Into the Elements with Donald Miller

INTO THE ELEMENTS
WITH DONALD MILLER

Public speakers, novelists, screenwriters, teachers, biographers, journalists, memoirists, essayists and communicators of any sort are invited Into the Elements.

Donald Miller delivers four lectures on the art of story, showing any communicator how to translate their ideas into stories that readers, viewers and listeners can’t turn away from.

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In this four-DVD set, viewers will learn to:

• Use the elements of story to keep an audience interested in your lecture.
• Keep a reader interested on every page of your novel.
• Learn the techniques for creating the beginning, middle and end of your story.
• Learn to plot the story-arc before you ever write a word of your novel.
• Understand how “The Story Question” is the heart of every story.
• Create stories that are exciting, provocative and meaningful.

Session 1: {1 hour 6 minutes}

1. Intro {16 minutes}
2. Why does story matter? {14 minutes}
3. What is a story? {11 minutes}
4. What goes into a good story? {14 minutes}
5. Recap of story {3 minutes}
6. Q and A {7 minutes}
• How do you present authentic truth and still be real to the reader?
• What about confidentiality when writing about other people?

Session 2: {42 minutes}

1. Intro {1 minute}
2. The character arc {4 minutes}
3. The art of “Scrooging” {3 minutes}
4. The character arc - questions to consider {4 minutes}
5. Character vs. characterization {5 minutes}
6. What makes a good lead character? {6 minutes}
7. Q and A {10 minutes}
• What’s the difference between arc and character arc?
• What’s the difference between the protagonist and antagonist?
• What are the steps to getting an idea on paper?

Session 3: {23 minutes}

1. Intro {5 minutes}
2. What does my character want? {3 minutes}
3. Inciting incident {8 minutes}
4. Ambition {5 minutes}
5. Q and A {2 minutes}
• When is the best time to introduce an inciting incident?

Session 4: {40 minutes}

1. Intro {1 minute}
2. Conflict {2 minutes}
3. Uses of conflict {6 minutes}
4. Point of crisis {4 minutes}
5. The climax {8 minutes}
6. Resolution {2 minutes}
7. Final thoughts {5 minutes}
8. Q and A {8 minutes}
• Any tips on getting published?
• Are the story principles applicable to all cultures?
• Can there be multiple dimensions to the character arc?
• Do things always have to resolve?
• What part of the story do you start with?

DONALD MILLER is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Blue Like Jazz and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. His thought-provoking and refreshing teaching has been heard at many conferences across the country including LeadNow, Catalyst and Willow Creek. Don lives in Portland, Oregon. Learn more at: donaldmillerwords.com

The Mentoring Project is a non-profit organization that Don founded to work with churches across the country to mentor fatherless boys. Growing up without a dad, Don knows firsthand the hardships young boys face without a father. The Mentoring Project is looking
to recruit and train 1,000 churches to raise up 10,000 men to mentor boys in their local community. Learn more at: thementoringproject.org