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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2021 · 58 MIN

TELL THE DAMN STORY 183: "How to Structure Stories and Opening Scenes"

from Tell The Damn Story · host Alex Simmons & Chris Ryan

This week, Alex and Chris discuss the value of story structure, and offer tips on how to go about gaining a good foundation, internalizing it, and then applying and adjusting the "rules" to create your own original story. We also discuss ways to open your story and offer several examples from famous books and movies for you to check out. Oh, and Chris has a battle with Aaron Sorkin that Sorkin will never know about.  Editor's Notes: Here are links to ...  The book, The Writer's Journey  Info on the movie ... The Courier ...  Have any comments or questions for this episode topics? Then please leave them in our comments section. Or write to us at:  [email protected]. #storystructure #openingscene #Faulkner #Marvel #Seven #Lethal Weapon #ShaneBlack #jeffreyboam #JosephCampbell #HerosJourney #ChistopherVolger #thewritersjourney #astrangercomestotown #amwriting#writingtips #authortips #howtostructurestories #howtowriteopeningscenes #aaronsorkin

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