Master Class #3: Storytelling Principles with Don Miller

By now you’ve learned the importance of keeping your reader engaged from the get-go and turning the pages, right?

You want to grip the reader with your story—but you often wonder whether you’ve succeeded.

Well, if there’s one writer who can tell you, it’s Don Miller. He’s done it time and again.  

Don is the New York Times bestselling author of Blue Like Jazz and Scary Close—and he’s also a master storyteller.

He has developed a powerful storytelling structure you can easily use to better speak the language of your reader.

While Don normally writes memoir, his storytelling principles work across all genres.

In this session, you’ll learn:

• What makes a memoir work, and how to make your reader feel a deep sense of trust in you (5:30)
• Why you don’t ever want your reader to say, “That was a beautiful sentence” (12:35)
• Novice writers get people to say “You’re a unique genius.” Great writers do this instead… (15:14)
• A fascinating peek into a powerful plot structure that the most gripping and widely-known stories have followed over thousands of years, and how you can use it to better speak the language of your reader (18:11)
• How Don used this time-tested story structure to write a book that had dozens of his test readers tell him, “I read the whole thing in one sitting!” (22:21)
• Common errors to avoid when you’re writing about your own life(25:40)
• The time of day when you write your best (30:01)
• How Don overcame his fear of “careful” writing  and why you must do the same to reach your true potential (35:10)
• Don’s two most important bits of writing advice (38:30)