“Read – and then re-read – this elegant exploration of storytelling.”
Tracy Letts
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
“All the tools you need to craft a great story.”
Paul Giamatti
Emmy Award-winning actor
“Read – and then re-read – this elegant exploration of storytelling.”
Tracy Letts
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
“All the tools you need to craft a great story.”
Paul Giamatti
Emmy Award-winning actor
Story Principles are the building blocks of Story. Master them and you master the craft of storytelling.
This powerful book will teach you a Total Writing System that is comprehensive, easy to learn and rivals the finest creative writing programs in the world.
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10 Benefits of Mastering Story Principles
Learn how to…
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Feel more confident.
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Get into flow states – by working on solutions that are challenging but not too challenging.
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Avoid writerʼs block because you always know what youʼre doing.
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Have more fun writing.
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Make lightning strike – inspiration is not an accident, itʼs the result of consistently making intelligent choices.
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Process feedback because you have the vocabulary to articulate your choices.
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Increase your odds of publication and production.
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Analyze stories like a pro.
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Gain self-respect that comes from doing the real work.
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Love what you write because your stories are autehntic, well-crafted and uniquely your own.
Rave Reviews
“Get this book immediately!”
J. Quinton Johnson
Actor (Hamilton)
“Dan is a master of narrative craft and his book will help you become one too.”
Adam Davidson
Peabody Award-winning writer/producer (This American Life)
“Daniel Joshua Rubin is the Sensei of Story!”
Andrew Smith
former Head Writer, Saturday Night Live
“I usually hate books like this. But I keep this one on my desk and refer to it often. Dan gets into the nuts and bolts of how Story really works in the most practically valuable way. Strong rec!”
Dana Olsen
Screenwriter, The Burbs, George of the Jungle
“So often people ask me if there’s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one.”
Alexa Junge
Emmy-award winning writer (Friends, Sex and the City)
“I have made it my passion and business to find and read books about creative writing, story structure and how to write. This is one of the best I’ve ever read.”
Clark Peterson
Oscar-winning producer, (Monster)
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About Daniel Joshua Rubin
Daniel Joshua Rubin has written for television (NBC, the WB); new media (The Motley Fool, National Lampoon); and theater (with plays produced at Steppenwolf in Chicago, and off-Broadway in NYC). He has taught dramatic writing at Loyola University, Chicago, and at the University of California, San Diego. Throughout his career he has worked with some of some of the most talented and successful writers and artists, including Emmy Award-winners, Marta Kaufman (Executive Producer, Friends) Bill Prady (Executive Producer, Big Bang Theory), and Tony Award-winner, Anna D. Shapiro (Director, August: Osage County).
Rubin is a dedicated story scholar with a deep interest the role narrative plays in not only fiction, but business, investing, politics, relationships, personal development and the culture at large. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Rubin now lives in Evanston after a decade in Los Angeles. He holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama, where he graduated with honors and a BS in Drama Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase. He is married to his wife of many happy years, Karen Frederick
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