What Readers Want

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Build Powerful Stories, Engage with Readers, Change the World

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Build powerful stories.
- Create maximum reader engagement.
- Change the world.

What you'll learn

Build powerful stories.

Create maximum reader engagement.

Change the world.

* Requirements

* Be familiar with storytelling terms and the basics of writing story.

Description

Learn how to write a story that will suck your readers in and get them to share your work with friends, family, and co-workers.

Story is the most powerful force in the world, but so few people even understand what it is or how it works.

In Punch them in the Gut you will learn:

The power of story and how it continues to shape our world.
The brain's need for story and how to keep rewarding your reader.
What a story is and the parts that must be included to keep a reader turning the page.
How to tailor a story for instant emotional engagement with your reader.
The three scenes in each story that must be solid and how to build them.
How to create an emotional impact that will get your reader to share your work instantly.
How to intensify your story with believable outer problems.
How you can change the world with your writing.
And much, much more!!

Gain maximum reader engagement by understanding What Readers Want.

This course represents 1000's of hours of research in writing and psychology boiled down to the core level of understanding so you can take what you learn and put it right to work.

The course includes eight modules, designed to build a foundation of the psychology of reading first. As you move forward in the course, you will learn how to structure and write your story to tap into the reader's deep emotions.

Punch them in the Gut also includes worksheets that will help you identify reader's emotions, protagonist's emotions, tools to increase tension, and more.

I set out to learn how to sell more books, but I found so much more. This research has changed not only how I write stories but how I view the world. It has changed my life. As authors, we represent the one sure fire way of changing people's lives. Why? Because it is only in a story that a person can experience deep empathy and truly see the world through a new set of eyes. I excited to share this with you.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed to teach authors and storytellers to write what the brain wants to read. If you already have too many fans voraciously consuming your work and sharing it with their friends this course is not for you.

Course content

5 sections • 26 lectures

Getting Started 3 lectures

Course Promo Preview 02:13

A introduction to what you will learn in this course.

About the Course Preview 03:16

Please Introduce Yourself Preview 03:27

I'd like to tell you a little more about me and invite you to introduce yourself.

The Foundation 6 lectures

The Power of Story: How Story Shaped our World Preview 08:52

Story is power. Story is the power that shaped and continues to shape our world today.

The Power of Story: Empathy Preview 03:34

When we use emotion in storytelling, we are able to let the reader experience another life through empathy. This type of storytelling also allows us to break down walls and see the world from another point of view.

The Power of Story: Story is Shared Preview 03:09

We are all storytellers. When we find a story that hits us on an emotional level, we share that story with our circle of friends and family.

Your Brain and Story Preview 12:12

Explore the role the brain plays in engaging with story. Learn how you can weigh your book with what the brain craves for stronger reader engagement.

Writing Assignment 1-Your Story Preview 01:01

Check on Learning - Foundation

Take a few minutes to check your learning.

The Frame 8 lectures

What is Story: Being the Professional Preview 03:31

What is Story: Big Problems Preview 02:19

What is Story: Inner Conflict Preview 02:44

What is Story: Required Resolution Preview 01:45

What is Story: Important Past or Present Preview 03:36

What story do you want to tell? Preview 14:28

Part 1- Learn how to choose a target audience and plan for your story's emotional impact. These two simple things will solve months of frustrating marketing.

Writing Assignment 2- The 3 Ps game Preview 03:16

Check on Learning - The Frame

This is a short quiz that covers all the lessons from this section.

The Finish 6 lectures

The protagonist Preview 14:24

How to build the best protagonist for your story.

Outer Problem Preview 09:33

Understand what an outer problem is and how to use it so the protagonist and not the plot is driving the story forward.

Inner Problem Preview 09:35

Learn how to create an inner problem that your reader will instantly connect with.

Resolution Preview 08:18

In this lesson you will learn to wrap up your story so that readers will want to share it (and no, this does not always mean a happy ending).

Check on learning - The Finish

This quiz will check on your learing from the lessons in this section.

Epilogue 3 lectures

Research Bibliography Preview 5 pages

If you are interested in delving deeper into the human mind and how it interacts with story and emotion, here is my bibliography. This details all the research that went in to creating this course. If it wasn't for these professionals, I would never have been able to fully understand this subject, nor would I have been able to connect the dots and create a class that pulls this information together in a usable program for authors.

What genre readers want Preview 29 pages

This informational handout will give you the basics you need to understand what readers in the basic genres are looking for. It can also help you decide which genre will be the best fit for your work.