The Storytelling Approach
Revealing The Secrets Behind My 286 Consecutive Days of Writing (Part 2/6)
Storytelling Secrets for Daily Writing Inspiration
This article is part 2 of a six-part series. Part 1 can be found here.
Apart from my personal writing experience, I’ve been drawing inspiration to improve my writing from several fantastic creators.
One such person is Alex Hormozi.
In his podcast, The Game, he shares his philosophy of storytelling.
Stories have existed from the time humans have figured out how to communicate.
It is arguably one of the biggest reasons for our evolution.
Stories help us learn, share, grow, emote, teach, etc.
A well-stitched story is also a great way to remember details and recall past events.
If you want to write consistently, you need to figure out ways to put together a good story.
Whenever you are stuck and cannot think of an idea, these tenets of storytelling should help:
1. The Setting
Think about a set-up or the location where the event is taking place. It could be happening at a school, at an amusement park, in your kitchen or at the beach.
Several times when I find myself struggling to come up with ideas, I think of the setting. It helps me get over writer's block.
2. The Characters
Possible for you to define your character? Can you talk about how they look, their behaviour or maybe their personality?
Maybe you can talk about the mood they are in.
This helps me ease into my writing for the day.
3. The Impact
Did some event happen that had a disproportionate impact on you, and you feel it will have a significant impact on the reader?
If yes, describe it. Try to put it in your own words.
This article is exactly that. I am sharing the impact of what I’ve learned and how using these tenets of storytelling makes it easy for me to write every day.
4. The Value
Maybe you’ve learned something that you’ve found valuable. Maybe it has been out there this whole time, but you haven’t internalized it.
If you think your story has the ability to change even 1 person’s life, you should write it.
5. External & Internal Factors
Things you can see in front of you or the things that you’ve felt while engaging in a certain activity or while trying to execute something.
This is where you can use your 5 senses. Describe them as you see, smell, listen, etc.
The more vivid you can make it, the better the reader's experience.
Remember, you don’t have to write thousands of words. Every time you sit down to write, you can figure out a single aspect from the list above.
Once you get going, it becomes simpler to finish your story of the day.
This has been a simple but effective method that has aided me in my writing journey.
Have you ever tried approaching your writing like this before?
