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@JournalistJill Do other men mock this?

[Yvonne Barlow @yvonnebarlow]

Find the sunny side of the street
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[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

In 4 minutes, Kurt Vonnegut explained stories better than anyone I’ve ever heard.

“The shape of the curve is what matters. Not their origins.”

He plots stories on 2 axes:

X: Time
Y: Good fortune / ill fortune

He goes on to say,

“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”

Point 1:

Stories have defined patterns.

In Joseph Campbell’s Hero of a Thousand Faces, he makes the case for the Hero’s Journey.

Since then, it’s become the most famous storytelling structure in the world.

Vonnegut argued stories could be divided into 8 shapes.

Each story, he said, fit one of the 8.

Point 2:

Vonnegut says,

“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — so the reader may see what they're made of.”

To see who your characters really are, you have to make them suffer.

Only then does your audience have someone worth cheering for.

Point 3:

End on a high note.

Vonnegut says, “It’s not accidental that the line ends up higher than where it began. This is encouraging to readers.”

The way a story makes people feel when they finish is how they remember it.

It’s called recency bias.

Lift people up and they will love you.

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“There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse is often closer to the truth.”

I wrote this with @RobbieCrab. Follow him for lessons on storytelling + fundraising.

And I talk about creative storytelling. Follow @nathanbaugh27 for more like that.

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“Deny children their degrees” - university students are adults

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I could not love this video more!

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A foreign land for many of us

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I went to a foreign land and it was terrifying
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Interesting

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We're all foreigners - but who is an 'immigrant' and who is an 'expat'?
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We're all foreigners - but who is an 'immigrant' and who is an 'expat'?
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[Yvonne Barlow @yvonnebarlow]

I went to a foreign land and it was terrifying
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[Rohase Piercy @PiercyRohase]

Brits of a certain age will get it ... 🤨

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@ElandPublishing @BBCRadio4 @PGUK_Books @HarriettSG A terrific window on a time.

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@slondonuk King’s Road

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@bluesbrothers86 The marchers as dinosaurs….

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@bluesbrothers86 The marchers as dinosaurs….

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@Barcajim3 Do the moronic orange lodge know they are being depicted as dinosaurs? They follow on so dutifully.

[Dr. Farbod MBBCh FRCEM @EmergencyBod]

I called so many people on the phone to tell them their loved one was dead or dying in December 2020.

"Can I come and see them?"

"We have to protect everyone we can from this. No visitors are allowed. I'm so sorry."

"I understand."

Meanwhile in CCHQ…

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Boy meets girl, boy leaves girl vs. a mystery

[Yvonne Barlow @yvonnebarlow]

The popular story isn't always the best one
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[Yvonne Barlow @yvonnebarlow]

What makes a good story?
1. Boy meets girl, boy leaves girl
2. Mansion fire with owner never to return

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And never forgotten

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Friends remembered
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Travel solo - location matters, don't be Miss Haversham and end up with honeymooners
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