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7 Essential Elements To Become a Master Storyteller
The anatomy of a great story, broken down into seven actionable steps
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After completing manuscripts totaling over 300 thousand words, I still dread handing out a draft to someone and saying, “Hey — I wrote a book. Can you check it out?”
Completing so many manuscripts taught me the discipline of finishing, but until I took a step back and looked into it, I never realized why none of them worked.
I’d read many books, blogs, and articles, watched videos — but it was all a mess in my head. I had to get it all together, and that’s exactly when the golden opportunity arrived: a free month in the Jerry Jenkins Writing Guild.
This article is based on the lessons I learned from a range of experts on there, most notably the man himself — Jerry Jenkins, and esteemed thriller writer Steven James, who also has a Master’s in Storytelling. I have also included advice from lectures by Brandon Sanderson, which are freely available on YouTube.
