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    The Little Handbook of Narrative Frameworks

    By L. Darby Gibbs

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    Every storyteller has a plan, however vague it is.

    The writer will start with an idea which may be wrapped around a character, an event or a theme. In the process of developing the idea, the storyteller shapes a framework of sorts. This book provides common frameworks that have been used since stories came to be an important part of culture, education, and entertainment.

    The popular heroic journey, one of the frameworks included, is an essential plot that numerous writers have used whether consciously or not. It offers opportunity for originality while meeting the reader’s desire for more of this type of story.

    This book provides seventeen such frameworks, broken into three general types:
    • traditional (ex. dream vision)
    • fairytale (ex. sleeping beauty)
    • character-design (ex. code hero)

    Each framework is explained in simple terms and is followed by a worksheet to help the writer develop the initial idea into a plot. Included in the description of each framework are suggestions about how to tweak for freshness.

    Every storyteller has a plan. What’s yours?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL. Darby Gibbs
    Release dateJun 28, 2013
    ISBN9781301379026
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    The Little Handbook of Narrative Frameworks
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    L. Darby Gibbs

    L. Darby Gibbs has been publishing novels since 2011. Since 2018, Gibbs has been writing fantasy, and has three series out: Solstice Dragon World (six standalone books), Standing Stone (five series books), and her newest Kavin Cut Chronicles (a trilogy).When she is not writing or teaching, she is active in the outdoors, mostly on a tandem bicycle or, more recently, sailing.Gibbs is a teacher of writing and published a non-fiction reference book of traditional story plots titled THE LITTLE HANDBOOK OF OF NARRATIVE FRAMEWORKS in 2013.Gibbs enjoys going to the theater, reading, traveling and spending time with her family and pets. She has been married over thirty years, has one child and a Labrador. She lives in the United States and has lived in several states north, east, west and south. Though born on the east coast, her roots are buried deepest in Southern California.

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      This is such a helpful little book on storytelling. It really breaks down what the format of most popular stories are and allows you to learn how to input them into your own narrative.