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  • Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
  • Written by: Chuck Wendig
  • Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
  • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Damn Fine Story

Written by: Chuck Wendig
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
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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 listeners 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; and 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.

©2017 Chuck Wendig (P)2018 Tantor

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Exceptional narration, damn fine writing

Patrick Lawlor’s narration is all-in and completely convincing. Chuck Wendig’s storytelling guidance ignites my excitement and makes me eager to get back to the page even when—especially when—I’m struggling to make my story better. Fabulous.

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A Fun, Practical Approach to Story

Of all the how-to books on writing out there, this is the one I recommend most to my screenwriting students. Wendig's often tongue-in-cheek approach makes his references memorable, and fun. (Just TRY to pry the image of stuffing a skeleton into a baby AFTER it's born out of your head!)

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