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9 Brain-Based Storytelling Secrets Every Christian Writer Should Know

9 Brain-Based Storytelling Secrets Every Christian Writer Should Know

Know them. Know how to use them. Use them wisely.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
Relying ONLY on business strategy will destroy you as a Christian creator.

Relying ONLY on business strategy will destroy you as a Christian creator.

PLUS: the whispers of the evil one in your ear.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
Master the Art of Holding Back: The Iceberg Theory Explained

Master the Art of Holding Back: The Iceberg Theory Explained

How the Iceberg Theory Can Transform Your Stories from Clunky to Captivating.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
The Photo Every Writer Needs to See

The Photo Every Writer Needs to See

Plus: the difference between good and great.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
How a Medieval Gambling Game Gave Us the Word "Pool" (And What That Means for Writers)

How a Medieval Gambling Game Gave Us the Word "Pool" (And What That Means for Writers)

PLUS: this one has "chicken-shooing" in it.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
The Hardest 3%

The Hardest 3%

Why Mastery Feels Impossible (and How to Keep Going)

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
Why Alliteration Is A Writer's Secret Weapon

Why Alliteration Is A Writer's Secret Weapon

From Cicero to Shakespeare to Seuss — How Repeating Sounds Can Make Your Words Stick, Sing, and Sell

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
The Trick That Makes Every Story Better: Start In The Middle.

The Trick That Makes Every Story Better: Start In The Middle.

"In Medias Res." Latin for "in the middle of things."

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
Stories That Start This Way Are Inherently More Interesting

Stories That Start This Way Are Inherently More Interesting

PLUS: the best place to find your next story.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
Good stories don’t resolve every tension. Neither should you.

Good stories don’t resolve every tension. Neither should you.

The mic-drop quality of antithesis and how you can use it.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
The magic number and why it's not two.

The magic number and why it's not two.

The rule of three will change your writing in 3 seconds.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer
Our Brains Think In Images, Not Words.

Our Brains Think In Images, Not Words.

Here's how to write in images, not just words.

Payton Minzenmayer
Payton Minzenmayer