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Story and Structure: A Complete Guide
Leon Conrad, author
Jason Chuang, illustrator
http://leonconrad.com/writer
The Squeeze Press
9781906069254, $39.95, PB, 528pp

https://www.amazon.com/Story-Structure-Complete-Leon-Conrad/dp/1906069255

Synopsis: With the publication of "Story and Structure: A Complete Guide", = published author Leon Conrad reveals the untold story of just how story wor= ks. Using just six primary symbols, Conrad outlines eighteen story structur=
es and shows how they all optimally solve the problems which give rise to t= hem.

"Story and Structure: A Complete Guide" also demonstrates the much wider ap= plication of story, presenting new insights into story as a dynamic force o=
f life, allowing the reader to access more harmony and flow in their life.

Critique: Offering a complete course of instruction for authors, novelists,=
storytellers, creative writing teachers, folklorists, narrative therapists=
, anthropologists, poets, and non-specialist general readers and bibliophil=
es interested in how story works will all find "Story and Structure: A Comp= lete Guide" useful and informative as they rethink ideas of story and story= telling. An ideal textbook for Creative Writing courses and workshops, "Sto=
ry and Structure: A Complete Guide" is unreservedly recommended for persona=
l, professional, community, and academic library Writing/Publishing instruc= tional reference collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.

Editorial Note #1: Leon Conrad (http://leonconrad.com/writer) is the author=
of History Riddles, Odyssey: Dynamic Learning System (with David Pinto), a=
nd Aesop the Storyteller. He is a storyteller and story structure consultan=
t, based in London, UK.

Editorial Note #2: Jason Chuang (https://www.jasonchuangart.co.uk) is an il= lustrator and storyteller based in Taiwan and the UK. His practice focuses =
on the exploration of human emotions through the creation of symbolic image= ries, coating them with elements of the absurd and poetry.

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