Shawn Coyne – Story Grid Trinity Seminar 2022

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Shawn Coyne – Story Grid Trinity Seminar 2022

Gain a Deep Understanding of the Whole Story Elephant
World-building, character development and conflict applied at the macro and micro levels of Story.

Story Grid’s Science-Based Deep Dive
into the Theory of Storytelling
In this seminar, Shawn Coyne uses powerful storytelling lenses to help you get a better, truer perspective on the whole narrative theory of Story. He blends science and the humanities by introducing philosophers, scientists, and writers from the past and present so we can see Story from all angles.

Story Grid’s approach is based on:

Cognitive science;
Evolutionary theory;
Ancient and modern philosophy, including the works of Aristotle, Plato, Carl Jung, and Joseph Campbell; and
Historical and contemporary masterworks, with a deep dive into one of the world’s greatest—J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Demystifying squishy language and giving detailed, precise training.
You probably have a shelf (or six shelves) full of books on the writer’s craft.

And you’ve probably taken a few (or a dozen) courses on writing.

When you look back at all those books and courses, do you ever feel like you’re stuck in that ancient parable about the blind men and the elephant?

Each of the men touched a different part of the elephant, and each came away understanding only a fraction of the whole animal—never the true nature of the beast.

The truth is, each craft book and course has provided a glimpse of just one part of the elephant. No one has shown you the true nature of Story—until now.

The Story Grid Trinity Seminar starts by cutting the Story problem in half.

The Theory Half – Understanding the Structure and Organization of Story
The Practice Half – Understanding the Functional Purpose of Story

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How do we do this at Story Grid?
Step One: Diagnose what’s not exciting, intriguing, or cathartic in a particular story. In that order. A story must excite the audience first, plant the seeds of intrigue second, and provide catharsis third.

Step Two: Prescribe potent objectively measurable analytic processes the creator can use to create more audience excitement, intrigue and catharsis with succeeding drafts.

What you’ll learn inside of Story Grid Trinity…

MODULE 1

The Story Problem
Learn to identify the problem, the first step to solving it. Shawn walks you through the big Story Elephant problem and explains why it is so important that we solve it.

MODULE 2

Story Pathway Schema
Learn how the editor approaches the story problem and why, as a writer, you must learn this methodology as well.

MODULE 3

The Writer’s Schema
Learn the methodology a writer brings to solving the story problem in systematic, step-by-step ways.

MODULE 4

The Pipes of Information & Energy
Learn how the reader experiences your story and ensure you are communicating with them effectively.

MODULE 5

Diagnosing Story Problems
Learn how the Story Grid Trinity will help you identify problems in your story and develop practical ways to solve them.

MODULE 6

Masterwork Analysis: The Hobbit
Take a deep dive into this classic masterwork from J.R.R. Tolkien and learn how to apply the Story Grid Trinity principles to your own writing.

MODULE 7

The Story Approach & Big Schema
Learn how to apply everything you have learned inside of Story Grid Trinity to your own works in progress.

MODULE 8

Extensive Q&A
Listen in as Shawn Coyne answers questions about the Story Grid Trinity from writers like you.

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