STORY: What Is It? Can We Do Better? (A Rebroadcast of our November Webinar w/New Content Added)

EP. 42) We've added all new content before and after this recording of our LIVE WEBINAR on STORY (November 2024). Emily and Jon Meyers explore the elements of Story and how to make your storytelling more effective.
Members of our community who appear on screen are Sierra, Bethany Hale, Lori Twichell, and our tech expert David Corbly. Contributing offscreen are Bob Saenz, Emily Tucker Rhinelander, and Dallin.
00:01 OUR JANUARY FREE WEBINAR IS ON… PREVENTING PERFECTIONISM!
Third Thursday, January 16, 2025, 5pmPST/7pmCST/8pmEST
To get the link, put “Webinar” in the contact form at www.writebettertogether.com
01:39 INTRODUCTION
Emily talks about the abundance of babies at her church.
Jon Meyers details the painful haircut he received.
NOTE: He forgot to make this point, which was the whole point in telling the
story: The resulting haircut looks the same as always - but unlike the 35
previous haircuts, the process was much more difficult.
Takeaway applicable to your writing: Even when the going gets rough, even
when the process hurts, the result can still be acceptable - even admirable. So
when you’re having a difficult writing session, don’t give up - the results can still
be pleasing.
13:00 VIEWER RESPONSE
Emily Tucker Rhinelander declares she is a writer.
16:55 THE REBROADCAST OF FIRST LIVE WEBINAR.
STORY: What is it? How can we tell them better?
Members of our community who appear on screen are Sierra, Bethany Hale, Lori
Twichell, and our tech expert David Corbly. Contributing offscreen are Bob Saenz,
Emily Tucker Rhinelander, and Dallin.
21:00 What really is Story anyway?
--A Beginning, A Middle, and An End is NOT a Story.
--A Bunch of Stuff Happening is NOT a Story.
--A Journey from Here to There is NOT a Story.
A Story is a protagonist struggling through obstacles to attain a goal.
27:00 How can you make your Story more compelling?
--Start Your Story Early
--Make Your Protagonist the Least Likely to Succeed
--Increase the Stakes, plus Burn Their Bridges so They Can’t Turn Back
40:41 Why Do We Tell Stories?
--Stories Connect Us
--Stories Are Good for Your Mental Health
--Stories Demonstrate that Failure Makes Victories Sweeter
56:50 Should You Use Story Formulas?
01:05:30 A Bit About Our Future Webinar
PREVENTING PERFECTIONISM: STOP WAITING!
Third Thursday, January 16, 2025, 5pmPST/7pmCST/8pmEST
To get the link, put “Webinar” in the contact form at www.writebettertogether.com
01:08:00 Q & A & Random Loose Ends
01:10:10 David Corbly’s Exclusive Life Tip
01:13:45 EMILY’S CALL TO ACTION
Write a 100-word Story with a Protagonist, Goal, and Obstacles.
Ideally include some trial and error.
Also ideally, find a way to include the genre in the first sentence.
Post on our facebook, or reply here on RUclips or on our podcast webpage.
01:15:50 Recapping the Webinar
01:16:45 #HEYJONMEYERS
Emily explains Leap Year and Calendars in General.
01:28:05 THE FINAL ACT: WHICH LIGHT WON’T LIGHT?
Emily reads Jon Meyers’s widely-varying facial expressions.
01:39:37 WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!
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Our next LIVE free Webinar (Preventing Perfectionism) will be the Third Thursday of this month, January 16, 2025. Details precede this episode. See you there!