Hook Your Audience with Unforgettable Storytelling!
What do Luke Skywalker, John McClane, and a lonely dog on Ho'okipa Beach
have in common?
Simply put, we care about them.
Great storytelling is making readers care about your characters, the
choices they make, and what happens to them. It's making your audience
feel the tension and emotion of a situation right alongside your
protagonist. And to tell a damn fine story, you need to understand why
and how that caring happens.
Using a mix of personal stories, pop fiction examples, and traditional
storytelling terms, New York Times best-selling author Chuck Wendig
will help you internalize the feel of powerful storytelling. In Damn
Fine Story, you'll explore:
- Fretytag's Pyramid for visualizing story structure--and when to break
away from traditional storytelling forms
- Character relationships and interactions as the basis of every strong
plot--no matter the form or genre
- Rising and falling tension that pulls the audience through to the
climax and conclusion of the story
- Developing themes as a way to craft characters with depth
Whether you're writing a novel, screenplay, video game, comic, or even
if you just like to tell stories to your friends and family over dinner,
this funny and informative guide is chock-full of examples about the art
and craft of storytelling--and how to write a damn fine story of your
own.
