unlock the story within
a free guide
discover the key to the heart of your narrative.
At the heart of every story lies a dilemma.
It is not a question of whether or not your protagonist has a dilemma, but rather how effectively it has been explored.
By exploring your protagonist’s dilemma, you are led to the most dynamic version of your story. In fact, the dilemma is the source of your story, and it is from this place that all tension and conflict arises.
Exploring the dilemma helps distill your prose to its clearest meaning. It sheds light on what does not belong, those random digressions that are not germane to the central conflict and that may obfuscate its meaning. It offers clues to what still needs to be rewritten and leads you to the most effective order of events.
this guide includes
10 story maxims
to help you understand the engine that is driving your story
practical exercises
to help you distill the dilemma at the heart of your story
examples
from popular books and movies to help bring the story concepts to life
clarity
by inquiring into your dilemma you move beyond plot and gain clarity on what your story is actually about
