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In a world drowning in formulaic stories, The Story of The Story emerges as a beacon for storytellers seeking a genuine connection with their audience. The book underscores the importance of theme-driven storytelling, positing that understanding the 'why' or the theme of a story is the key to mastering the art of intuitive and genuine narrative.
Unlike conventional how-to manuals that merely scratch the surface, The Story of The Story delves deep into the ethos of storytelling. It emphasizes that just as reading a jumbo jet's manual doesn't qualify one to fly it, simply reading about storytelling mechanics won't produce
The Story of The Story offers invaluable insights for writers and content creators in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. In emphasizing the art of AI-proof storytelling, the book assures that genuine, theme-driven narratives will always have a unique place, unaffected by the onslaught of technology.
Every storyteller embarks on a journey and this book is the compass that directs one to the essence of powerful storytelling, ensuring the narrative remains timeless, genuine, and impactful.
About the author
Lawrence Kurnarsky is an award winning writer and director with over twenty-five years experience. He has written novels, original scripts, short stories, and articles. As a sought-after A-list ghostwriter and consultant, he has rewritten and revised over fifty screenplays and adapted novels and short stories for the screen. Larry is highly regarded as a director of features, documentaries, promos, branding videos, advertisements, as well as corporate and educational media products. In addition, Larry has taught film in trade schools and has guest-lectured at universities about the love of his life, storytelling. He has shared his expertise in storytelling at numerous screen-writing seminars. His book, The Story Of The Story, is geared as a primer for all writers and content makers using the story medium. He has collaborated with CBC Canada, National Film Board, Gotham Metro Studios, Mountain Top Production, HBO, and BBC, among others.
