Chapter 1: Hidden, Revealed & Unknown
Chapter 2: The Beginning Is Not The Beginning
Chapter 3: Theme: The Conceptual War
Chapter 4: Three-Branch Reasons & Thematic Connections
Chapter 5: A Journey Of Mind: Logic, Despair, Clarity
Chapter 6: Structural Connection Points
Chapter 7: Twelve Core Elements
Chapter 8: The Theory of Subplot Relativity
Chapter 9: The Simple Story Timeline
Chapter 10: Characters As Cause
Chapter 11: Your Revealed Storytelling Potential
The truth about great storytelling is hidden in plain view for anyone to see, but nearly EVERY EXPERT ignores the most basic story construct. If you want to write GREAT STORIES, you must understand these three essential storytelling rules:
The most basic trait that every great story has in common is that they always have Two Converging Stories. In fact, the "premise" of great stories is created by this very convergence.
Nearly every story "expert" teaches that Theme creates the "message" of a story, this is horrible information that is just flat out wrong. In all great stories, Theme links the A-Story to the B-Story.
The linear graphs used by nearly every "expert" are flat & two dimensional graphs, based on only one storyline. Structure in all great stories follows a predictable pattern of multiple interwoven stories.
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Acquire a complete understanding of the IDENTIFIABLE TRAITS great novels and screenplays (namely movies) have in common that distinguish them from the other 99.99% of books and screenplays that are written every year.
Learn how to use TWO STORIES in all of your own screenplays and novels, and exponentially increase the chances of your stories getting recognized.
Gain a proper understanding of the critical and essential role of SUBPLOTS in great stories in order to create genuine character depth and relationships.
Master the actual ROLE OF THEME in stories and how to properly integrate a THEME into your own work so that your stories convey deep, relevant and amazing ideas.
Utilize A/B PARALLEL STORY STRUCTURE and the SIMPLE STORY TIMELINE to build four-dimensional and well-layered stories with the required converging events of the A-Story/B-Story relationship.
Acquire deep insights about how the Actual Premise Of Nearly Every Great Story is created by the convergence of the A & B Storylines, and how this KEY INFORMATION can unlock Your Own Storytelling Potential!
“Hey Mitch! OMG, absolutely fabulous material. I've read almost all the books and done many courses and this stuff is gold! (I'm doing a lot of unlearning at the moment.) That idea of the start of the story being the blowing up of the (bleep) is genius. Thanks for doing what you do."
Your Storytelling Potential
“Dear Mitch. I am in awe. I feel as though I have been catapulted into a new realm. Over some months I have struggled with my story, but by attending your webinars (some on replay) it is as though I have received a massive intravenous infusion of INSIGHT. Thank you.”
Your Storytelling Potential
"Amazing piece of work you have developed. Your worksheets, your unique method of thinking about the A-Story and B-story and how subplots enrich both storylines, and the crystalline way of approaching the theme is the most helpful advice I've ever received."
Your Storytelling Potential
“Describing how a finished story works is not the same as providing guidance for how to make a working story. Seeing how this is done by taking the bits and pieces that are not yet a story and slowing turning those bits and pieces into a story is what makes your course worthwhile."
Your Storytelling Potential
“It's finally starting to sink in. Your course continues to help me focus and arrange the many puzzle pieces of the screenplay which I couldn't do before. It really helps and gives me a better pathway to keep developing my story. I am very excited about my screenplay thanks to your guidance.”
Your Storytelling Potential
"It's starting to click! The A and B story idea is starting to make sense. Thanks for this great course. It really opens up my understanding of how things work together."
Your Storytelling Potential
“I never really liked Good Will Hunting when I first saw it -- but you sure brought it alive! You've done that with all the movies you've featured. It's been fascinating. I love your enthusiasm for this. This concept of A and B story is fascinating -- and I intend to master it in my own writing!"
Your Storytelling Potential
“I love stories, especially thoughtful, interlaced ones but I never understood a story's depth until I came across your presentations. Listening to you, interacting with participants, has been the capstone of my re-awakened desire to write fulfilling stories. I now have all the storytelling tools that are required.”
Your Storytelling Potential
"Just wanted to express my thorough enjoyment of your class talking about the duality of storytelling. Your unique insights are allowing me to both tackle new ideas with more confidence and empowering me to crack the mystery of existing script problems with enhanced clarity."
Your Storytelling Potential
“Absolutely LOVED yesterday’s session, especially, especially, especially at the 1 hour mark. The only ‘learning’ I’ve done where I never felt frustrated and like I wasted my time was your courses. So thank you. I’m very excited to see where this course will take me now. "
Your Storytelling Potential
“Just finished listening to Live Session #16. I loved it. I loved all of it. Your discussion of the Cause to a Cause for both the A & B-stories is terrific. But what I really loved was what you had to say about the Proximate Cause Character and the Underlying Cause Character. Thanks again for your remarkable seminar. ”
Your Storytelling Potential
“The way you think about story is better than anyone else out there. And I think the new material and how you think about the interplay between A and B stories and Theme is off the charts helpful. I’m finding this way of thinking of story mind-opening. So much easier to break story this way!"
Your Storytelling Potential
