{"product_id":"the-science-of-storytelling-why-stories-make-us-human-and-how-to-tell-them-better-paperback","title":"The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Storr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling, based on the wildly popular creative writing class\u003c\/b\u003eStories shape who we are. They drive us to act out our dreams and ambitions and mold our beliefs. Storytelling is an essential part of what makes us human. So, how do master storytellers compel us? In \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning writer and acclaimed teacher of creative writing Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can write better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers--and also our brains--create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change. \u003cbr\u003e Will Storr's superbly chosen examples range from Harry Potter to Jane Austen to Alice Walker, Greek drama to Russian novels to Native American folk tales, \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e to children's stories. With sections such as \"The Dramatic Question,\" \"Creating a World,\" and \"Plot, Endings, and Meaning,\" as well as a practical, step-by-step appendix dedicated to \"The Sacred Flaw Approach,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e reveals just what makes stories work, placing it alongside such creative writing classics as John Yorke's \u003ci\u003eInto the Woods: A Five-Act Journey into Story\u003c\/i\u003e and Lajos Egri's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Dramatic Writing. \u003c\/i\u003eEnlightening and empowering, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become an invaluable resource for writers of all stripes, whether novelist, screenwriter, playwright, children's writer, or writer of creative or traditional nonfiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Storr \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist and novelist whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eSelfie: How the West Became Self-Obsessed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science\u003c\/i\u003e (The Overlook Press\/Abrams Press). His writing courses are among the most in-demand offerings of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Masterclasses and the Faber Academy. He lives in Kent, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336812781933,"sku":"9781419747953","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/RHNYNHFIbDdPTEtYYUhrV1hILzJpZz09.webp?v=1778918722","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-science-of-storytelling-why-stories-make-us-human-and-how-to-tell-them-better-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}