Become a Story Genius: Using the Story Genius Blueprint Method

Lisa Cron's "Story Genius" gives a comprehensive way to use the neuroscience of storytelling to write gripping, character-driven stories. In this video, Plottr Education lead Troy Lambert walks you through using Plottr's Story Genius plot templates. Read a guide to the Story Genius starter template on Plottr's blog: https://plottr.com/story-genius-start... Start your FREE 60-day Plottr trial: https://www.plottr.com/free-trial Video Contents 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Story Genius Templates in Plottr 00:27 Introducing Story Genius by Lisa Cron 00:35 Plottr's Writing Craft Book Club Course 01:26 Getting Started with the Story Genius Plot Guide 02:35 Adding a Prewriting Plotline with the Story Genius Starter Template Pre-writing with the Story Genius Method in Plottr 04:13 Step 1: The First Pinprick 05:40 Step 2: Why Do you Care? 06:24 Step 3: What is the Point of Your Story? 07:17 Step 4: What is Your "What If"? 09:12 Step 5: What is Your Character Like Before the Story Starts? 09:25 Steps 6 through 9: Adding Story Genius Character Details 13:16 Step 10: Writing the Misbelief-Triggering Scene 16:45 Step 11: Create Three Crossroads Scenes Reinforcing the Misbelief 18:44 Step 12: What is the Obvious External Plot Problem of the Story? 21:19 Steps 13 and 14: When Does Your Novel Begin? Making a List of Smaller Plot Problems 22:43 Step 15: Develop Potentially Challenging Plot Points 25:30 Step 16: Digging for Subplots 26:11 Step 17: Ready to Write Your Story?