The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better by Will Storr

The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better

Will Storr

6 hours, 51 minutes first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

nonfiction psychology science challenging informative medium-paced
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The compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling  How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientifi...

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