Story Engineering, Larry Brooks
Story Engineering, Larry Brooks
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Story Engineering
Mastering the 6 Core Competencies of Successful Writing

Author: Larry Brooks

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Unabridged: 11 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding of where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form, function, and criteria of successful storytelling, sitting down and pounding out a first draft without planning is an ineffective way to begin.

Story Engineering starts with the criteria and the architecture of storytelling, the engineering and design of a story—and uses it as the basis for narrative. The greatest potential of any story is found in the way six specific aspects of storytelling combine and empower each other on the page. When rendered artfully, they become a sum in excess of their parts.

You'll learn to wrap your head around the big pictures of storytelling at a professional level through a new approach that shows how to combine these six core competencies, which include four elemental competencies of concept, character, theme, and story structure (plot) and two executional competencies of scene construction and writing voice. The true magic of storytelling happens when these six core competencies work together in perfect harmony. And the best part? Anyone can do it!

About Larry Brooks

Larry Brooks is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of six novels and four writing craft books, including the bestselling Story Engineering. He is the creator of a widely respected craft-building website for fiction writers, and frequently teaches at workshops and conferences nationally and internationally. He lives in Chandler, Arizona, with his wife, Laura, who is an artist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on April 27, 2012

I went into this book having read the other reviews, so I knew what I was getting. I agree whole-heartedly with a number of things other people have said: ~It drowns itself in metaphors and analogies. ~The author comes off as being hugely egotistical. ~The first 10 -15 % of the book is an infomercial (......more

Goodreads review by K.M. on March 26, 2011

Larry Brooks has long been one of the most respected writing instructors on the Web. Those familiar with his site are already aware of the quality information he churns out week after week and won’t be surprised to learn that his recently released book on “mastering the six core competencies of succ......more

Goodreads review by Laura on February 05, 2012

Good information, but so repetitive and wordy that I became stressed while reading. The content seems to be geared toward more advanced novelist, but the presentation was clearly meant for newbies or idiots. I say idiots because of how repetitive Brooks becomes. I wished he would have just got to th......more

Goodreads review by justscribbling on April 16, 2012

Larry Brooks describes the Six Core Competencies as a model that encapsulates all facets of fiction writing. He groups them up into six competencies (categories): [Story] Concept, Theme, [Story] Structure, Character, Scene Execution, Writing Voice. They are interrelated, overlaying/underlaying each......more

Goodreads review by JS on May 02, 2015

The good: *Some very interesting, useful explanations of story milestones, with a couple good examples of what he's talking about. It made me think about story architecture in a different way, and I liked a lot of what he had to say. Good food for thought, even when I disagreed. *A number of good que......more