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Part 1 Premise and Story—Building the Foundation
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Part 1 Premise and Story—Building the Foundation
by Jeff Lyons
Anatomy of a Premise Line
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 Premise and Story—Building the Foundation
Chapter 1 Your First Book in Story Development
Tell Me Your Story
Story Comes First—Writing Comes Second
Storytelling and Writing Are Not the Same Thing
The 7-Step Premise Development Process
Chapter 2 What Is a Story Premise and Why Should You Care?
Common Definitions of Story Premise
Historical Definitions of Story Premise
A Working Definition of Story Premise
Chapter 3 The Invisible Structure
The Blinding Ball of Information
The Invisible Structure
Character
Constriction
Desire
Relationship
Resistance
Adventure
Change
Backing Into the Story
Chapter 4 The Visible Structure
The Invisible Made Visible
Protagonist
Moral Component
Chain of Desire
Focal Relationship
Opposition
Plot and Momentum
Evolution-De-Evolution
The Premise Line Connection
Chapter 5 The Power of the Premise Line
The Story Structure-Premise Connection
Anatomy of a Premise Line
Mapping the Invisible Structure: The Four Clauses
Clause #1: Protagonist Clause
Clause #2: Team Goal Clause
Clause #3: Opposition Clause
Clause #4: Dénouement Clause
Premise Analysis
Chapter 6 A Story vs. a Situation
What Is a Story?
The Magic Formula
What Is a Character?
What Is a Plot?
What Is a Story Again?
What Is a Situation?
The Five Components of a Situation
What Do I Do If I Have a Situation and Not a Story?
Chapter 7 The Moral Premise
What Does “Moral” Mean?
What Is a Moral Component?
Moral Blind Spot
Immoral Effect
Dynamic Moral Tension
The Passive Protagonist Loop
The Active Protagonist Loop
Summary
Part 2 The 7-Step Premise Development Process
The 7 Steps
Why a Process and Not Just a List of Steps?
Forms, Worksheets, and Samples
Step 1 Determine If You Have a Story or a Situation
Why This Is the Hardest Step
Step 2 Map the Invisible Structure to the “Anatomy of a Premise Line” Template
Apply the Map to Your Story Idea
Three Test Cases
Step 3 Develop the First Pass of Your Premise Line
Step 4 Determine If Your Premise Is High Concept
Which Is Better: High Concept or Soft Concept?
What Is a High-Concept Premise?
The 7 Components of a High-Concept Premise
What Is a Soft-Generic Premise?
The High-Concept / Log Line Worksheet Exercise
Step 5 Develop the Log Line
What Is a Log Line and Why Should You Care?
How Do Premise Line and Log Line Work Together?
What Is a Tagline?
The Log Line / Tagline Worksheet Exercise
Step 6 Finalize the Premise Line
What Does Final Mean?
Step 7 Premise and Idea Testing
What Is Premise Testing and Why Should You Care?
How to Use the “Premise Testing Checklist”
Part 3 Development: A Few Remaining Nuts and Bolts
Chapter 8 I Nailed the Premise and Log Lines—Now What?
The Case for a Short Synopsis
The Synopsis Process
How to Use the “Short Synopsis Worksheet”
The “Short Synopsis Worksheet” Exercise
Chapter 9 The Three Stages of Development
Business Development Stage
Script Development Stage
Story Development Stage
Chapter 10 Character Development—What They Don’t Teach You
There Can Be Only One
The Ensemble
The Three Groups of Characters
Messenger/Helper Characters
Complication/Red Herring Characters
Reflection/Cautionary Tale Characters
Chapter 11 Final Thoughts
The Myth of Writer’s Block
The Only Real Reason Writers Get Blocked
The Only Real Solution to Writer’s Block
The 7-Step Process for Busting Writer’s Block
About the Author
Notes
Appendix A: Worksheets and Forms
Appendix B: Examples
Appendix C: e-Resources/Companion Website
Appendix D: Writer Resources
Index
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