The Art of Storytelling

All stories are about change. Geometry and structure are the tools of good storytelling. Every time you have a character reacting or adapting to a situation, going through trials, and returning changed, you have a story. Stories are about transformation. They follow a rhythm: biological (life, death), psychological (conscious, unconscious), and societal (order, chaos). Joseph Campbell introduced his theory in The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell said that myths from around the globe share a fundamental structure. He hatched the theory after five years of relentless study. Stories and tales from that of Odysseus, Prometheus, Moses, Jesus, Buddha, and…