Understand how to dig into your character's past and create your protagonist's inner issue by asking what specific event caused the protagonist's fear or problem and what even triggered his/her desire for the goal.
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Author
Lisa Cron
Updated
5/9/2019Released
1/31/2013
In this course, author Lisa Cron digs into the craft of writing a compelling story based on what the brain is wired to respond to in every story we hear. Whether you're writing a story from scratch, or revising your story for the umpteenth time, this course offers practical how-to advice, then illustrates it using before-and-after examples. Discover how to craft a first page, zero in on your story's point, create empathy, find a character's secret goals and inner issues, translate generics into specifics, write for suspense, create cause-and-effect connections, build momentum and tension, and deftly implement setups, payoffs, flashbacks, subplots, and foreshadowing.
Topics include:
- What is a story?
- Hooking your reader
- Feeling what the protagonist feels
- Being specific
- Creating suspense and conflict
- Writing flashbacks and subplots
Skill Level Intermediate
1h 55m
Duration
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Introduction
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Crafting stories54s
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1. What Is a Story?
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2. Hooking Your Reader
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3. All Stories Make a Point
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4. Feeling What the Protagonist Feels
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5. All Protagonists Have a Goal
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6. Uncovering Your Protagonist's Inner Issue
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7. Being Specific Rather Than Vague
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8. Suspense and Conflict
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9. Cause and Effect
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Example: Cause and effect4m 16s
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10. What Can Go Wrong, Must
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11. Setups, Payoffs, and the Clues in Between
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12. Flashbacks, Subplots, and Foreshadowing
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