gburn]

Absolutely. I can't help it, really. The sad part is, I deliberately avoided writing fiction until I was almost 50. Never push back against a brimming damn, y'all. 😂

[@adroitws1367]

yeah, the void is calling me too

[@denanebergall5514]

This is like a sermon for writers. 💗

[@stephenflood3463]

This guy's sheer passion for writing is wholly inspiring. Thank you for another video gem.

[@litheran69]

The thing that hampered me for the longest time was the "perfectionist" mindset. I'd start writing something and realize something back twenty pages didn't fit with some new idea I had. I'd go back and edit and correct. Which would change another plot point and so on. Things like that would drag down my productivity, weaken the plot and eventually I'd lose the story. Now I write from start to finish and only make a one sentence note on a pad of paper to keep track of conflicts. I finished my first novel in three months that way.

[@Joshua_Quill]

Spoken like a true artist. Awesome. Deep. Truthful. And motivational. Thanks

[@jorahkai]

What an epic voice, inspirational delivery, akin to an evangelist for the muses. I could listen to this every morning before I start to write hehe. What a great channel! Is there a full interview for this clip?

[@filmcourage]

Thanks for watching! Indeed, think we have watched this clip 10 times already! One of our new favorite videos. This is our first segment from a wonderful interview with John. Much more to come!

[@alonsodorame5053]

This interview got me in 10 seconds! Keep on uploading his clips, please 😊 Thanks a lot for this great channel!

[@jorahkai]

@@filmcourage this is one of my favorite writers inspiration channels, and my writer friends all love it too- I’m a novelist rather than a screenwriter but it’s so interesting and relevant. Thanks so much for all you do!

[@LadyMemenstein]

More John please! This was great and very eye-opening. Thank you for that.

[@filmcourage]

Much more to come!

[@cindyblount8621]

I love how he speaks of the 'terrible' aspect (along with wonderful) of this bizarre desire to write stories, fiction or non-fiction, or write down our ideas, perceptions - it's a drive that frankly I have very frequently wished I didn't have, and also, frankly, I think some folks need to decide to crap or get off the pot - because if this is what you're wanting to do: DO IT! Be doing it. If you ain't gonna, admit it, and move on & don't torture yourself. For me it's not 'thoughts' it's stories, feelings, emotions - the people, 'characters', are the thoughts. Thanks for this, I am subscribed but rarely seduced to click - did so, & glad I did

[@filmcourage]

Thanks for sharing Cindy! You picked a great video to click on. Our best to you and your writing!

[@jonathanrivlin6248]

I love your channel and how you engage with people in the comments. This is my favorite interview yet! His message, voice, and passion for writing really resonated with me. Thank you!

[@filmcourage]

Thank you Jonathan! This is one of our favorite interviews of the year. We love John's style and his wisdom. Much more to come!

[@ewalichorowicz4614]

This is such a great explanation, John.and there is so much truth in your words. Life is also a sacred mystery filled with symbols and different themes Thank you so much, John!

[@alecharper515]

To say that John Bucher struck a visceral chord deep within me with this message is but an understatement. The Gods were generous to me this afternoon, for I stumbled upon this channel and this video. Thank you.

[@jodiehedges767]

John, you are a beautiful soul..thank you..truly.. your words rang true and you have inspired me.

[@niriop]

Sweet Lord, this guy loves story more than I do. I’m like a regular believer and he’s like a monk or a sadhu.

[@jasserpalm3055]

This Man comes from an Artistic Heaven .

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

I really like the idea of writers going back to 2 or 3 themes. Knowledge is often signified as a tree in literature. So it makes sense that a writer would fill out a branch, and then it's twigs and then it's leaves. All writers are trying to fill out their own branch as thoroughly as possible and maybe that only works when we hype fixate on a few ideas. For me, I noticed that most of the ideas I toy with are about confronting the world of the unknown; the threshold, the doorway between this world and another. Whether it's a blackhole in a space fantasy, or a door to some ghostly realm in a horror, or a mystery involving an eldritch monster, the art I make and the art I buy buy always revolves around this theme. What do you all gravitate towards?

[@jeffj4440]

Excellent! "...arrange those words that impact..."

[@toycamera6112]

Really brings to mind this quote from Ratatouille: "In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto, 'Anyone can cook.' But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere*." In a fashion, though, I think all of us have the potential to become writers if we use the right template and apply ourselves. One quality that sets writers apart is being able to draw on their natural human quality of storytelling and synthesize it into a functioning organic machine. In that way, screenwriters are a bit like the systems analysts of the artistic world.

[@filmcourage]

Great comment!

[@EbonyStories]

Wow! I resonated with his closing statement about his connection to secrets and second chances. I’m so inspired!!!

[@shovelspade480]

This was exceptionally empowering. Thank you all

[@peter_shadow7559]

This video is a gem. One of the best here. This man has passion and pride.

[@filmcourage]

Just getting started. More to come!

[@winkletter]

You can tell this guy is a writer. Epic, heroic words! I'm just curled at my attic desk crushing spiders into ink as I cackle madly.

[@amir426_]

Film Courage videos always help me, but this one reminded me that I’m not alone. (and I’m not even a writer!) Powerful message to any creator. Thank you for sharing. 💙

[@filmcourage]

Cheers to you Amir!

[@Nerfunkal]

"If you want to write" By Brenda Ueland (1891-1985) is a good book on this topic.

[@RAIN-AGAIN]

Mr.Bucher’s aura is radiating originality and authenticity!!!! 2 things dawned on me while listening intently to this interesting scholar of his craft: 1) he 1000% accurate about about writing being a calling….. 2) YES with reoccurring themes! As a jazz composer and short story writer….. it’s taken me about 60 years to write a ballad or original story that I can fully embrace…… and then send out on the open sea…. John is also correct that the process is inevitably grueling… yet euphoric in nature! Those who do it…. and do their calling well…. BLESS THE UNIVERSE BY FILLING OTHERS SOUL …. ….. with artistic WONDER!!! I look forward to reading you…… I adore redemption/ second chance themes…… My favorite is Victor Hugo’s: Les Miserable’s…. talk about new beginnings? WOW!!!!!!! Thank you FILM COURAGE….. and you too Karen for your excellent questions and unique journalistic integrity!!!! 🎼RAIN RAIN🎼

[@filmcourage]

Rain! Rain! Love this comment! Stay tuned for more videos with John Bucher. This is just the start!

[@ru4realzzz]

the rookie is so good, saw it in theatres as a kid and it will always be a top 10 film experience for me.

[@d.bowenz]

Man, I just love this guy! I looking forward to watching the rest of the videos of this interview. I also resonate with the themes of secrets and second chances a lot, as well as acceptance and death. One of my favorite films this last year that dealt with second chances (as well as acceptance and death) was "Godzilla Minus One." The story really hit me in the heart and got my tears flowing. A movie dealing with the theme of secrets and mystery (and could even be seen as dealing with acceptance and death again) that I really liked and inspired my own writing this year was "Nefarious" (with Sean Patrick Flannery). Really low key and a slight slow-burn but definitely worth a watch!

[@collectivestudiosmontreal]

I’ve always felt the same about writing with a pen as apposed to a computer, but a typewriter is a beautiful medium between the two.

[@lamilekanhamzah]

I love the way this man speaks. His point about the fact that the greatest discovery a writer / storyteller can make is to know the theme(s) they want to explore is so on point 💯

[@KatAdVictoriam]

This really hit me hard! The passion to write is persistent, loud and almost a compulsion at times. Great interview.

[@DarjanRS]

What he said about themes is very insightful. First time ever I heard someone is thinking like that.

[@zigaudrey]

When I start writing and publishing texts on Fictionpress, I have no idea how to write a story. I was directionless and focus on word play than taking words as description of what's going on. Sure, I was a beginner and started to improve my maternal language but as time passed, my vision changed. Now that I understand the principle of storytelling, I have high expectation on how great ideas can be translated into text, only reading those who fall flat. I first see writing as an intellectual thing than a medium of entertainment as much as drawing and movies. I don't read for read, I read to understand how they tell story, how they transport me into the fictional universe and how the character evolve throughout the journey. This is why I prefer J-Novel over others. I wish for something awesome with writing and I am looking for it. I believe this is possible.

[@baoxuanchen2421]

It is sad that I am not knowing this man early on. Seems like I have missed a lot of fantastic things here

[@patricksleep9787]

Not everyone could be a great artist, but a great artist could come from anywhere - Anton Ego

[@lamerafiera]

I really like this interview, I bet he is areal good writer.

[@peckerdecker]

This gentleman mr bucher is a *very good speaker* . Yes...if a person has a story (inside of them) and it's genuine.... And *a story that Will please others* .... Then This story must be shared . Thank you

[@nahomseyfu]

great stuff

[@ceciliasanchez9500]

when I finished 6th grade my mom gave to me The DaVinci code. I started to read books as soon I learned to read and that book blasted pure dopamine, I became obsessed with symbols. I'm right now Spanish teacher, linguistic and on my path to become neuroscientist. Also I aspire to be a sitcome writer one day

[@apocalypse369]

Great interview ❤

[@filmcourage]

Thank you! John is great!

[@multiversedm]

I think I have studied close to 2500 of your 5000+ videos.

[@roathripper]

did it make you a successful filmmaker/writer ?

[@multiversedm]

@@roathripper No, I created a story structure book, dedicated to the late Peter Russell.

[@stephenclements6158]

The guy makes a point.

[@Bruskoll]

I love that his last name means Book in German

[@Time_and_Chance]

Dude is... Deep-a-Docious!! 😮😳🤔😄😁👍

[@gonelucid]

This is true.. i tell stories and basically am not a writer. Also my dad is a storyteller too but on a whole nother level.

[@plantedpictures-bg2ix]

Well, I'm creating mine .

[@wookman19]

🙏🏻

[@filmcourage]

🙏🏻

[@WiLyO8]

✨

[@thedwork9813]

Making marks = the universe!

[@DatsWhatXiSaid]

Dude's name is "Bucher" which is German for "books." Good name for someone passionate about writing LOL.

[@Wordsley]

These Rock!

[@filmcourage]

Cheers!

[@azia3337]

It is a calling from god

[@718jef]

Amen. Whole heartedly agree

[@WriterStick]

Be a secret teller, not a story teller. Fiction is for the deaf and the blind. Love and righteousness are revealed through secrets. In screenwriting, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by, isn't it?

[@mahonrimartins1767]

And due to these kind of answers is that they are considered righteous snobs.

[@sashacottier9581]

Ye have to be taught, learn Shakespeare and poetry. ..... Read as many books on writing by majjjor authors and they wont tell you. Also Ye have to have a degree Ye are vetted Ye have to be of national importance to get published. Ie a celebrity with a national voice and ready audience then you can fart a book out and say its yours even if a ghost writer did it. Poetry And i bet this guy although its in his voice. Will not divulge.

[@DylanWOWilliams]

I love writing, but this guy is kinda ridiculous. Bro, we write. That’s it. We entertain and tell stories. We don’t work in the mines, build homes, nor till the fields. We’re silly men who wrestle with philosophical questions, nothing more.

[@greggh]

Take it easy. Get over yourself. "Those of us." "We were called." A bit much. Don't you think? This guy's genre must be melodrama.