A simple storytelling formula: Promise, Progress, Payoff
I came across a great series of narrative writing lectures with Brandon Sanderson, the best-selling fantasy and sci-fi author. Besides being an excellent writer/storyteller, a few things make Brandon unique – he’s very entrepreneurial (creating the most-funded Kickstarter of all time for his novels), and he’s an excellent teacher. He lectures at BYU and is kind enough to put them up on his YouTube channel for all of us to enjoy for free. I’ve been soaking them up like…