Putting Humpty Together Again

All stories are Humpty Dumpty stories. By the time you have reached the end of this book you will understand why.
Whether it is a screenplay, novel, video game narrative, teleplay, drama series, graphic novel, stage play, or comic, the fundamental storytelling tools used are the same.

Multi-award-winning South African writer, Deon Opperman, has distilled the lessons of his forty years of professional writing to give an expert, practical demonstration of the tools needed, and techniques for using them, to craft a solid structure, powerful plots, and compelling characters for your story, regardless of the medium in which it is finally told.

In keeping with ‘don’t tell me, show me’, the tools are explained, and their use demonstrated in a step by step development of a story called Putting Humpty Together Again, from the first seed idea based on the four lines of the Humpty Dumpty rhyme, to a comprehensive 22 000 word synopsis that will serve as the blueprint for a fully-fledged first draft in whatever narrative medium is chosen.

Novice or veteran, this demonstration of fundamental storytelling tools, and how they are used, will augment your writing skills.