Introduction to the Course
  • A Snapshot of What's In This Course
  • Welcome to the course!
  • Exercise: YOUR aim in taking this course
  • Who can benefit from this course
  • Which genres do you cultivate?
  • Methodology of the course
  • What kind if storyteller are you?
  • Exercise: What kind of storyteller are you?
Elements of Story
  • What is a story?
  • Which part of 'story' do you think matters?
  • Story Observations
  • A simple - but tough - question
  • How to start a story
  • What is YOUR 'What If?...'
  • How to finish a story
  • Exercise: What's your Lodestar?
  • How to create characters
  • Exercise: let's create some characters for your story
The Quest
  • Heroes and The Nature of Heroism
  • The (Vulnerable) Hero's (Inner) Journey
  • A Quest Worth Having
  • The Four Horsemen of The Story
  • What's your Story ABOUT?
Setting
  • World-building, Setting and Story
  • How to use Mazlow
  • Voice and Perspective
  • 30,000 Feet to Zero..and Back Again
  • The Devil is in the Detail
Characters and Progression in Story
  • Getting dialogue and action to work together
  • Heroes, Villains and Plot Twists - a live insert
Workflows and Tools
  • Storytelling Tools Overview
BONUS LECTURE: How to Get More of Paul
  • Get More From Paul