Lauren Beukes
Craft and Storytelling
The multi-award-winning author of The Shining Girls and Zoo City reveals the tips, tricks and secrets to composing a compelling and convincing story.
Tuck InLauren Beukes is an award-winning and internationally best-selling South African author. Her novels The Shining Girls, Zoo City and Afterland have been published in 24 countries and adapted for film and TV. Most recently, The Shining Girls became an acclaimed series on Apple+. Lauren's work has been hailed by legends like Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, and George R.R. Martin. Beukes has won multiple awards over the course of her career, including an Arthur C Clarke Award. Lauren is also a comics writer, screenwriter, journalist and documentary maker.
10 Tasty Bites
Below is a preview of what you can expect to learn in this recipe.
1 - When Did You First Realise You Were A Storyteller?
2 - Why Do You Feel 'Stories' Are So Important In Our Lives?
3 - What Is Your Process When You Start Writing A New Book?
4 - What Is The Role Of Research To Create A Good Story?
5 - How Do You Choose Your Next Great Idea?
6 - What Are Some Of The Themes You Like To Address In Your Books?
7 - Why Do You Choose Such Unusual Topics For Your Books?
8 - How Do You Turn A Great Idea Into A Great Story?
9 - Why Do You Believe Storytelling Has Become So Prevalent In Business?
10 - What Advice Can You Share For Entrepreneurs Who Want To Craft Their Own Stories?
About This Recipe
Storytelling plays a very integral role in the story of humanity. It's how we get ideas across, connect with each other and find meaning - in each other and in ourselves. Storytelling is also a particularly powerful tool for business in the 21st century. With the saturation of markets, it takes a great story to connect a business to its audience. One of Africa's most acclaimed storytellers, award-winning novelist Lauren Beukes shares her incredible journey, explaining why stories remain so prevalent and what entrepreneurs can do to use them to their advantage.
What You'll Learn
In this recipe, you will learn how Lauren turned writing into a successful career, changing great ideas into great stories. She shares some of her best on how to overcome writers block, and how to research effectively. People don't normally associate storytelling with running a business, but Lauren reveals why exactly this shouldn't be the case. If you're looking to write your own story, entrepreneur or not, this recipe is for you.
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