How To Tell Your Story
Hey friends!
I’m so glad you’re here to discover more about the storytelling process when you are writing a book!
It’s an interesting journey that can be very personal for each of us.
However, there are several universal aspects of our stories that empower stories, and allow them to provide the most impact to your readers!
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My first tip is to identify the main goal for your story.
Ask yourself questions such as:
How does the reader feel after reading this book?
What does the book prompt them to think or do?
What is the core message of the book?
What aspect of their life will this book apply to?
The second tip is to determine which aspects of your story correlate with the answers for the questions above.
Ask yourself these questions:
Was it a traumatic experience? An epiphany? A course? A unique interaction? A spiritual awakening?
Determine which stories will fuel the main goal of your book. I’m sure you have countless examples, but pick the ones with the most impact!
The next tip is to find the underlying aspects that support your main goal.
Consider these thoughts:
Is your story hopeful? Is it inspiring? Is it a story about personal growth? Is it empowering a specific action? Is it expressing research and data?
What examples can I showcase for each theme that supports my main goal.
The last tip is to outline how all of this will resonate with the reader.
My main resource for this tip is to use the website www.answerthepublic.com
When you pick a word or two, a topic, or a specific idea it gives you all of the top researched questions on that subject matter. You are literally given a road map of questions to help you outline your book in a manner that compiles all of the aspects of your goals that have already been researched and studied. What a gift!
Now, the only thing that this website doesn’t do, is differentiate the researchers. So, when you are discovering your idea audience, you need to be certain you are picking questions from this website that align with the goal of your book. The questions can vary widely, so it is important to focus only on the main inquiries that spark a connection with your book’s themes.
(Also, you get a few free topics each day at Answer the Public! So don’t worry about paying for the subscription just yet!)
Keep track of these questions in an excel sheet (which you can download directly from the website) or on notecards and write your corresponding answers to help you keep track of your input for each thought!
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From this point on, you can then determine whether or not you will need outside resources, such as:
Interviews, expert opinions, numerical data, study groups, surveys or more to help cultivate a growing environment for your book. These additional aspects can help contribute to the credibility of your interpretation and can bridge a gap from your personal experiences and the core message in this book.
It can be challenging to take your personal experiences and dissect them in a manner that will apply to readers, but it is a beautiful journey that will. continue to fuel connection and growth within yourself and your community.
I can’t wait to hear more about your stories!
Which tip is helping to spark the writer in you?! Comment below!
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