Storyworthy

出版者:New World Library

作者:Matthew Dicks

页数:368

出版时间:2018-6-12

价格:USD 15.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781608685486

具体描述

A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and why doing so matters.

Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small). He shows that anyone can learn to be an appealing storyteller, that everyone has something “storyworthy” to express, and, perhaps most important, that the act of creating and telling a tale is a powerful way of understanding and enhancing your own life.

作者简介

Matthew Dicks is a bestselling novelist, thirty-six-time Moth StorySLAM champion, and five-time GrandSLAM champion. In addition to his widespread teaching, writing, and performing, he cofounded (with his wife) Speak Up, which produces sold-out storytelling performances throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York at least once a month. He lives in Newington, Connecticut.

目录信息

PART ONE: FINDING YOUR STORY
Chapter 1: A Coward Tells a Story
Chapter 2: What Is a Story? (and What Is the Dinner Test?)
Chapter 3: Homework for Life
Chapter 4: Dreaming at the End of Your Pen
Chapter 5: First/Last/Best/Worst: Great for Long Car Rides, First Dates, and Finding Stories
PART TWO: CRAFTING YOUR STORY
Chapter 6: “Charity Thief”
Chapter 7: Every Story Only Takes Five Seconds to Tell (and Jurassic Park Wasn’t a Movie About Dinosaurs)
Chapter 8: Finding Your Beginning (I’m Also About to Ruin Most Movies and Many Books Forever for You)
Chapter 9: Stakes - Five Ways to Keep Your Story Compelling (and Why There Are Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park)
Chapter 10: The Five Permissible Lies of True Storytelling
Chapter 11: Cinema of the Mind (Also Known As “Where the Hell
Are You?”)
Chapter 12: The Principle of But and Therefore
Chapter 13: “This Is Going to Suck”
Chapter 14: The Secret to the Big Story: Make it Little
Chapter 15: There Is Only Way to Make Someone Cry
Chapter 16: Milk Cans and Balls. Babies and Blenders: Simple, Effective Ways to be Funny in Storytelling (Even If You’re Not Funny at All)
Chapter 17: Finding the Frayed Ending of Your Story (Or… What the Hell Did That Mean?)
PART 3: TELLING YOUR STORY
Chapter 18: The Present Tense is King (But the Queen Can Play a Role, Too)
Chapter 19: If You Practice Storytelling or Public Speaking in a Mirror, Read This. If You Don’t, Skip It.
Chapter 20: The Two Ways of Telling a Hero Story (Or… How to Avoid Sounding Like a Douchebag)
Chapter 21:Storytelling Is Time Travel (If You Don’t Muck It Up)
Chapter 22: Words to Say. Words to Avoid.
Chapter 23: Time to Perform (On the Stage, in the Board Room, on a Date, or at the Thanksgiving Table)
Chapter 24: Why Did You Read This Book? To Become a Superhero.
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用户评价

这本书最成功的地方在于它对“普通生活”的重新定义。它没有宏大的历史背景，没有惊天动地的事件，一切都聚焦于日常的琐碎、微小的选择和那些习以为常的关系。然而，正是通过对这些细微之处的放大和深入挖掘，作者揭示出了生活背后隐藏的巨大意义和张力。它让我开始重新审视自己过去的生活，那些被我轻易略过的瞬间，原来都蕴含着如此丰富的解读空间。这种由内而外的审视和反思，比任何说教都来得有力。它不是在告诉你“应该”如何生活，而是在展示“可以”如何去感知生活。阅读的过程，更像是一场对自我存在的哲学探讨，充满了对人性深处的温柔拷问。

这本书的情感浓度是爆炸性的，但这种爆炸是内敛的、需要被慢慢引爆的。作者很少使用夸张的辞藻来渲染悲喜，而是通过精确的细节捕捉，让情感自然地涌现出来。比如，仅仅是对一个旧物放置角度的描述，就能让人感受到角色内心深处巨大的失落感。这种“少即是多”的表达哲学，在处理复杂情感时表现得尤为出色。它让我体验到了一种久违的、纯粹的阅读感动，那种感觉不是被故事推着走，而是自己主动走进去，与角色共同体验那种情绪的潮起潮落。合上书的那一刻，屋子里一片寂静，但我的内心却久久不能平静，仿佛刚刚经历了一场深刻的精神洗礼，其影响远超一本书所能承载的重量。

我必须承认，这本书的结构设计初看之下有些令人困惑，它采用了非线性的叙事方式，大量的闪回和插入语让初读者可能会有些吃力。但只要坚持读过前三分之一，那种“迷雾散去”的豁然开朗感是无与伦比的。作者似乎故意设置了一些障碍，来筛选出真正愿意沉浸其中的读者。一旦适应了这种跳跃式的叙事节奏，你会发现它其实是最高效、最能体现主题精神的表达方式。它不再是简单的时间轴记录，而更像是一个心智的地图，展示了记忆和经验是如何相互影响、相互塑造的。这种结构上的大胆尝试，无疑提升了作品的艺术高度，也让故事的张力达到了极致。读完后，我甚至想回头重读一遍，去捕捉那些第一次阅读时可能错过的那些微妙的结构线索。

这本书的叙事手法简直是神来之笔，作者巧妙地将看似无关的个人经历串联成一个宏大而又细腻的叙事网。读完后，我感觉自己像是走过了一条漫长而曲折的隧道，最终看到了豁然开朗的出口。它不像传统的自传那样线性推进，反而更像是一幅多层次的、需要细细品味的油画。每一个章节的转折都出乎意料，但回味起来却又合乎情理，仿佛是命运的必然安排。书中对于人物内心挣扎的刻画尤为深刻，那些细微的情绪波动、那些不为人知的矛盾，都被作者用近乎残酷的诚实描绘了出来。这种坦诚让我深受触动，也让我开始反思自己生活中的那些“未被言说”的部分。整体的阅读体验是沉浸式的，让人不得不放下手中的一切，专心致志地去追随作者的思绪起伏。

这本书的文字功底令人惊叹，它不仅是在讲述故事，更像是在进行一场精妙的语言实验。那些句子长短错落有致，节奏感把握得恰到好处，读起来有一种古典音乐般的韵律美。尤其是一些描绘场景和心境的段落，简直可以称得上是文学性的飞跃。作者似乎对每一个词语都有着近乎偏执的考究，使得普通的描述也焕发出了不一样的光彩。它迫使我放慢阅读速度，不是因为内容晦涩，而是因为那些语言本身就值得反复咀嚼。这本书的风格是如此独特，它游走在诗歌与散文的边界，既有诗歌的凝练，又不失散文的舒展，让我在享受故事的同时，也得到了一次对语言艺术的洗礼。这种高度的文学自觉性，让它在众多作品中显得卓尔不群。

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