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To create a custom story arc for every one of your clients, you will want to use this formula: 1.I see you are struggling with X problem. 2.I see that X problem is causing Y frustration. 3.Our product or service resolves Y frustration by resolving X problem. 4.We’ve worked with hundreds of clients with X problems and here are their results. 5.Let’s
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In every individual scene a character is confronted by their opposite;
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
External and Internal Goal:
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
We’ve seen that in three-dimensional stories the protagonist goes on a journey to overcome their flaw. They learn the quality they need to achieve their goal;
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
one concrete objective:
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Story Map Worksheet (email me and I’ll send it; see the second to last chapter for my email address)
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
· ASSIGNMENT: Write out premise lines for each story on your master list. · ASSIGNMENT: If you already have an idea for your book, also write a premise for your own Work In Progress (WIP). Try to include these story elements: protagonist, antagonist, conflict, stakes, setting, atmosphere, and genre.
Alexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
‘home’ is threatened the protagonist suffers from some kind of flaw or problem the protagonist goes on a journey to find a cure or the key to the problem exactly halfway through they find a cure or key on the journey back they’re forced to face up to the consequences of taking it they face some kind of literal or metaphorical death They’re reborn
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First identify a good