Writers seeking to create novels and screenplays with genuine layers and depth will find essential insight in Mitchell German’s
Your Storytelling Potential
!
After studying filmmaking and screenwriting at NYU—one of the premier film studies programs in the United States (if not the world)—Mitchell German graduated with a complete doctrine on storytelling theory in his arsenal; yet his screenplays still lacked the potency he desired. He spent ten years studying every available book and “expert” on storytelling, but it wasn’t until 2002, after endlessly studying the movie
Liar Liar
, that Mitchell found the key and developed the Your Storytelling Potential Method.
The truth about great storytelling is hidden in plain view for anyone to see, but nearly every expert ignores the most basic story construct. In
, writers who seek to tell great stories will find:
A complete understanding of the
Identifiable Traits
great novels and screenplays (namely movies) have that distinguish them from the other 99.99% of books and screenplays written every year
How to use
Two Stories
within a screenplay and novel, which exponentially increases the chances of those stories gaining buzz and attention
A proper understanding of the critical and essential role of
Subplots
to create genuine character depth and relationships
How to properly integrate a
Theme
for stories to convey deep, relevant, and amazing ideas
An outline for utilizing
A/B Parallel Story Structure
and the
Simple Story Timeline
to build multi-dimensional stories with the required converging events of the A-Story/B-Story relationship
How the premise of every great story is created by the convergence of the A & B Storylines, and how this
Key Information
can unlock