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The Science of Storytelling (Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better) - 9781419743030
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Product Details
Author:
Will Storr
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Abrams Press (March 10, 2020)
ISBN-13:
9781419743030
ISBN-10:
1419743031
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.25" x 1.25"
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Eloquence-HNA_06022026_P10157790_onix30_Complete-20260601.xml
List Price:
$26.00
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$20.02
Publisher Identifier:
P-ABRAMS
Discount Code:
A
Case Pack:
24
Weight:
17.6oz
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Abrams Press
Folder:
Eloquence
Overview
The compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling
How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers—and also our brains—create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.
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, King Lear to Breaking Bad to children’s stories. With chapters such as “The Dramatic Question” and “Plot, Endings, and Meaning” and a practical, step-by-step appendix dedicated to “The Sacred Flaw Approach,” The Science of Storytelling is destined to become an invaluable resource for writers of all stripes, whether novelist, screenwriter, playwright, or writer of creative or traditional nonfiction.
How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers—and also our brains—create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.
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, King Lear to Breaking Bad to children’s stories. With chapters such as “The Dramatic Question” and “Plot, Endings, and Meaning” and a practical, step-by-step appendix dedicated to “The Sacred Flaw Approach,” The Science of Storytelling is destined to become an invaluable resource for writers of all stripes, whether novelist, screenwriter, playwright, or writer of creative or traditional nonfiction.
