How Story Works

By: Lani Diane Rich

For every writer working in any form or genre, How Story Works is a simple, elegant guide to the craft of storytelling. You will quickly learn how to build your characters, conflict and structure in a way that leaves room for the magic that brought you to storytelling in the first place.

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Book Description

For every writer working in any form or genre, How Story Works is a simple, elegant guide to the craft of storytelling. You will quickly learn how to build your characters, conflict and structure in a way that leaves room for the magic that brought you to storytelling in the first place.

With 20 years of experience in both writing and teaching, Lani Diane Rich efficiently breaks down the craft of storytelling into principles that are easy to learn and incorporate into your work. How Story Works is the craft book every writer needs in their collection.

“How Story Works is a writing encyclopedia, a road map, and a pep talk all rolled into one—the rare ‘How To’ that feels like you’re having a fun chat with an enthusiastic expert who can’t wait to read what you’ve created. If you have a story inside of you, this book can help you get it out of there and into the world where it belongs.”
—Josh Siegal, writer and producer, 30 Rock, The Good Place, Saved By The Bell

Almost two decades ago, Lani Diane Rich signed a two-book deal with Warner Books and panicked. She’d written one story, but had no idea how she wrote it. Right then, she started on a quest to learn everything about stories. Now, 12 novels and thousands of hours analyzing stories later, she’s ready to teach you not only how story works, but how to make it work for you.

Whether you’re writing novels, films, comics or video games, this theory will teach you what you need to know about craft so that you can get out of your own way and let your magic shine.

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