The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers

· Highbridge Audio · Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer
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The Secrets of Story is a revolutionary and comprehensive writing guide for the 21st Century, focused on clever ways to get an audience to fully identify with an all-too-human hero. Authors will learn to how to cut through pop culture noise and win over a jaded modern audience by rediscovering the heart of writing: shaping stories that ring true to our shared understanding of human nature. Providing conversational advice that spans multiple disciplines—from fiction to film to creative non-fiction—Bird's insightful techniques allow characters to come alive and stories to reach a new level of appeal.

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About the author

Matt Bird has an M.F.A. in screenwriting from Columbia, and runs the popular writing blog Cockeyed Caravan, which offers tips and instruction on narrative craft.

AudioFile Earphones Award winner Eric Michael Summerer is a voice actor and producer who has narrated numerous audiobooks as well as countless instructional recordings and video games. He earned an Audie Award nomination for Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke.

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