Shawn Coyne – Big Idea Nonfiction Seminar

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Shawn Coyne – Big Idea Nonfiction Seminar

BIG IDEA NONFICTION SEMINAR

What does it take to write a world-changing nonfiction book?
The most expansive, science-based instruction on writing a nonfiction book based on the Story Grid methodology.

You have a great idea for a book…
You know it will change people’s lives.

The difficulty is turning that idea into a book.

You’ve been thinking about this book idea for a long time. It’s been on your mind. You talk to people about it. You share it with people.

Maybe you’ve tried to start writing about it in a blog post or an article. Or maybe you’ve imagined yourself giving a killer TED Talk that breaks the Internet.

You know it needs to be a book, but you keep getting stuck.

You’ve read amazing books that have changed your life. You’ve also read books that were a waste of your time.

How do you craft a book in such a way that people will finish the book and tell their friends about it?

How do you get from your great idea to a finished book that will change people’s lives?
You know it’s time to get down to work, but the prospect of writing a whole book is daunting.

No, it’s downright scary.

You know how to type. You know how to string words into sentences into paragraphs. But every time you start working on this book, or even thinking about working on this book, you get stuck.

You feel like you’re staring at a 20,000-foot climb, and you don’t even have the right boots on.

If you’re going to climb a mountain, you need equipment, training, and a guide. This is where Story Grid comes in.

What you’ll learn inside of Big Idea Nonfiction…

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MODULE 1

The Big Picture
Where do stories come from? What common traits to fiction and nonfiction stories share—and how do they differ? How do great stories help people survive and thrive in the world?

MODULE 2

Story Spine
How can a strong story spine anchor the beginning, middle, and end of your book and keep readers emotionally involved?

MODULE 3

Human Needs
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs provides a framework for understanding how different kinds, or genres, of stories work.

MODULE 4

Understanding Genre
Each story type, or genre, sets up readers’ expectations. If you don’t understand your genre, you’ll never meet those expectations and readers will walk away confused and disappointed.

MODULE 5

The Five Commandments of Storytelling
Every Big Idea book needs to abide by some storytelling essentials in order to grab and hold an audience.

MODULE 6

Units of Story
Shawn shares his Russian doll theory of story structure.

MODULE 7

Foolscap Global Story Grid
According to historian and novelist Norm Stahl, “God made a legal-sized piece of yellow foolscap paper just long enough to outline an entire project.” That’s how Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art, starts every book. You should too.

MODULE 8

The Story Grid Spreadsheet
Shawn will introduce you to the scene-by-scene micro-analysis tool that is at the heart of his methodology.

MODULE 9

How to Build Your Own Story Grid
Learn how to plan your readers’ experience on the micro and macro levels with a powerful visual tool.

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