The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird

The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird

You've just boarded a plane. You've loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes- The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about something crazy that happened to him--in great detail. This is the unwelcome storyteller, trying to convince a reluctant audience to care about his story.

We all hate that guy, right? But when you tell a story (any kind of story- a novel, a memoir, a screenplay, a stage play, a comic, or even a cover letter), you become the unwelcome storyteller.

So how can you write a story that audiences will embrace? The answer is simple- Remember what it feels like to be that jaded audience. Tell the story that would win you over, even if you didn't want to hear it.

The Secrets of Story provides comprehensive, audience-focused strategies for becoming a master storyteller. Armed with the Ultimate Story Checklist, you can improve every aspect of your fiction writing with incisive questions like these-

.Concept- Is the one-sentence description of your story uniquely appealing?
.Character- Can your audience identify with your hero?
.Structure and Plot- Is your story ruled by human nature?
.Scene Work- Does each scene advance the plot and reveal character through emotional reactions?
.Dialogue- Is your characters' dialogue infused with distinct personality traits and speech patterns based on their lives and backgrounds?
.Tone- Are you subtly setting, resetting, and upsetting expectations?
.Theme- Are you using multiple ironies throughout the story to create meaning?
To succeed in the world of fiction and film, you have to work on every aspect of your craft and satisfy your audience. Do both--and so much more--with The Secrets of Story.

Bird, Matt: - Matt Bird lives in Provo, Utah, near his childhood home. He is currently studying at Brigham Young University. His first book, He Atoned for Me, was released in 2019. Matt grew up with a love for adventure stories, influenced greatly by his father's artwork, mainly a sculpture made by his father, when the author was very young, of a knight fighting a snake-like dragon across large boulders. Things like this spurred him along to create the stories that he now writes.

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ISBN 13	9781440348235
ISBN 10	1440348235
Title	The Secrets of Story
Author	Matt Bird
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	F&W Publications Inc
Year published	2016-11-01
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.