The Eight Crafts of Writing: The Map of Storytelling
What you'll learn
- The eight writing crafts: Big Idea, Genre, Narrative, Story Outline, Characterization, World Building, Scene & Chapter Structure, and Prose
- How to engagers readers with the eight writing crafts
- A fresh definition of story that keeps your writing on track
- How to use the psychology of storytelling to write immersive stories
- The adversity cycle and how to use it to streamline your story outline
- How to author stories before writing them
- How to differentiate between protagonistic and antagonistic genres, story outlines, and scenes and why that matters
- How to deal with the shapeshifting writer’s block
Requirements
- No writing skills or experiences required
Description
Jane is an aspiring writer, who, like everyone else before her, parachutes straight into the writing jungle. And, like everybody else, she find herself hung up on a tree with her parachute. The tree is the writing skill How to Write in Limited POV. She looks around and notices a hundred more trees from which other aspiring writers are dangling. She cuts the parachute lines, drops to the ground, makes a somersault forward, and jumps to her feet. Around her, writers of all ages are cutting paths through the jungle. Jane can see just ten meters into the thicket. She is desperate for a map and a navigation system.
“Help,” she calls.
Well-meant answers arrive from all directions. ”Create an interesting character and give her a great goal.”
“Write what you want to read.”
“Create a sense of wonder.”
“The more conflict, the better.”
“Don’t write to get published, grab the reader.”
“Be captivating. Or memorable.”
“Keep the reader turning pages.”
“Be unpredictable and keep the reader curious.”
Five years later, Jane is still cutting her way through the writing wilderness. She has hugged countless writing skill trees, sun-tanned at the romance beach, ascended the suspense mountain, and hiked the Hero’s Journey track. But the storytelling jungle remains unchartered land. What else is out there? She still hopes for a map and navigation system.
Who this course is for:
- The Eight Crafts of Writing course is great for aspiring writers and writers who are a few years into their writing journey but got lost in the weeds - as it happened to the author.
Instructor
- 4.1 Instructor Rating
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- 14,080 Students
- 2 Courses
Modern authors do so much more than authoring books, Tarot decks, and courses. They also maintain blogs, produce videos, hold speeches, and discuss relevant subjects on social media. They offer a holistic service that revolves around the value they labor to produce for their audience. In Stefan’s case, the value is enlightenment, the evolution of consciousness.
In his early twenties, Stefan backpacked through Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. At that time, he discovered enlightenment. After thirty years of studying the subject, he created an enlightenment blog, the Inspiration and Enlightenment Workshop, which ranks among the top 100 enlightenment websites worldwide.
After marrying, he transitioned into the corporate world as a business development manager in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. From designing and selling complex IT systems for telecommunication operators, he developed a knack for simplexity, the simplification of complex tasks. This allowed him to author The Eight Crafts of Writing — a methodology for story writing. Writing novels is as complex an undertaking as delivering telecommunication systems.
Recognizing the profound impact narratives can have on personal growth and understanding other people and cultures induced in him a passion for storytelling. His first published novella is a story about an honorable knight who struggles to navigate the temptations and ordeals of a not-so-honorable world.
Later in life, Stefan became a certified positive psychology coach. With over forty years dedicated to studying Tarot and the Tree of Life, Stefan has become an authority in psychological-enlightenment Tarot applications. His innovative Tarot deck, The Enlightenment Tarot, is based on an objective and holistic framework he derived from the Tree of Life.
Today, Stefan lives in the Philippines, where he continues his quest for enlightenment while embracing the serenity of island life. With a wealth of experience and a commitment to personal growth, Stefan invites others to join him on the journey toward psychological expertise, self-discovery, and enlightenment.