Story For Money

How to write stories that sell like hotcakes.

Every. Single. Time.

Want to know how this course can get you a full diploma in screen, television, or novel writing?

% of credits this course gets you to diploma

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A happy writer:

“By learning the concepts of plot and narrative drive from John Truby, I was able to write a series of books that made $100k in 101 days in indie publishing.”

- Ell Leigh Clarke

The problem we're solving for

Action is what film was invented for. Action is the epic hero, the one who changes a nation, who wins the day, who succeeds in life. 

This form has the most streamlined structure of any genre. But it’s a lot trickier than it appears. What may seem simple and straightforward on the movie screen actually requires careful planning and extremely creative solutions from the screenwriter.

The Solution:

Story for Money

What are the top three things that drive your readers insane with anticipation?

1. Narrative drive

2. Narrative drive

3. Narrative drive

Narrative drive is the forward propulsion of the story that makes the reader want to turn the page.

And it’s the first rule of popular story in every medium worldwide.

Everything you write must be focused toward giving your story an intense narrative drive.

This is why the real trick to grabbing your reader and building your story brand is not marketing, as important as that is.

It’s about telling a story with such narrative force that the reader is dying to turn the page and see what happens next.

What if there was a way to GUARANTEE that your story is at least 80% there before you write a single word on the page?

In my seminar, Story for Money, I’ll tell you some of the proven techniques that will turn your story into a blockbuster script or bestselling novel.

Story for Money Course Guide

In this training you will learn:

The biggest problem in popular story today.
The #1 misconception writers have about selling their script.

The 1st rule of writing a blockbuster script and a bestselling novel.

Why narrative drive is the most important aspect of ANY story you write, no matter what your medium. (Nail this and 80% of your work is done!)

 Strategies used by JRR Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings and Suzanne Collins in The Hunger Games trilogy that create blockbuster stories.

 Why 3-act structure, the hero’s journey, and save the cat won’t begin to give you a plot that works at the professional level.

 The one story element Hollywood looks for in a script that’s more important than all the other story elements combined.

 Why it has to be in your premise, or it will never be there at all.

 How to CREATE A DESIRE LINE that MAXIMIZES the narrative drive.

 The all-important connection between Narrative Drive and Opponent (no one else in story is teaching this, though this is one of my favorite techniques which can make or destroy a story).

Why adequate Conflict is one of the keys to great narrative drive (and the ability to accelerate it towards the finish line.)

 How narrative drive changes based on your Genre.

 Which Characters promote narrative drive, and which don’t. (Knowing this you can put your focus on the 20% that is going to make 80% of the difference to the power of your story.)

 The one technique that will immediately get the reader to want to read anything you write.

 Why Story World is the biggest enemy of narrative drive, and yet a VITAL component to your voice… and then knowing how to make them work together for maximum impact.

 How to create Plot that increases narrative drive in every story medium.

 How Narrative Drive differs in film, TV, novel, and video game.

 How to create a strong Theme that doesn’t kill narrative drive, rather supports it and ADDS to the texture of the weave.

and much more…

Contact: TrubyStudio@Truby.com (310) 573 - 9630

JOHN TRUBY