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2024 Master Class Series:
Character-Driven Writing for Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction
Cracking the Story Code™
Seven Sessions at 7:00 pm MST, on Fridays from Mar 8, 2024 through Apr 26, 2024
Amy White and Janet Low will be teaching this 14 hour, seven session course. Includes exclusive access to the LDSPMA library of Topics in Publishing series and personalized feedback on your work.
Each Master Class is an 8-week intensive course taught by industry leaders, where you will
refine your skills and learn how the Story Cone™ can help you
receive individual feedback on your project
take the next steps toward publishing your message
Learn the Story Code™ from the best, engage in discussions with peers and teachers to grow personally and professionally.
Creating Compelling Stories that Move and Inspire
Fridays, March 8–April 26 • 7–9 pm Mountain Time
Cracking the Story Code™
Exploring the Story Code™ System of Narrative Analysis with Katherine Farmer
September 20, 2023 - June 12, 2024
An Introduction to Story, to the Power of Story, and a Definition of Key Terms including Story, Character, Kind, Genre, Plot, Plot Patterns, and Medium.
The Family of Story and Taxonomic Models.
Narrative Theory and the Narrative Wheel.
An Introduction to the Farmer System of Narrative Analysis, the Story Cone, its Purposes, and its Multi-Perspective Approach.
The Basic Building Blocks of Story and Research Findings, the Story Code.
A Computer Expert System (CES) Assisted Approach to Story and Text Analysis.
A focus on a Story’s Linear Event Structure.
The Universal Elements of Story.
A work’s Identifying Plot Pattern.
The value of conducting a Traditional and 1st Level CES assisted approach to the analysis of stories and story-based texts
Ignite your story - Level One: The 7 essential elements OF story
This 12-session online class focuses on characters and the essential functions they serve in a story—functions you MUST have to write a complete, strong story. We will track the hidden power structures in story and how they shift over the course of the story. This is the foundation to becoming a more empowered writer.
This class is offered live on zoom. Participants are encouraged to be active on the Ignite Story Lab Facebook group where we discuss story analysis, answer questions, and hold monthly events.
Weekly for 12 weeks. Max 15 students. $1,500
Ignite your story - level two: connecting to the predictable emotional response of your audience
This 12 session online class continues to deepen understanding of the character functions, as well as introduces a whole new way to analyze genre. By understanding the predictable emotional responses audiences have to different kinds of stories, participants will be better able to successfully reach their intended audience in a way that meets their goals.
This class is offered live on zoom. Participants are encouraged to be active on the Ignite Story Lab Facebook group where we discuss story analysis, answer questions, and hold monthly events.
Weekly for 12 weeks. Max 15 students. $1,500
Ignite your story - Level Three - mapping out the deeper patterns
This 12 session online class looks at plot patterns in a new way and breaks story down into its movements, all of which can be analyzed separately to better understand the whole. The participants will apply the concepts in the analysis of increasingly complex stories as well as work live with authors, playwrights, and/or screenwriters in the coaching of their stories. By the end of this course, the participants will be able to see the levels of story on an even deeper level, giving them more tools to problem solve and refine their stories.
This class is taught live on zoom. Participants are encouraged to be active on the Ignite Story Lab Facebook group where we discuss story analysis, answer questions, and hold monthly events.
Weekly for 12 weeks. Max 15 students. $1,500