How to become a Sympathetic Storyteller?

If you do it for yourself, you do it Right

  • Why do you want to become more Sympathetic?
  • Do you want to write more?
  • Do you want to amuse yourself more?
  • Do you want to write more amusing dialogues?
  • Do you want to enjoy your stories more?
  • Do you want to amuse people?
  • Which kind of satisfaction are you looking for in short run?
  • Which kind of satisfaction are you looking for in long run?

Who do you want to be?

  • How do you become Enthusiastic?
  • Do you enjoy writing?
  • How do you enjoy writing?
    • With fries?
    • With Pizza?
  • How can you put in optimal conditions?
  • What is your Goal?
  • Her Goal is to provide Fun for Everyone.
  • Small scale stories/games are easier for her to drive.
  • Her main Focus is the immediate Story/Game.
  • The immediate Fun.
  • Can you be Enticing?
  • Can you be In?
  • Are you eager to share your stories?
    • With who?
    • At which pace?
  • Do you want to start now?
  • Do you want to develop them fast?
  • Do you want to Fail?
  • Do you want to re-Try?
  • Can you be Encouraging?
  • Can you be Inclusive?
  • Can you ask for inputs?
  • Do you think everyone should have fun?
  • Are you Divided internally?
    • Because you wanted to be Inclusive?
  • Do you feel Confused?
    • Because you tried to follow everyone’s will?
  • Look for the most important points.
  • They will still be satisfyied.

Being Present

  • How do you Prepare?
  • Are you easily Distracted?
  • Does your enthusiasm affect your story’s structure?
  • Do you want to use every tool at your disposal?
  • How do you Plan?
  • Is your story easy to follow?
  • What can you ask yourself to become more sympathetic?
    • What can you do to help this person?
    • What can you do for this person to listen to you?
    • How can this person feel respected every time you speak together?
  • How do you Listen?
  • Silence…
    • 5 seconds?
    • How hard is it?
    • It’s the hardest thing to do.
  • What do they tell you?
  • What Context do they give you?
  • How do you speak with your team mates?
    • Can you ask them suggestions?
    • Can you listen to their suggestions?
    • Is it too difficult?
    • Is it too painful?
  • Do they have Preferred Genres?
    • Do they favor Action, Adventure, Comedy?
  • Do they have Preferred Settings?
    • Do they favor Western, Science-Fiction, Heroic Fantasy, Piracy?
  • Are you Engaged?
  • What are you thinking about?
  • Do you enjoy being asked questions?
  • Can you enjoy the level of details?
  • Does the questioner delve deeper with every question?
  • Do you love your Public?
  • How can you help them?
  • Why would they need your stories?
  • Why would they need your characters?
  • Are you Caring?
  • Would like to be a Manager?
  • Would like to be a Knowledgeable Manager?
  • Do you know your team mates?
  • Which role do they play for you?
  • How can you help them develop themselves in this role?
  • Which questions should you ask?
  • Who will you ask these questions to?
  • Which question will you be asked?
  • Who will ask you these questions?
  • How likely are you to answer correctly?

Do you love your Settings?

  • Look around
  • Observe…
  • What do you see?
  • Can you draw the room you’re in?
  • Can you draw the forest you’re in?
  • How is your world Changing?
  • Landmarks
  • What’s the most remarkable place?
  • What’s the most remarkable object?
  • How is it decorated?
  • Who placed it here?
  • Why did you created this character?
  • Does she build other similar Landmarks?
  • Colors & Atmosphere
  • What do you see?
  • What do you sense?
  • What do you feel?
  • How do you transcribe this?
  • Why do you want the Public to visit this place?
  • What are they supposed to enjoy?
  • Daily life
  • Are you happy to wake up?
  • Do you run to your favorite beverage/dish?
  • Do you enjoy showering?
  • Should you wake up in the middle of the night?
  • On Noon?
  • Can you create the ideal routine?
  • Inhabitants
  • Who populates the setting?
  • Do you enjoy these people?
  • Are they irritating?
  • Do they do stupid things on a regular basis?
  • Why did you move here?

Do you love your Characters?

  • Conversation
  • Can you speak with your characters?
  • Can you ask her how she lives?
  • Can you answer her questions?
  • Can you listen to her suggestions?
  • Can you listen to her needs?
  • How would you change for her?
  • Can you address her casually?
  • Can she address her casually?
  • Is there a formal discussion between you?
  • Do you question them alone or as a group?
  • Character’s Goal
  • Are you reaching your goal?
  • Are you developing new habits?
  • How do you train?
  • How are you Evolving?
  • Issues
  • What trials are you facing?
  • Do you feel punished by the story?
  • Do you feel pressured to move on?
  • Do you want to stop?
  • So you want to continue to exist in this World?
  • Interests
  • Did you find something you like in this Story?
  • Would you prefer to be in a different one?
  • Are you bored?
  • All day long?
  • Did you find a new friend?
  • What’s her name?
  • Relationship
  • How do you see me?
  • How do you see [name]?
  • Do you enjoy her company?
  • Do you prefer to stay away from her?
  • Did she do something you despise?
  • Are you infatuated with her?
  • Why can’t you tell her?
  • Are you indifferent with this person?
  • Do you perceive the effect she has on others?
  • Are there other people you’d prefer to interact with?

Do you love your Story?

  • Games
  • Games make people happy.
  • Enigma?
  • Maybe Training?
  • Maybe not Training…
  • What games do you enjoy the most?
  • Do you know the rules?
  • Can you integrate them to the Story?
  • Do you plan?
  • Do you establish a strategy beforehand?
  • Do you like Puzzles?
  • Do you prefer putting people in Prison?
  • Mystery
  • Are you looking for Clues?
  • Where?
  • Who was in this room?
  • Which Clues did you find?
  • Did you make a List?
  • Did you organized them?
  • Did you establish a chronology?
  • What have you Discovered?
  • Did you enjoy the Discovery process?
  • Will you break the threshold of fiction?
  • Fight
  • Can you defeat it?
  • Should you retreat?
  • Should you pursue?
  • Can you approach it in a different way?
  • Is there an alternative?
  • Which Souvenirs can you offer to the Public?
  • How do you use Context?
  • How do you use Piggyback?
  • How do you use Imagery?
  • How do you use Archetypes?
  • How do you Measure Entertainment?
  • How do you Deliver Entertainment?
  • Do you Observe people’s reaction when they play?
  • Do you Observes people’s reaction when they are amused?
  • Where do people have fun?
  • How do people have fun?
  • What is their Idea of fun?


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