Loren Niemi

The New Book of Plots: Constructing Engaging Narratives for Oral and Written Storytelling

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Produktbeschreibung

This concise, step-by-step story-crafting manual is a great choice for writers who want to improve story structure and enhance reader and audience response. --Mark Goldman, Story Coach and Producer of the Great Arizona Story Slam Loaded with insight and practical tips for constructing good stories, this book is one solid answer to the question, How do we move storytelling into serious consideration as an art form? Simple. We must tell better stories. Loren Niemi shows us how. "The New Book of Plots" is thoughtful and thought provoking, and immensely practical and helpful. --Michael Parent, Circle of Excellence Storyteller, Portland, Maine How I wish Loren Niemi s "Book of Plots" had been available to me when I was teaching high school English in Evanston. His insights are so well expressed and so clearly communicated, I predict it will become a standard for generations of story writers and tellers. --Syd Lieberman, Golden Apple award for excellence in teaching, Evanston, Illinois Niemi s "Book of Plots" is an incredible resource for teachers of written or oral expression. As an added bonus, his book is a perfect fit for teaching to core curriculae in language arts at the high school level. --Mary Hamilton, Circle of Excellence Storyteller and author, Frankfort, Kentucky Every once in a while a book comes along that is so fresh and innovating that it makes you rethink everything. This is such a book. Loren Niemi takes storytelling, one of the oldest arts, to a new and brighter place. --Eric Wolf, Storyteller, and host/ Radio producer Niemi s insightful book is a rock solid tool for writers, storytellers, classroom teachers and writing coaches. --Antonio Rocha, Storyteller and author, Gray, Maine This concise, step-by-step story-crafting manual is a great choice for writers who want to improve story structure and enhance reader and audience response. --Mark Goldman, Story Coach and Producer of the Great Arizona Story Slam Loaded with insight and practical tips for constructing good stories, this book is one solid answer to the question, How do we move storytelling into serious consideration as an art form? Simple. We must tell better stories. Loren Niemi shows us how. "The New Book of Plots" is thoughtful and thought provoking, and immensely practical and helpful. --Michael Parent, Circle of Excellence Storyteller, Portland, Maine How I wish Loren Niemi s "Book of Plots" had been available to me when I was teaching high school English in Evanston. His insights are so well expressed and so clearly communicated, I predict it will become a standard for generations of story writers and tellers. --Syd Lieberman, Golden Apple award for excellence in teaching, Evanston, Illinois Niemi s "Book of Plots" is an incredible resource for teachers of written or oral expression. As an added bonus, his book is a perfect fit for teaching to core curriculae in language arts at the high school level. --Mary Hamilton, Circle of Excellence Storyteller and author, Frankfort, Kentucky Every once in a while a book comes along that is so fresh and innovating that it makes you rethink everything. This is such a book. Loren Niemi takes storytelling, one of the oldest arts, to a new and brighter place. --Eric Wolf, Storyteller, and host/ Radio producer Niemi s insightful book is a rock solid tool for writers, storytellers, classroom teachers and writing coaches. --Antonio Rocha, Storyteller and author, Gray, Maine"

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
• First Edition
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 22 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781935166634
• ISBN-10: 1935166638
• Artikelnr.: 36208647

Autorenporträt

Loren Niemi teaches writing and communication at the college level in Minneapolis, Minnesota and also is producer of the performance series, Two Chairs Talking. A former Chairman of the National Storytelling Network, USA, Niemi also performs himself at storytelling festivalsand venues throughout the USA. This is his second handbook on story theory.