MANASTORY

The story collective.

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Most stories target one of the 3 E's:

• Education
• Entertainment
• Emotion

The best weave all three.

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Vision breathes into story the wisdom of its author.

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Who is at the heart of your story?

How can you connect the audience to them through empathy or curiosity?

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We're all storytellers.

Share your unique voice.

The world needs to hear the stories only you can tell.

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A great story, well told, can make us understand truths we'd otherwise resist.

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Take us to the limits of life at its extremes.

Story is about the pendulum swinging.

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The story's premise: the seed from which everything grows.

Make sure to nurture it once planted.

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Instead of "he walks," write "he stumbles," "he glides," etc.

We learn more about the character and world through the little details.

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The central action of a story.

Unity via a cohesive spine.

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How do fantastical stories like myths or fables reveal your views on human nature?

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Story is a metaphor - it transforms life into art.

Facts alone aren't truth. Truth is the meaning we discover in the facts.

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We tell stories to process life experiences and find their meaning.

This is true of the teller and the listener alike.

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Genre: The audience brings expectations to a story.

Try to subvert them.

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In filmmaking, scene lengths control rhythm, activity within it controls tempo.

Shorten/quicken as you build to climaxes. Let them breathe. Story dictates the pacing.

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Research: Dig deeper than Wikipedia. Inspiration is literally all around you.

Books, shows, videos, of course, but also your barista at the coffee shop, your grandmother, the people you walk by downtown, etc.

Immerse yourself in living life, and truths will find you.

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Every story has universal elements.

But your vision and voice must be wholly your own.

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Stories can make the mundane magical.

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@RyanHoliday But how can one have the confidence to gather evidence without the belief to start?

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@storymentor Congratulations.

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The pleasure of storytelling comes from reframing reality through imagination and artistry.