{"product_id":"the-science-of-storytelling","title":"THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\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.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46747608088923,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/17_95b1c389-c160-4cb5-8435-a31035bbaa8b.jpg?v=1684321707","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.ie\/products\/the-science-of-storytelling","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}