Principles of Great Storytelling with Best-Selling Author Steven James
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Principles of Great Storytelling with Best-Selling Author Steven James
Have your pen and paper ready for this episode. Seriously. Steven James gives SO many amazing tips on how to structure story. Get the notes here, and fill in the worksheet to be well on your way to publishing. These tips are GOLD.
To be sure you get the most of them, download What’s the Story? Principles of Great Storytelling
In episode 09 of the Writing Gym podcast, you will discover:
The essential elements of story
How to connect with your readers on an emotional level
How to create a compelling, well-structured story
The Six Key Questions to Ensure you Write a Page-Turner
Alternatives to Outlining: The steps for writing a story organically
Top Tips on Effective Revision
Let me tell you a little about Steven James and his amazing writing achievements:
Steven James is the author of thirteen novels and has received critical acclaim from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and many others. Since receiving his Master’s Degree in Storytelling in 1997, he has taught writing and the principles of great storytelling around the world. His latest book on the craft of writing is Troubleshooting Your Novel.
Love what Steven has to say? Get more of his great tips in the Writing Gym.
Steven gives great tips in the Writing Gym on:
What works to tell a great story
How many acts should a great story have?
What’s the difference between a likable character and character we like spending time with?
PLUS How to write a worthy book
Haven’t joined the Writing Gym yet? What are you waiting for? No leopard-print leotards required. Find out how you can give your writing the workout to success here.
______________________________
Mentioned in this podcast:
Troubleshooting Your Novel by Steven James
East TN State University Masters in Storytelling
Every Deadly Kiss by Steven James
QUIRK O’ THE WEEK
Annalisa loves knock-knock jokes
Click here to hear some groaners. Even Mia the dog shrinks away.
Click her photo to book a call.
______________________________
CREDITS
The Writing Gym Podcast is hosted by Andi Brixey, Personal Trainer in The Writing Gym.
It features Annalisa Parent, the resident writing coach in The Writing Gym.
Audio Production by Tito Heiderer
“Happy Go Lucky” Theme Composed by Rob Taylor
Theme Music Performed by Clint Bierman
6 thoughts on “Principles of Great Storytelling with Best-Selling Author Steven James”
Aw, this was an incredibly good post. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to make a
superb article… but what can I say… I
put things off a whole lot and never manage
to get anything done.
Greetings! Very helpful advice in this particular post!
I couldn’t resist commenting. Very well written!
Great images, the color and depth of the images are breath-taking, they attract you in as
though you belong of the composition.
I have so many questions about novel writing. I want to win awards and publish my novel. Thank you for these quality writing tips.
I really love your writing podcast episodes. They are so helpful. Thank you for all of your writing tips and tricks. It’s really helping me to write a novel.
Comments are closed.