THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING FOR NON-FICTION - LIVE!

THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING FOR NON-FICTION - LIVE!

Award-winning writer WILL STORR presents his game-changing course fo non-fiction writers, based on his international bestseller

By Will Storr

Date and time

Wednesday, June 5 · 10am - 12:30pm PDT

Location

Online

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About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Based on insights from his international bestseller THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING and his two decade career as a multi-award winning longform journalist, WILL STORR will reveal the secrets of writing successful non-fiction. Whether you’re interested in journalism, memoir, essays, smart thinking or self-help, this fascinating and unique masterclass will equip you to come up with original and compelling ideas that commissioning editors will love, and then show you how to turn them into gripping narratives.


WHAT YOU’LL LEARN


  • The science of non-fiction storytelling: what human evolution tells us about the elements of a gripping true story
  • How to develop an idea that commissions editors love
  • The one big secret to writing non-fiction that readers won't be able put down
  • How to write true stories about people: memoir, profile and autobiography
  • How to start your story
  • What neuroscience tells us about the importance of detail
  • The magic of ‘atomic writing’
  • How to structure your story to keep readers turning the page
  • The secret of the perfectly satisfying ending

Organized by

Will Storr is an award-winning writer and acclaimed story tutor. He’s the author of six critically acclaimed books, including the international bestseller The Science of Storytelling and the novel The Hunger and The Howling of Killian Lone. His journalism has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. His prizes include a National Press Club award for excellence, the AFM award for Best Investigative Journalism and an Amnesty International Award. In his work as a ghostwriter, he has sold over two million books. 

Praise for The Science of Storytelling

'The best book on the craft of storytelling I've ever read', bestselling novelist Matt Haig

'A masterpiece', bestselling author and broadcaster Adam Rutherford

'Easily the best book I've read this year', bestselling author and broadcaster Hannah Fry

‘Reading this book feels like cheating. It gives you an unfair advantage over other writers,’ bestselling author Charlie Higson

‘A brilliant, accessible and very human book not just for writers but for anyone interested in how the mind works– not least their own. A stupendous achievement’, bestselling author Robert Webb

‘If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book’, Sunday Times

‘A hugely compelling reading experience. Storr’s superb exploration of the enduring appeal of the novel offers a smart, fascinating exploration of the science and psychology behind our most sophisticated art form that also works as an effective how-to guide,’ Observer