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A review by _walter_
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks
5.0
Imagine, if you will, that David Blaine has invited you backstage prior to his show to meet him. You both exchange pleasantries but instead of giving you a taste of what’s to come, he proceeds to show you how every trick he will perform works, and in the process, he destroys the magic. Now you’re sitting in first-row, watching a show and seeing it coming a mile away…
In this very same vein, Matthew Dicks has ruined stories and movies for me forever! Now instead of enjoying them, I am surely going to be on the lookout for the implementation of the following techniques:
1. elephants
2. backpacks
3. breadcrumb
4. hour glasses
5. crystal balls
To make matters worse, on top of already being hard for me to find the right words when trying to get my thoughts out, I will also be reduced to almost paralysis by my newfound need to select the optimal conjunction.
The last time a book did this to me, it was Joseph Campbell and his treatment of the Hero’s journey. Now I watch movies and read adventure books thinking “ok, here’s the call to adventure…Ohh this must be the refusal of the call!…I bet this guy is The Mentor…Yep, he’s crossed the threshold now…“
BUT yes, go ahead and read it cause it’s a wonderful introduction to effective storytelling techniques by a true master of his craft. I am grateful Matthew Dicks has chosen to share his magic secrets with me.
In this very same vein, Matthew Dicks has ruined stories and movies for me forever! Now instead of enjoying them, I am surely going to be on the lookout for the implementation of the following techniques:
1. elephants
2. backpacks
3. breadcrumb
4. hour glasses
5. crystal balls
To make matters worse, on top of already being hard for me to find the right words when trying to get my thoughts out, I will also be reduced to almost paralysis by my newfound need to select the optimal conjunction.
The last time a book did this to me, it was Joseph Campbell and his treatment of the Hero’s journey. Now I watch movies and read adventure books thinking “ok, here’s the call to adventure…Ohh this must be the refusal of the call!…I bet this guy is The Mentor…Yep, he’s crossed the threshold now…“
BUT yes, go ahead and read it cause it’s a wonderful introduction to effective storytelling techniques by a true master of his craft. I am grateful Matthew Dicks has chosen to share his magic secrets with me.