Start With A Story*: A Mini Guide On Opening Your Writing With A Tale

Whose Hat Is This?

The hat dropped, and he looked at the name on it, wondering if he had an idea who it was for. The hat previously sat atop someone’s head, surely, and now it had collected dust, a sign of its tale — it’s been unused for a long time. It’s had a long journey as someone’s head gear, and now as no one’s.

But where he found it is a good place to start if he is to find out who last owned it. It was nestled in a corner of the street near a coffee shop. The coffee shop itself had long been in that location, and is a local favorite---many have come through it's doors. And for tales, the coffee shop had it’s fair share, many---some documented, some told, some swept under the carpet, some not to be uttered.

Well, the hat looks interesting and it’s not too far from the coffee shop. What, then, can be had by finding a connection between the two? Can something be known about the last owner from going through the shop’s many tales?

Engaged with that thought, Jack, stayed a while and took in the moment, and thought some more about what to do. He has to know who this man is, and how the hat ended up where he found it…

Are you reading still? Are you wondering what’s going on? Or what’s going to happen?

Well, there’s the power of a story, and the title of the guide tells why I wrote this. The power of stories have been long documented by many other people throughout history. But for this short guide, let’s focus on it’s power to open your book, to act as a door to your book, to usher in your reader, to be your first few words that start your book; or the opening lines of your article, essay, or speech.

That’s what I want to delve into with this guide.

If you've ever thought about using stories to start your book, blog posts, essays, and other writing pieces, this guide will introduce you to a number of ideas on how to do exactly that.

Start With A Story.

A Mini Guide On Opening Your Book With A Tale

If you write, are a writer, and have thought about writing your first book or a small book, or even an article and would like to open it with compelling storytelling, pick up this short guide.

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Yup--whatever you want! That's right. Just put in any amount (even $0) in the payment portion and download.

I'm leaving it in your hands. Decide the value of the knowledge you will get!

Enjoy the read!

---Kingston.

What you will learn? In this guide I will show you:

1. How to write your own opening lines through the power of empathy, understanding your reader.

2. How some of the best writers you know have opened their writing, and what you can learn from that.

3. Take lessons from how President Obama used a story to open a key speech that helped his run for president and how that applies to your writing.

4. How the president of Virgin group, Richard Branson, used a story to open one of his books to great effect.

4. How the CEO of Highrise, a software company used a story to convey a good point in a blog post.

5. Watch me breakdown how I took my story and recast it to open my previous book and start collecting email sign ups.

6. Also, let me show you how to pick up compelling stories close to you that you may not see.

7. And more! This guide is short, concise, easy to read, and all in 49 pages! Get the lessons in no time!

Bonus:

I also added writing tips and lessons from some of the best to ever do it: Robert Frost, Rudyard Kipling, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ethan Hawke, Darcy Obrien, Lillian Helman, and others.

You'll also get this:

1. You will get a workbook that walks you through understanding your reader so you know who you are writing for, why, what, and how; and help you actually write it out.

Thanks.