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The Story Principles Field Manual
Sixteen guides, cheat sheets and checklistsThese guides gave me more practical help for writing than I learned at Yale. I built them to be used, and I am opening them to you.
Cheat Sheet 1
Master Story Selection
How to find your best idea
Cheat Sheet 2
Master World-Building
Build settings you love to exist in
Cheat Sheet 3
Master Character Design
Make character spring to life
Cheat Sheet 4
Master Dialogue
Infuse every line with intention
Cheat Sheet 5
Master Plot
Inspire readers to turn the page
Cheat Sheet 6
Master Theme
Instill meaning that resonates
Cheat Sheet 7
Master Execution
Craft a writing life that works
Checklist
Scene Checklist
Radically improve every scene
Illustration
Basic Plot Train Graphic
Stay on track from start to finish
Illustration
Layer Conflict
Deepen every character
Illustration
Peel the Onion
Drill down to the core of your hero
Guide 1
The Self-Elicitation Guide
Find your defining experiences
Guide 2
Building a Writing Life
What no school teaches but should
Guide 3
Building a Daily Practice
Set yourself up for success, daily
Guide 4
Craft Your Treatment
Put it all together
Guide 5
Rewrite Like a Pro
The hard part made simpler
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