One's stories should be built around a main character's fatal flaw. The book says plenty of interesting stuff about how to build those fatal flaws (the author calls them 'sacred flaws') and how they should affect the story. Next, the hero or central character of your story must meet someone who listens to and understands their problems.

The Storytelling Book: Finding the Golden Thread in Your

Don't be put off by the rather pedestrian title - this is a thoroughly accessible and fascinating approach to the art of storytelling, and why we need stories, not just for entertainment, but to help us make sense of the world and to understand ourselves and those around us. Every speaker can put these ideas into practice immediately -- and they should!" ~ Dr. Richard C. Harris, Certified World Class Speaking Coach Furthermore, by analysing stories in five acts rather than three, he allows for an elegant symmetry in which the first and fifth, second, and fourth acts mirror one another.… Discover in this book how you can structure fun games to share with your family (children) and improve your storytelling skills and creativity.Now that you’ve chosen the hero or central character ask: “What is he or she struggling with right now?”

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Certain things are hard to explain in words because it’s not an easy job to capture an event that created an intense emotion in you.That said, there were some good things and some valuable things I learned – I have a few tabs after reading, so I wouldn’t say I didn’t take away anything at all. It just wasn’t a favourite book on writing craft of mine. Humans make a narrative out of anything. A painting drops from the wall, and we think there are hidden motives behind it. There is an extra susurrus in the darkness, and we see glowing eyes and figures despite there being none. Narration is our surviving power alone and as a group, and it's no wonder we are drawn into stories. And it's no wonder that there are specific kinds of stories that speak to us. Will Storr looked behind the science of storytelling through a social psychology's perspective, combining them with wisdom found in writing guidebooks. If you’ve stumbled upon this article, you’re probably looking to answer the same questions. That’s why we’ve gathered a collection of books from renowned writers to help you gain storytelling techniques.