{"product_id":"the-science-of-storytelling-why-stories-make-us-human-and-how-to-tell-them-better","title":"The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The best book on the craft of storytelling I've ever read.\"--Matt Haig \"bestselling author of How to Stop Time\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A hugely compelling reading experience. Storr weaves brilliantly between high and low culture--in the space of a few pages we go from \n\u003ci\u003eMrs. Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e to \n\u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \"Observer\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Both veteran and budding storytellers will learn a great deal from Storr's pages, which themselves add up to a meaty yarn.\"-- \"Kirkus\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The book is key in understanding why some stories sell and why some go long forgotten. Storr's examination of myth and the mind has something to offer anyone curious enough to pick it up.\" -- \"Booklist\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Will Storr has written a masterful guide to writing with \n\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e. . . As with any good read, Storr takes the advice he's spent years studying and teaching. He's an excellent writer. Reading \n\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e is in itself a pleasure. . . For the time being, while we're here, we're storytelling animals. Will Storr has contributed a wonderful guide of how to master the craft of invention. To pull a random quote from the formative years of my childhood, as Axl Rose sang, use your illusion.\"-- \"The Big Think\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWill Storr\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, essayist, and the bestselling author of globally acclaimed books exploring psychology, human behavior, and narrative craft, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Status Game\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eA Story Is a Deal\u003c\/i\u003e. His deeply researched, empirical approach to understanding the human condition has made him a highly sought-after story consultant for major global organizations including LVMH, Oracle, and Adobe. As a long-form journalist, his investigative features have appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the creator and host of widely popular global masterclasses on creative writing and business narrative structure, teaching writers, leaders, and communicators how to harness the evolutionary architecture of the storytelling brain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book. It is clear, compelling, and tightly shaped.\"-- \"Sunday Times\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"For writers, Will Storr's book is mandatory reading. A truly revolutionary look at the how and why of storytelling.\"--Craig Pearce \"cowriter with Baz Luhrmann of Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, and The Great Gatsby\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I've ever read, seen, or written. A masterpiece.\"--Adam Rutherford \"bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the wildly popular creative writing class, this compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing is a must-have resource.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnlightening and empowering, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e has become an invaluable tool for writers of all stripes, whether novelist, screenwriter, playwright, children's writer, or writer of creative or traditional nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book. It is clear, compelling, and tightly shaped.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/15\/2020 (EAN 9781419743030, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/15\/2020 pg. 15 (EAN 9781419743030, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eStorr, Will\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWill Storr\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and novelist whose work has appeared in the \n\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. 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