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‘Every character a dramatist presents must have within it the seeds of its future development.’
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Establish a Framing Device: Establish how this story will be told, the glue that holds it together.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
Picture the exact person who you can help most. What would you say to them? How would you teach them what you know? How would that help them? Where would they be after they learned what you knew and applied it?
Zach Obront • The Scribe Method: The Best Way to Write and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book
· ASSIGNMENT : Choose a protagonist you particularly respond to, and watch that film or read that book making note of the specific techniques the storyteller uses to bring that character to life.
Alexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
protagonists have to be active and why stories wither the minute they become inert. Without desire – unless Michael pulls the trigger – there is nothing to catalyse the scene.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
100-110 page,
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
A CHARACTER who wants something encounters a PROBLEM before they can get it. At the peak of their despair, a GUIDE steps into their lives, gives them a PLAN, and CALLS THEM TO ACTION. That action helps them avoid FAILURE and ends in a SUCCESS.
Donald Miller • Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
It’s not until the final pages of the story that the hero is revealed as a transformed character capable of accomplishing their task. So who helps the hero win the day? The guide.
Donald Miller • How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-Step Plan to Help Your Business Take Off
Ideally, each story has at least three beats: a beginning, middle and end.