The Principles of Storytelling (Hint: It’s Not All About You)

Good morning!

Today’s book recommendation is a good one (as if I’d ever steer you wrong!). It’s called Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit, by Steven Pressfield.

Pressfield is famous for writing about The Resistance, which is the insidious, destructive internal forces that conspire against us when we attempt to produce our finest work.

I’ve read 5 or 6 of his books, and they’re all spectacular.

In this one, he talks about the universal structure of effective storytelling, more about The Resistance, how to be interesting, and how to create something that other people will want to bother reading / watching.

A sample of my notes is below, and then we’ll get into a little discussion.

Let’s get started!

Today’s Book on Amazon: Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit, by Steven Pressfield

FROM MY NOTES:

In the real world, no one is waiting to read what you have written

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