A plotting class even pantsers love… Even when a happy ending is certain, a great plot keeps your writing fresh while anchoring your audience and amplifying your voice. Learn how to craft a sure-fire creative framework that will keep you on the path to success, whatever your genre, media, and writing style. We’ll go beyond the bullet points, soundbites, and blather to dig into the wisdom in all plot theory with ample examples, nuts-n-bolts craft wisdom, and exercises to help you navigate your process.
Rather hammering on one “true” blueprint, we’ll break down the major story models from Aristotle to Netflix, identify their seven shared points, and help you develop your own narrative strategy. We’ll be looking at the Poetics (and Renaissance mutations), Freytag’s pyramid, Showbiz’s 3-Acts, Sequences, Hero’s Journey, Hague’s Inner Arc, Save the Cat, Moral Premise, Harmon’s Story Circle, ABT, Swain’s pulp chassis, Snowflake, W-plot, Kaizen, Regis’ romance beats, and more… so you can take leverage the strengths of each system with panache. Join us for a two-part story-structure blowout that will help you find your own path to the story you need to tell.
A plotting class even pantsers love… Even when a happy ending is certain, a great plot keeps your writing fresh while anchoring your audience and amplifying your voice. Learn how to craft a sure-fire creative framework that will keep you on the path to success, whatever your genre, media, and writing style. We’ll go beyond the bullet points, soundbites, and blather to dig into the wisdom in all plot theory with ample examples, nuts-n-bolts craft wisdom, and exercises to help you navigate your process.
Rather hammering on one “true” blueprint, we’ll break down the major story models from Aristotle to Netflix, identify their seven shared points, and help you develop your own narrative strategy. We’ll be looking at the Poetics (and Renaissance mutations), Freytag’s pyramid, Showbiz’s 3-Acts, Sequences, Hero’s Journey, Hague’s Inner Arc, Save the Cat, Moral Premise, Harmon’s Story Circle, ABT, Swain’s pulp chassis, Snowflake, W-plot, Kaizen, Regis’ romance beats, and more… so you can take leverage the strengths of each system with panache. Join us for a two-part story-structure blowout that will help you find your own path to the story you need to tell.
