Point of View and the Emotional Arc of Stories de Mr. Loren Niemi

Point of View and the Emotional Arc of Stories: A handbook for writers and storytellers

Mr. Loren Niemi

Nancy Donoval

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2020 – vârsta ani

A creative writing manual for high school to adult aged writers and storytellers, this volume includes the authors' philosophy regarding story creation and pointers especially related to the variety of choices regarding point of view available to writers and other story-creators or refiners.

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"A strong beginning sets our expectations for all that follows. In traditional stories, the invitation to adventure and what is at stake is often very clear. It can be as simple as take this basket to your Grandmother or Helen running off with Paris and her husband calling on Odysseus to join the siege of Troy to win her back. That one is the start of two great stories – The Iliad, in which Odysseus is a secondary character but the man who makes the tragic end of the Trojan war possible and The Odyssey in which his striving to return home is the entire story. As we will see in greater detail in the following chapters, one of the functions of a strong beginning is to establish the point of view and in the best of narratives, the emotional arc of the story from the first few words."

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Introduction
            Who Will Find This Book Helpful?
            A Note About the Examples Used in This Text
Section One: In the Land of ...
Chapter 1: The Importance of Inviting the Audience Into the World
Chapter 2: The Three Emotional Arcs of a Story
            The Arc of a Character in the Story
            The Arc of the Narrator in the Story
            Unreliable Narrators
            The Arc of the Audience With the Story
            Judgment and Truth
Chapter 3: How Much Is Needed to Make the World?
            The Universal and the Particular
Section Two: The Power of Point of View
Chapter 4: Three Voices in the Now and Then
            First Person
            Second Person
            Third Person
            When to Use First- or Third-Person Point of View
Section Three: The Function of Narratives in Context
Chapter 5: Detailing Character
            A Caution About Cultural Appropriation
            Occupying the World
            When Do We Show What?
            The World Turned Upside down
            Character in Action
Chapter 6: Forms of Story Endings
Chapter 7: The Story and Nothing But the Story

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"Delving deeply into the structure of stories, Niemi and Donoval focus on point-of-view and the emotional arc of stories. This insightful new book builds upon their years of helpfulness to writers and storytellers. Loren and Nancy are the "A-Team" of story development! Grab this tome and read it from beginning to end; you will be glad you did!"

"Storytellers change us by the stories they tell. These authors--who are also storytellers--lead us to create universally accessible narratives through which people can make meaning of the things that matter. Loren Niemi AND Nancy Donoval do this better than most anyone on the planet."

"Niemi and Donoval invite you to push the limits of your storytelling. When Loren encouraged me to tell my story from different voices, points of view, and tenses, I realized so many brand-new possibilities for increasing its impact. I never tell a story now without thinking of the unique emotional journey of my characters, my audience, and myself."

“Loren Niemi is one of my life and writing heroes. With this book, you can also get up to speed on Nancy Donoval's exceptional knowledge-base."

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