In store now! The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better by Will Storr
This book is a fascinating and compelling read, helping to understand the importance of stories for humanity and how creatives can improve their art to tell them even better.
Order your copy today directly through October Books or buy online through our bookshop store and we’ll get a commission on your purchase.
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.
'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
Order your copy today directly from October Books or buy online through our bookshop store and we’ll get commission on your purchase.
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