The 24 Laws of Storytelling
A Practical Handbook for Great Storytellers
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Why do some stories work and others fail?
Stories have a unique power to immerse, delight, and educate. The 24 Laws of Storytelling distils the lessons learned from stories past and present into a practical handbook that you can use for any story you decide to write.
In its 485 pages, this book will teach you the principles you need to immerse your audience, deliver immensely satisfying drama, and educate better than any textbook or lecture can.
What You'll Learn
- Why being cruel to your characters is the key to engaging your readers
- The secret to the tense ending of Star Wars and how to apply it in your stories
- How to craft your villain's side of the story to give your plot added depth
- The hidden technique for increasing the conflict in your scenes and dialogue
- How Napoleon's strategies for preparation can help you to outline your stories
- The concept used by Leonardo da Vinci to constantly improve his artworks
By extracting the timeless writing principles from master storytellers such as Christopher Nolan, Stephen King, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, George Lucas, and Alfred Hitchcock, this unique work will provide a fascinating insight into the laws of storytelling and how to use them to create your own masterpieces.
Reader Reviews
"I would definitely recommend this book, especially to other novice storytellers."
— Amazon Customer
"Loved the level of detail, the movie and other genre examples used to illustrate the laws."
— Amazon Customer
"I can refer to one section at a time without re-reading the entire book!"
— Amazon Customer
"Using various genres of novel and movie examples, the author provides concrete examples of the Laws and Reversals."
— Amazon Customer
"I would put this among the top 5 books I own on screenwriting."
— Amazon Customer
