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    Story Design: Storyteller's Handbook for Writers & Dream Merchants
    Story Design: Storyteller's Handbook for Writers & Dream Merchants
    Story Design: Storyteller's Handbook for Writers & Dream Merchants
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    Story Design: Storyteller's Handbook for Writers & Dream Merchants

    By Shared Experience Art Machine

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    Story Design helps storytellers craft better stories - by design. Many stories fail to deliver because they lack conviction, or have nothing new to say. Rather than focus on narrative, or style, our simple 7-step process ensures substance and significance.

    Developed over three years of writers workshops, our methodology has helped hundreds of participants to write stories that transform AND entertain.

    Our framework was designed primarily for screenwriters, but can be applied to any medium. In fact, anyone involved in the development of fiction will find it a useful resource. Clear, concise, and to the point, this book will provide you with a whole new framework for commercial storytelling that will make you more efficient, more effective, and more prolific.

    This book was written by the mentors at Shared Experience Art Machine (SEAM), a Social Studio uniting Artists & Audience to create meaningful entertainment with a positive social impact.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShared Experience Art Machine
    Release dateMay 1, 2013
    ISBN9780957355842
    Story Design: Storyteller's Handbook for Writers & Dream Merchants
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    Shared Experience Art Machine

    SEAM is a Social Studio, uniting Artists & Audience to create meaningful entertainment with a positive social impact. Our SEAM LABS invites the public to co-create with our community of Artists. Our production company creates transmedia franchises dedicated to Speculative Fiction.

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