Description: Why do some books grab you from the very first line? What did Aristotle have to say about the art of telling stories? Is there a secret structure to stories known by all the best writers?
In this neat pocket book, English lecturer Amy Jones describes the clever narrative scaffolds used for thousands of years by novelists and scriptwriters. With helpful examples, diagrams, and cartoons, this is an essential reference guide for writers of all ages and disciplines.Brief description: Amy Jones heads a leading English department in a college in Somerset, England where she teaches English Language, Literature and Creative writing, alongside podcast writing, poetry and theories of narrative. She is also author of Literary Devices in this series.