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| Creating Brilliant Beginnings in Storytelling |
| (c) Vanessa Grant |
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| Publisher ....: Udemy |
| Level ........: All Levels |
| Runtime ......: 139 minutes |
| Language .....: English |
| Release Type .: Retail |
| Release Format: ISO |
| Store Date ...: 2017.04.25 |
| Release Date .: 2017.04.27 |
| ISO Size .....: 925,415,424 |
| ISO Checksum .: 88E03367 |
| Disk Count ...: 19 * 50MB |
| Disk Name ....: comprised_ucbbs |
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| Link/URL .....: https://v.gd/ZCqYcA |
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| I invite you to join me on a journey of discovery,áexploring the art and |
| craft of brilliant beginnings in storytelling. Storytellers write these |
| opening words to draw readers across the threshold into the imaginary |
| world of story. |
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| For the reader, a brilliant beginning shouldà |
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| 1. Make a promise about what kind of story this is (anticipation) |
| 2. Stir unanswered questions in the readerÆs mind (curiousity) |
| 3. Contain power words that appeal to the readerÆs emotions and |
| curiousity, and |
| 4. Invite the reader to cross the threshold into the story world |
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| Think about what happens to you as a reader, when you get hooked by the |
| storytellerÆs first few words? |
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| When weùas humansùencounter something new, our limbic systemÆs |
| ôwatchdogöùthe amygdalaùis designed to give us first impressions. |
| In the same way a dog is perpetually sniffing out associations, this |
| instinctive brain function is constantly on the lookout, scanning for the |
| new, the unexpected, the unexplained. |
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| Whether itÆs a new movie, a new novel, or the appearance of a sabre |
| toothed tiger in our territory, our brains are hardwiredáto make snap |
| judgments. ItÆs a survival skill. |
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| If youÆre a storyteller, readers will judge your novel, your magazine |
| article, your public speecháon that first impression, those opening |
| wordsáand the way theyÆre presented. You want those first words to be |
| intriguing, compellingùand authentically consistent with the rest of |
| your story. Because if you donÆt follow through on the rest of your |
| story, your readers are going to be disappointed. |
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| As storytellers we have a virtually unlimited number of talented mentors. |
| If youÆre writing the kind of stories you yourself would like to read, |
| then you canÆt do better than to study the authors of those books that |
| fill you with anticipation with that first word à first sentence à |
| first page. |
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| I belong to a small writers group of multi-published authors called the pen|
| warriors. 3 to 4 times a year we meet for weekend retreats to focus on the|
| art and craft of storytelling. WeÆve been meeting for 16 years! During |
| one of those retreats we decided that we would each analyze the beginning |
| of a book we loved, and post it on ouráblog. |
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| After we finished our first round, we decided to do it again. And then a |
| third time. |
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| Thanks to my fellow Pen Warriors, Bonnie Edwards, E. C. Sheedy, Laura |
| Tobias, and Gail Whitiker, these analyses areánow available as part of |
| this course. |
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| I invite you to join our journey, to share our exploration of brilliant |
| beginnings. Remember the role the readerÆs amygdala plays in getting the|
| reader to cross that threshold into story. I invite you, like a curious |
| dog, to sniff the ground around those first words, sentences, and |
| paragraphs in the beginnings weÆll study. |
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| Look for power wordsáand phrases that evoke images in your mind, questions|
| in your brain, and emotions in your heart, words that stiráthe need to |
| know more, the urge to shut out the world and turn the page, crossing the |
| threshold into the magic of story. |
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| LetÆs have some fun together. |
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| Vanessa Grant |
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