Your imagination is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger and more powerful it is. But, you have to use it properly to get it to work in your favor. Just hitting the mind gym isn’t enough, and will give you uneasy and uninteresting results. But if you start out with a specific plan in mind, and train it using the right tools and procedures, you can really get your stories to sing, and be uniquely you and unlike anything else out there.
This class will show you how to use different brainstorming tools and other techniques that can be used to enhance your skillset and level up your storytelling. After all, science fiction, fantasy, and horror are genres of the imagination. The stronger, more unique your ideas, the more you will stand out from the crowd and create something truly memorable. Paul Jessup will show you how to harvest ideas, stimulate your mind, and identify what you want to say and how you want to say it. These techniques can be used to add zest to characters, power to your prose, and intriguing surprise in an outline. All in service of developing your own voice and style, and let your imagination work for you.
