Storytelling: The Complete Writing Guide

Story, Plot, and Structure

What you'll learn

How to create a great story from start to finish.

Elements in story construction rarely discussed.

Creating memorable characters we never forget.

Overcoming the various obstacles all writer's face.

Lingerfelt's own personal struggles from writing to publishing.

Requirements

No prior experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know.

Description

How do you tell a great story that keeps audiences worldwide on the edge of their seats… whether they're reading it in a book or watching it on screen? Best-selling author and award-winning screenwriter James Russell Lingerfelt goes through his complete writing process in how he creates stories, novels, and screenplays people can't put down. From setting up the story, to plot, subplot, structure, character development, dialogue, and more.Though the entire course is three hours long, classes are chopped up into bite-size lessons with titles and descriptions so you can skip around and understand what you're about to learn before you learn it! Are you a beginning writer or experienced one who wants to create captivating stories? Lingerfelt created this course for you. Lingerfelt not only takes you from start to finish in the writing process, but he includes his thoughts and experiences with editors, book titles and covers, and even how he handles negative reviews. When you finish, you'll have a complete understanding of what it takes to tell a story that captures audiences worldwide. Each lesson comes with a lesson plan and challenges to help you write your story. Make sure to find the PDF in every lesson!Lingerfelt is known best for his bestselling novel, The Mason Jar. He's an award-winning screenwriter and documentary film-maker. Some of his screenplays have been turned into films. He is on most social media channels and he offers coaching for writers at his website.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction and Lesson 1

Lecture 1 Introduction and Lesson 1: What Training is Needed?

Section 2: Lesson 2: Creating an Outline

Lecture 2 Lesson 2: Creating an Outline

Section 3: Lesson 3: Begin with Plot or Character

Lecture 3 Lesson 3: Begin with Plot or Character

Section 4: Lesson 4: The Protagonist vs The Antagonist

Lecture 4 Lesson 4: The Protagonist vs The Antagonist

Section 5: Lecture 5: The Subplot

Lecture 5 Lesson 5: The Subplot

Section 6: Lesson 6: The Different Acts, 3 or 5

Lecture 6 Lesson 6: The Different Acts, 3 or 5?

Section 7: Lesson 7: Subplot Points

Lecture 7 Lesson 7: Subplot Points

Section 8: Lesson 8: Personalities of Characters

Lecture 8 Lesson 8: Personalities of Characters

Section 9: Lesson 9: Story Ideas

Lecture 9 Lesson 9: Story Ideas

Section 10: Lesson 10: Structure

Lecture 10 Lesson 10: Structure

Section 11: Lesson 11: The 5 Parts of Story Structure

Lecture 11 Lesson 11: The 5 Parts of Story Structure

Section 12: Lesson 12: Acts 1-3

Lecture 12 Lesson 12: Acts 1-3

Section 13: Lesson 13: Show Don’t Tell

Lecture 13 Lesson 13: Show Don’t Tell

Section 14: Lesson 14: On Dialogue

Lecture 14 Lesson 14: On Dialogue

Section 15: Lesson 15: Info Dumping

Lecture 15 Lesson 15: Info Dumping

Section 16: Lesson 16: Overcome Writer's Block

Lecture 16 Lesson 16: Overcome Writer’s Block

Section 17: Lesson 17: Editors

Lecture 17 Lesson 17: Editors

Section 18: Lesson 18: Titles and Covers

Lecture 18 Lesson 18: Titles and Covers

Section 19: Lesson 19: Handling Reviews

Lecture 19 Lesson 19: Handling Reviews

Section 20: Lesson 20: Conclusion

Lecture 20 Lesson 20: Conclusion

For those interested in crafting story, whether it be for writing memoirs, novels, or screenplays.,The same principles apply if you're building a brand or company and want to share your company's story. Great for marketers!