From storytelling to structuring, here are the top 5 models every writer needs to be familiar with if they want to write anything worth reading.
Now before we start, why are these models important?
They provide a framework for understanding and organizing information, which can help writers create more compelling and structured stories.
Writing can get messy sometimes, and that's all part of the creative process.
They provide a framework for understanding and organizing information, which can help writers create more compelling and structured stories.
Writing can get messy sometimes, and that's all part of the creative process.
But it can't STAY messy.
You need to be able to take that jumble of thoughts and curate them until they flow.
Otherwise, you end up writing 50,000 words but never saying anything at all.
Now, onto those models.
You need to be able to take that jumble of thoughts and curate them until they flow.
Otherwise, you end up writing 50,000 words but never saying anything at all.
Now, onto those models.
The Hero's Journey:
This mental model, popularized by Joseph Campbell, describes the common narrative arc of many stories and myths, in which the protagonist goes on a journey, faces challenges and returns home changed.
This mental model, popularized by Joseph Campbell, describes the common narrative arc of many stories and myths, in which the protagonist goes on a journey, faces challenges and returns home changed.
Understanding this model can help writers structure their own stories and create more compelling narratives.
The Inverted Pyramid:
This mental model is used in journalism and non-fiction writing, it suggests that the most important information should be presented at the beginning of an article or story, with less important details following afterward.
This mental model is used in journalism and non-fiction writing, it suggests that the most important information should be presented at the beginning of an article or story, with less important details following afterward.
This structure helps to capture the reader's attention and ensure that the most important information is communicated.
The Snowflake Method:
This mental model is useful for planning and outlining a novel. It starts with a simple idea, and then builds on that idea with more and more details, until you have a complex, multi-faceted story.
This mental model is useful for planning and outlining a novel. It starts with a simple idea, and then builds on that idea with more and more details, until you have a complex, multi-faceted story.
This method can help writers organize their thoughts and ideas, and ensure that their story is well-structured and coherent.
The Freytag Pyramid:
This model, developed by Gustav Freytag, is a way of analyzing and understanding the structure of a work of literature, it breaks down the narrative into five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
This model, developed by Gustav Freytag, is a way of analyzing and understanding the structure of a work of literature, it breaks down the narrative into five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
The Three Act Structure:
This model is a way of breaking down a story into three parts: setup, confrontation, and resolution. It is a popular and widely used structure in screenwriting and fiction.
This model is a way of breaking down a story into three parts: setup, confrontation, and resolution. It is a popular and widely used structure in screenwriting and fiction.
I'll be writing some articles over the next few weeks tat break down each model and how you can apply them to your writing in my newsletter. (you can subscribe with the link in my bio)
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You can get my entire toolkit to become a killer writer right here.
jeffputnam.gumroad.com
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