Story and Structure: A complete guide

By Leon Conrad

Winner of the IPNE Book of the Year Award 2022 and IPNE Informational Nonfiction Book Award 2022
Winner: Firebird Award for New Nonfiction; IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist; Finalist in The People's Book Prize 2022.

This is one of a Special Numbered Edition limited to only 450 copies, each signed by the author.

"a flexible and precise system ... lays bare the absolute essence of all the imaginable story forms. ... It's a powerful tool for storytellers and scholars and will change forever how you view the simple but profound act of saying “Once upon a time.”
Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer's Journey

“A scholarly and intricately detailed analysis of the writing process.”
Joan Singleton, screenwriter/producer

Harness the power of story to access more flow in your life.

Story and Structure tells the untold story of how story works. Using just six primary symbols, it outlines eighteen story structures and shows how they all contain optimal solutions to the different kinds of problems which give rise to each of them.

The book starts where Christopher Booker and Joseph Campbell leave off. It reveals hitherto unfathomed depths to narrative, demonstrates a much wider application of storytelling than is generally perceived and presents story as a dynamic force of life.

Writers, storytellers, creative writing teachers, folklorists, narrative therapists, anthropologists, poets, and readers interested in how story works will all find this book useful and informative.

Rethink your idea of story.

Leon Conrad is author of 'History Riddles', 'Odyssey: Dynamic Learning System' (with David Pinto), and 'Aesop the Storyteller'. He is a storyteller and story structure consultant, based in London, UK.