Three Story Method Workbook: Foundations of Fiction

by J. Thorn, Zach Bohannon

The workbook for Three Story Method, complete with everything you need to start that first draft! This is an ebook version of a paperback workbook and should be used for reference only.About Three Story you have an amazing idea for a novel but you struggle to get words on the page? Maybe the problem isn’t writer’s block. Maybe you need a writing process.Publishing veterans and bestselling authors Zach Bohannon and J. Thorn share their proven system for developing a plan that will bridge the gap between a collection of random notes and a cohesive first draft.This comprehensive book will teach you the foundations of Plot, Structure, Genre, Theme, Character, and you need a system to finish a first draft whether you plot or pantsWhat Aristotle said about storytelling thousands of years ago that still applies todayHow studying Star Wars can make you a better writerWhat some of the most prolific authors believe about the craftHow all stories can be reduced to three componentsWhich archetypes create a more engaging reader experienceHow the Hero’s Journey is alike and different than the Virgin’s PromiseWhy you should cast your characters like a movie producerDeveloped over 10 years and applied on millions of words of fiction, Thorn and Bohannon will show you how to layer your approach and build a fantastic story from the ground up.No more staring at a blinking cursor when you sit down to write!Become a master storyteller today. Three Story Method will transform you from a struggling writer into a career author.Save an entire project in each workbook! Get it now!

Genres: Writing

118 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2020

About the author

Want a story that’s rooted in a fundamental aspect of being human?

I believe reading dark fiction can be healing. My overriding mission is to connect with you through my art, and I hope to inspire you to do the same. I’m a word architect and driven visionary. I’m obsessed with heavy metal, horror films and technology. And I admire strong people who are not afraid to speak their mind.

I grew up in an Irish Catholic, working class family and was the first to go to college. I didn’t have expensive toys, so I used my own imagination for entertainment. And then I abused alcohol for entertainment. I spent the first thirty years of my life convincing myself I wasn’t an addict and the last ten worrying about all the potential threats the substances hid from me.

Anxiety and depression are always hiding in the corner, waiting to jump me when I start to feel happiness.

I had to break through family programming and accept the role of the black sheep. In my 30s I started writing horror and formed a heavy metal band while my family rolled their eyes, sighed and waited for the “phase” to end.

I spent years paralyzing myself with self-loathing and criticism, keeping my creativity smothered and hidden from the rest of the world. I worked a job I hated because that’s what Irish Catholic fathers do. They don’t express themselves, they pay the damn mortgage. I may have left my guilt and faith behind long ago, but the scars remain.

My creativity is my release, my therapy and my place to work through it all. I haven’t had a drink in a long time, but the anxiety and depression are always lurking. Writing novels and songs keeps it at bay. I scream over anxiety with my microphone and I turn my guitar up loud enough to drown out the whispers of self-doubt.

I hope to leave a legacy of art that will continue to entertain and enrich lives long after I’m gone. I want others to see that you don’t have to conform to the mainstream to be fulfilled.

Don’t be afraid of the dark. Embrace it.

Experience:
By the end of 2014, J. Thorn will have published over one million words and sold over 100,000 ebooks, worldwide.

J. Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy (Amazon Author Rank). In March of 2014 Thorn held the #5 position in Horror with his childhood idols Dean Koontz and Stephen King at #4 and #2 respectively. He is an official, active member of the Horror Writers Association and a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. J. is a contributor to disinformation.com and a staff writer for HeavyPlanet.net as well as a founding board member of the Author Marketing Institute.

Thorn earned a B.A. in American History from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.A. from Duquesne University. He has spent the last twenty years researching mysticism and the occult in colonial American history.

Reviews

[L.A. Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cheap enough for each one of your books. Wasn't quite what I expected, as I could have probably done this in a notebook.

[Jerry Walch · Rating 5 out of 5]

There’s no one right way to approach writing a novel, just as there’s no one right book to guide you. There are many excellent books on the subject and everyone of them has something positive to offer the aspiring novelist, but Three Story Method is one of the best. I had heard a great deal about Three Story Method but didn’t feel the need to add it to my collection of books on writing until I entered one of J. Thorns online 5 day writing challenges. The five-day challenge was called “Supercharge Your Scenes” which was based on the Three Story Method. What I learned about the Three Story Method during that five-day challenge whetted my appetite for more of the three story method. I just had to read the complete book. This is a book that every writer needs to have in his/her library.

 The book by itself is invaluable, but I urge everyone to purchase the Three Story Method Workbook along with the Three Story Method book. Having the workbook will make doing the exercises found in the book much easier, and you must work through the exercises to get the most value from the book. The workbook is inexpensive enough where you can purchase extra copies to use with your actual works in progress. I have six setting on top of my filing cabinet ready for use.

 If you want to take your storytelling to the next level, then you must read The Three Story Method, not once, not twice, but many times, keeping it close at hand to refer back to as you write your masterpiece.