From Plot to Narrative: A Step-By-Step Process of Story Creation and Enhancement - Softcover

Elizabeth Ellis, designated a Circle of Excellence Storyteller by the National Storytelling Network (USA), is much in demand as a workshop leader at writing events and storytelling conferences throughout the English-speakng world. A winner of the John Henry Faulk Award and a familiar face on storytelling stages coast-to-coast, Ellis developed this book from her very popular workshop by the same name.

Writing / Crafting Narrative / Storytelling

From Plot

to Narrative

A Step-by-Step Process of

Story Creation and Enhancement

Elizabeth Ellis

a masterful book by a master storyteller. To think that Elizabeth Ellis' voice could be even more powerful in print than in performance is unimaginable, but here she is in this inspiring and insightful book. She teaches us with humor and generosity, asking that we dig deeper layer after layer - until we come to love and understand the characters we've created. Our stories are stronger for her guidance and so are we.

--Jane Stenson, Storyteller, author and educator, Evanston, Illinois

This long-awaited book will be required reading for my students. I look forward to using it with them.Plot is a word everyone has heard but few can explain. It is so much more than a beginning, a middle, and an end in a story as textbooks often define it. Elizabeth Ellis, a master storyteller and teacher, knows better than anyone how to describe the elements of plot and demonstrate how they can be crafted into meaningful stories.

--Barbara McBride-Smith, Circle of Excellence Storyteller, School Librarian, and
Instructor at Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OK

"Elizabeth Ellis takes us on a journey of storying using wit, humor and common sense! While some tools may be familiar, Elizabeth has added fresh perspective, offering examples and exercises to facilitate the flow of creativity.Her methods set free our senses, allowing them to guide us through the images of character, narrative, plot and setting, advancing the process of crafting our stories. --Karen Chace, Storyteller and Teaching Artist,

I love the way this step-by-step manual breaks the writing process down to bite-sized pieces, helping us discover new veins of meaning and humor in our material. --Megan Hicks, Storyteller, Media, Pennsylvania

Writing / Crafting Narrative / Storytelling

From Plot

to Narrative

A Step-by-Step Process of

Story Creation and Enhancement

Elizabeth Ellis

a masterful book by a master storyteller. To think that Elizabeth Ellis' voice could be even more powerful in print than in performance is unimaginable, but here she is in this inspiring and insightful book. She teaches us with humor and generosity, asking that we dig deeper layer after layer - until we come to love and understand the characters we've created. Our stories are stronger for her guidance and so are we.

--Jane Stenson, Storyteller, author and educator, Evanston, Illinois

This long-awaited book will be required reading for my students. I look forward to using it with them.Plot is a word everyone has heard but few can explain. It is so much more than a beginning, a middle, and an end in a story as textbooks often define it. Elizabeth Ellis, a master storyteller and teacher, knows better than anyone how to describe the elements of plot and demonstrate how they can be crafted into meaningful stories.

--Barbara McBride-Smith, Circle of Excellence Storyteller, School Librarian, and
Instructor at Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OK

"Elizabeth Ellis takes us on a journey of storying using wit, humor and common sense! While some tools may be familiar, Elizabeth has added fresh perspective, offering examples and exercises to facilitate the flow of creativity.Her methods set free our senses, allowing them to guide us through the images of character, narrative,