The Science of Storytelling
Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book’ Sunday Times
‘The best book on the craft of storytelling I’ve ever read’ Matt Haig
‘Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I’ve ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece’ Adam Rutherford
Why stories make us human and how to tell them better.
There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story – but few have used a scientific approach.
In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us.
Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories – and make sense of our chaotic modern world.
INCLUDES NEW MATERIAL.
©2019 Will Storr (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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"One of my absolute favourite writers." (Decca Aitkenhead)
"There’s nothing else quite like Will’s approach, with its illuminating, scientific take on storytelling. All writers, no matter what their level of experience, are likely to go away with a new understanding that will deepen and nourish their work." (Craig Pearce, screenwriter of Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby)
"Storr is irascibly good company, and has something approaching genius for marshalling his material." (Sunday Times)
Very much recommend!
A delight! A must read!
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Excellent and insightful
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had to listen twice to overcome skepticism
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This book is very insightful, well-written and read by its author - who does a great job reading it.
I now want to buy copies and...
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At the heart of Storr’s argument is a radical truth: we are not reliable narrators of our lives. Our brains are confabulating, self-deceiving machines, forever clinging to flawed beliefs that help us survive, but ultimately hold us back. And stories — great stories — are what shake us awake.
What makes this book extraordinary is its deep empathy for the flawed protagonist. Storr doesn’t teach structure in the traditional sense. He teaches us how to build characters whose false beliefs form a working theory of control — until that theory collapses. The beauty of the five-act model he presents is that it doesn’t reduce storytelling to formula; it reveals it as transformation. Characters don’t just want something. They believe something false about the world — and they will be punished for believing it, until they evolve.
As a fantasy writer, I found Storr’s insights electrifying. His ideas give narrative weight to archetypal inner journeys by rooting them in the biology of the human brain. The Sacred Flaw becomes a kind of psychic wound, forged by origin damage, and stories become the rituals through which we try to heal it.
It’s also a deeply humbling book. It reveals how easily we mistake comfort for truth, and how reluctant we are to relinquish control. But in that humility lies the source of great art because, as Storr reminds us, the best stories don’t flatter us. They challenge us. They hold up a mirror and say, “This is who you think you are. But here is who you might become.”
Verdict:
A masterwork. For writers who care not just about plot, but about meaning, this book will not only change your craft, it might just change your life.
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A profound excavation of why stories work and why we need them.
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