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This book is designed to guide writers towards a new understanding of the process of creating and writing dramatic stories. The first section explains how a story functions like a promise and how you can fulfill a story's promise to the audience. Section two explores how a story's elements are designed, including techniques to create a story premise, developing dynamic characters, how to create a plot, understanding what's at stake in your story, the role of ideas in stories, and the role of conflict in storytelling. The third section offers essays that explore how to outline a story, including examples of story and plot lines, and the unique outline process of Story Director TM. Section Four offers tips on how to begin your story, such as creating a dynamic first sentence and writing with a free voice. The final section utilizes popular novels, screenplays and plays to illustrate the important lessons you've gleaned from the previous chapters. Whether you're a novelist, playwright, or screenwriter, A Story is a Promise is sure to help your work rise to the next level.

Author

Bill Johnson

Publisher

Blue Haven Publishing

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780967393285