Storytelling: 6 Essential Questions
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Published 2020-10-20
But in the end you need to figure out how to write YOUR SCRIPT.
And I believe that means asking yourself QUESTIONS.
These 6 questions are the most important that I know for figuring out how to turn a chaos of ideas and feelings into a dramatic story.
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All Comments (21)
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Hey everyone - this is VERY IMPORTANT: these questions are not a TEST of anything! They don't "prove" anything is good or bad. If they don't always work for you, DON'T WORRY. They are just TOOLS!! They're just to help you with your own writing process! Use them IF they make it easier - and IGNORE them if they DON'T!
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These questions get straight to the heart of storytelling. I'm finding this very useful for my novel writing.
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Glenn, congrats on 1000 subscribers! It is so awesome to see all the hard work you have been putting into this channel pay off. Keep it up!
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I 've always wanted to write a compelling story, but I've never know what makes one good. I've tried reading and watching as many great stories as I can and just emulating them but nothing I've come up with really stuck. Eventually I decided to sit down and actually research what makes for good storytelling, and now I'm coming up with much better stories. In fact, I even used these 6 questions to write this comment.
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Love you man! From watching your speech in film courage, YouTube suggested this gem. Thanks so much for an exclusive video about these 6...
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Bang! Got it on one. Do these simple things (well, not so simple that they don't contain worlds) and you will write stories - and you will never have writer's block. Much gratitude Glen.
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Hi Glenn, Film Courage brought me here. I'm a novelist who loves learning from screenwriters. You got to the pith. Thank you for putting this together. Not only was it super informative, but really motivational as well.
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I've been stuck for months due to my anxiety. Thank you for breaking it down like that. I'm excited to start writing again.
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BRILLIANT SIR, YOU HAVE SHARED A CORE PIECE OF WHAT MOST WOULD SELFISHLY GUARD WITH THEIR LIFE... I HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO IN UTTER AMAZEMENT. I LOVE IT WHEN PROFESSIONALS CONDENSE WHAT WE CALL MAGIC AND UNFATHOMABLE INTO A HANDFUL OF CONCRETE ABSOLUTE ESSENTIALS. YOU HAVE COMPRESSED THE RAW MATERIALS OF STORYTELLING INTO A SOLID DIAMOND. I BELIEVE WE ALL FEEL THE WORTH OF WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US - WITH INFINITE GRATITUDE. THANK YOU!
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Damn. I’ve not been writing for a while bc I lost my direction with my passion project, but now that I’ve watched this… let’s just say that I have hope. 🙏Thank you🙏
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I don't know how to say it, but at some point in my life, I found that this skill is the greatest skill one can acquire, without exaggeration. I really don't know how to thank you, Mr. Glenn. I wish you a happy life from the bottom of my heart❤.
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I just subscribed. I have Witten 700k words but I stopped a couple of months ago because of Tinnitus. It's just hard to focus with ringing in the ears. But a few days ago, I decided to write again instead of falling into depression and I accidentally stumbled on this channel. For me, the video literally ends "Writer's block". Thank you so much Mr. Glen.
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I always come back to these questions with every new story I start or idea I mull over to see if it's got traction. To me, these questions are a much simpler approach to the 3-Act Structure and they help to delineate from the story objective and scene objective.
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Glenn Gers , you're a good teacher. Thank you for this. We wonder and wonder what the heck's wrong with a scene (I write short stories - doesn't matter - every story is scenes) and you offer us questions - not formulas - not guaranteed - just asking the right questions. Appreciate it.
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Thanks! Greetings from Argentina
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This is better understood than your "Film Courage" video. Thank you.
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Wisdom desperately needed, thanks.
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I think this channel offer amazing value.
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There are clear and concise descriptions of the first three questions, even memorable ideas, but the "What do they do about that?" and "Why doesn't that work?" questions did not get as much attention. Few specifics about those two.
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If you change your tittle to "6 essentials of storytelling" you will get x10000 views. Your content is golden! Help the YouTube algorithm to bring more people to your content, so pity many people can't find it. Put the word "Storytelling" in every tittle of your video, it is the most trending topic between YT creators. I am so lucky to find your channel in the beginning of my journey, I wish you a lot of success and I am grateful that you share this information with us!
