{"id":20063,"date":"2019-01-30T00:43:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T04:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=20063"},"modified":"2021-01-04T11:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:08:41","slug":"elements-of-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2019\/01\/elements-of-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation an element of storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Find your character\u2019s \u2018I wish\u2019 song<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFunny Girl\u201d starts with Barbara Streisand wishing to be a star.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20075\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/motivation-among-the-element-of-storytelling.png\" alt=\"Elements of storytelling\" title=\"Elements of storytelling\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20075 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/motivation-among-the-element-of-storytelling.png\" alt=\"Elements of storytelling\" title=\"Elements of storytelling\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20075\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Make a wish<\/strong> If your story were a musical, what would your protagonist\u2019s \u2018I wish\u2019 song be? That wish launches the action of every great story. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/dandelion-clock-in-morning-sun-gm665037880-121113663\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by BrianAJackson<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy Fair Lady\u201d opens with Julie Andrews wishing for a room somewhere. \u201cThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u201d begins with Quasimodo wishing he could belong \u201cOut There.\u201d \u201cInto the Woods\u201d begins with six characters declaring their wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Call it the \u201cI wish\u201d song.<\/p>\n<h5>\u201cEvery character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h6>\u2014 Kurt Vonnegut, novelist<\/h6>\n<p>Every Disney musical \u2014 not to mention many other film and stage musicals \u2014 starts with an \u201cI wish\u201d song, reports Ira Glass <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisamericanlife.org\/radio-archives\/episode\/259\/promised-land\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a recent episode of \u201cThis American Life.\u201d<\/a> It&#8217;s the first song the main character sings.<\/p>\n<p>That motivation launches the story\u2019s action. Overcoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/revvingupreadership.com\/2013\/07\/obstacles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obstacles<\/a> that get in the way of your character\u2019s wish drives the action of a good story.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re writing social media or content marketing or anything in between, great stories start with your protagonist\u2019s wish.<\/p>\n<h3>I wish, I wish, I wish.<\/h3>\n<p>So what does your <a href=\"https:\/\/revvingupreadership.com\/2013\/07\/character-development-hero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protagonist<\/a> want?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I wish I were human.<\/strong> In \u201cThe Little Mermaid<em>,<\/em>\u201d Ariel sings, \u201cWhen\u2019s it my turn? Wouldn\u2019t I love? Love to explore that shore up above, Out of the sea, wish I could be, Part of that world.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>I wish I had the perfect husband.<\/strong> In \u201cFiddler on the Roof<em>,\u201d<\/em> the daughters sing, \u201cMatchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a match, Find me a find, catch me a catch. Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Look through your book, And make me a perfect match.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>I wish I were somewhere more exciting than Kansas.<\/strong> In \u201cThe Wizard of Oz<em>,<\/em>\u201d Dorothy sings, \u201cSomewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly, Birds fly over the rainbow, Why then oh why can\u2019t I?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>I wish, I wish, I wish.<\/h3>\n<p>The main character\u2019s motivation drives every story:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In<strong> <em>The Great Gatsby<\/em>,<\/strong> Jay Gatsby wants Daisy to love him. This dream motivates him to overcome the obstacle of poverty to become fabulously wealthy by distributing illegal alcohol, trading in stolen securities and otherwise participating in organized crime.<\/li>\n<li>In \u201c<strong>The Wizard of Oz<\/strong>,\u201d Dorothy wants to get home \u2014 and to help her friends get a brain, a heart and some courage. This objective moves her to overcome the obstacles of talking trees, flying monkeys and wicked witches to visit the wizard and do away with the witch.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong><em>The Princess Bride<\/em>,<\/strong> Westley wants to save Buttercup. Humperdinck wants to kill Westley. Vizzini wants money for kidnapping Buttercup. Inigo wants to kill the six-fingered man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What do your characters wish?<\/h3>\n<p>The best corporate stories start with a wish, too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/revvingupreadership.com\/2010\/06\/look-for-the-moment-of-inception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nike\u2019s story<\/a><\/strong> begins with founder Bill Bowerman wishing he could create a shoe sole that would give runners more traction.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/revvingupreadership.com\/2010\/06\/storylines-to-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hallmark Cards<\/a><\/strong> started with entrepreneur J.C. Hall wishing to get out of Nebraska and become a postcard salesman.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-it.com\/3M\/en_US\/post-it\/contact-us\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Post-it Notes<\/a><\/strong> began with 3M scientist Art Fry wishing for a bookmark that would stay put in his church hymnal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hear Ira Glass sing his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisamericanlife.org\/radio-archives\/episode\/259\/promised-land\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cI wish\u201d song<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>What\u2019s your main character\u2019s \u201cI wish\u201d song?<\/h5>\n<div id='MC-ST' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-19\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/business-storytelling-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/storytelling-workshop.png\" alt=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/storytelling-workshop.png\" alt=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><h3>How can you tell better business stories?<\/h3>\r\n<p>Stories are so effective that Og Mandino, the late author of the bestselling <em>The Greatest Salesman in the World<\/em>, says, \u201cIf you have a point, find a story.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Learn to find, develop and write stories that engage readers\u2019 hearts and minds in our <a title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/business-storytelling-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Master the Art of Storytelling workshops<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There, you\u2019ll learn how to find the aha! moment that\u2019s the gateway to every anecdote. 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