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Creative Thinking &
Storytelling
•What is Storytelling?
Once upon a time …………………………………..
Larger than Life : Male Protagonist
Compassionate Characterization
Lucid Narration
What does a Powerful Story Contain?
• Unique Storyline
• Engaging Plot
• Real Life Characters
• Surprise Element
• Close to reality OR Fantasy
• Narration
• Learning
• Presentation
• Packaging……. ??
A Powerful Story is that Story which evokes a Response!
• It inspires you to Think!
• It inspires you to Act!
What is Creative Thinking
Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed.
The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a literary work, or a painting).
Source : Wikipedia
Do Schools kill Creativity?
• School Curriculum is designed to make us Engineers, Doctors, CA’s…… people who support the industry.
• We hardly teach “Arts as a Career”.
Sir Ken Robinson
Which are the Stories which make IMPACT
Simple – Simple Storyline helps maintain interest throughout Characterizations : Pure Real Life or Larger than Life but the detailing should be such that they seem to be LIVE. Emotional attachment – Reader must be able to see him/her to be part of story. It should talk of readers Pain or Aspirations.
Which are the Stories which make IMPACT
Surprise Element : A surprise element binds the reader throughout. Narration : Narration should be Lucid. However…………………. The Stories which make IMPACT are :
Which are the Stories which make
IMPACT
Stories which BREAK PARADIGM
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The Creative Process for a Story
Experience
Incubation
Insights
Distillation
Formation
Evaluation
Discuss the background process of my book : My Dad’s Contract Marriage
Ideas which remain after distillation
are the Strongest
Stories out of
Experiences
Author Profile
• Saurabh’s tryst with his career so far is not only note-worthy but also exemplary. A placid personal self, he has been consistent in the undulating demands of the profession. His journey as a writer does not come as a surprise to many who know him from his initial years.
• His passion for writing had resulted in his first ever fiction –
It’s Destiny, My Love. His flair for writing is easy to absorb and
touches the heart. His stories connect with the readers in such a way that they feel part of it, having a far-reaching effect on their psyches.
• His next book : My Dad’s Contract Marriage touches the
sensitive topic of “Separation”. It’s a story of a child whose parents are separating and ask him to choose “one” of the parents.
• Connect @ http://saurabhleekha.blogspot.in/: twitter : itsdestinymylov
•Thanks
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