The Storytelling Workbook: A nine-week programme to tell your story: 2 (Concise Advice Workbooks)

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Instead of going on about acts like most books that get into plotting, the author considers that you should focus on figuring out different stages of that main character's development, in which he or she is a "different" person. I loved this book. It is easy to read and immensely interesting. It is well organized so that you can find segments you need to return to later. I am excited how this information and know-how can apply to all kinds of communication in our every day lives. Every successful story contains a moment of crisis within which the story’s core value(s) is stake. Trevor voiced a literal willingness to die for his place in this hierarchy, rather than participate in a system that might put him on the same plane as immigrants or racial minorities. The whole crux is what Storr calls a sacred flaw (He devotes the Appendix to it). The character controls his own little world, as we all must or go crazy. In that world the character is safe, secure, and most of all, right. It is the theory of control. Something happens to shake that control and that theory, and so begins a fight, an adventure, a chase, an investigation, a crusade, a campaign…. This is of course just life. The world and the universe are constantly changing. Anyone who holds to an unshakeable position will prove to be sadly mistaken. No matter who you are or what you perceive, it works until it doesn’t, and you have to adjust the theory to fit the new reality.

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. If you’re writing non-fiction, you can give your reader a plan for overcoming their problem by acting as a guide and explaining what they need to do next. The next book that can help you improve your storytelling techniques is called Start with Why, Simon Sinek. This is a book that can help you take advantage of something called the Golden Circle. The focus is on helping people and companies accomplish their goals, but the lessons can also be applied to storytelling. There are three parts to this book. The first section, the longest, presents the steps necessary to craft a captivating story. He breaks the art of crafting a story into fourteen steps. From story selection, to finding a memory hook, to planning the end of the story, the author shares ways to plan out a story.The book expands the concepts you would learn in a live seminar, and some consider it the most comprehensive explanation of story writing available. It carefully delves into the way story construction and character development create the magic of storytelling. Here’s an excerpt to get you started:

What makes this book stand out is its dabbling in neuroscience. It connects the most recent research into the brain to the story-writing process to help writers apply that science to their story-writing skills. This quote shows why the connection between brain science andstorytelling techniquesis so vital: As for plots, he cites Christopher Booker numerous times that there are only seven. Everything we see and read is a variant of one of them. You may be thinking that professional speaking or storytelling is a weakness that you have had a hard time of overcoming. Walsh has already taken that into consideration. He has written this book to help you turn your weakness into an area of strength.I will be giving him this book entitled, The Art of Story Telling by John Walsh. Mr. Walsh promises that his book will do alot to improve your presentation to groups of people and that is not limited to ministers or master story tellers, it is geared toward anyone trying to accomplish this feat. The author himself has stuttered for years but has found a way around that by using his methods to improve on his storytelling.