The Science of Storytelling

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By: Will Storr

Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better

“Will Storr’s superbly chosen examples range from Harry Potter, Jane Austen, and Alice Walker to Greek drama. Russian novels, and Native American folk tales. With sections such as “The Dramatic Question,” Creting a World,” and “The Sacred Flaw Approach,” The Science of Storytelling” reveals the key steps to making stories work, placing it alongside such creative writing classics as John Yorke’s Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey into Story and Lajois Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing. Enlightening and empowering, The Science of Storytelling is destined to become an invaluable resource for writers of all stripes, whether novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, or writer of creative or traditioonal nonfiction.”