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StoryEngines

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  1. Understanding the Basics

    Wired For Story
  2. Powerful Premise, Compelling Conflict
  3. Crafting Great Characters
  4. Story Structure Deep Dive
    Story Structure Blueprint
  5. The Preparation Phase - I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore
  6. Game Changing Moment #1 - And Then All Hell Broke Loose
  7. The Reactive Phase - Like A Chicken With It's Head Cut Off
  8. Game Changing Moment #2 - A Peak Behind the Curtain
  9. The Proactive Phase - Taking the Battle to the Enemy
  10. Game Changing Moment #3 - An Eye-Opening Revelation
  11. The Conclusion Phase - Once More Into the Breach
  12. Putting It Into Practice
    My Novel Planning Process (Part One)
  13. My Novel Planning Process (Part Two)
  14. Resources
    Cheat Sheets, Templates, and More
  1. StoryEngines
  2. Wired For Story
Lesson 1 of 14
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Wired For Story

In this first lesson we’re going to take a look at how we’re neurologically wired for story, how the way we tell a story directly impacts our reader’s interest and engagement in it, and what that means to you as a writer.

Takeaways:

  • Thousands of years of storytelling have trained us to expect stories to be told in a certain pattern
  • We retain information (both factual and emotional information) better when we hear it in story form
  • We want our readers to take an emotional journey with us through the medium of story

For a handy breakdown of all the teaching points in this course, make sure you download the cheat sheet here