Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 1, 2018

Great storytellers come from all sorts of places. Great storytellers come from all sorts of places, says @EditorStahl. storytelling Click To Tweet. Let’s take a look at the secrets to their storytelling success. Great storytellers collaborate. Great storytellers know who they want to enchant. But that’s OK.

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Melanie Saxton

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Outline your Content We can create an outline highlighting the key themes, events, or lessons you want to include in your book. These artifacts can add depth and authenticity to your storytelling. We’ll engage your readers by being open, honest, and vulnerable.

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Grammarly

APRIL 9, 2024

This narrative explored historical events and themes of love, scandal, and politics through letters. Readers must be actively engaged in the story to understand how the characters’ communications—and the supporting documents when those are presented—are building a plot. How do you write an epistolary novel?

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Moz

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Posted by chrisgiarratana Add value to SEO reports with storytelling. If this describes your SEO reporting approach, you’re missing out on vital opportunities to retain clients and upsell with carefully crafted storytelling strategies. Describe how people engage with your content. Google Analytics events.

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Smart Blogger

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fiction captures our imagination with its diverse storytelling methods. Common Fiction Genres Fiction comes in many flavors , each genre presenting a unique world of storytelling: Literary Fiction : This genre is celebrated for its depth, character development, and introspective narratives. But its benefits go beyond amusement.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 30, 2024

As a storyteller, you can leverage this stress to create very tense opening scenes. Katniss’s dedication to ease the suffering of others continues throughout the trilogy and is one of the reasons she is so engaging. Try not to change the events that happen. Ask yourself: What is my protagonist trying to avoid?

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Jane Friedman

MAY 5, 2023

There are two fundamental modes in fictional storytelling: summary and scene. Summary is the storyteller’s voice —the one that leads us skillfully through the story, collapsing and condensing time as necessary in order leave out the irrelevant bits, and tell us what we need to know, in terms of background info on the story.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While the characters and events in a work of creative nonfiction should be factually accurate, they are presented in a way that is purposely engaging to the reader. The order in which these events unfold is the story’s narrative. The goal is to craft an accurate but engaging life story. But facts are still primary.

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Fiction refers to literature that is not grounded in real-life events but is made up or created from a writer’s imagination. Nonfiction refers to factual stories based on real people, information, or events. Fiction is a literary genre that encompasses imaginative storytelling. What is fiction?

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CoSchedule

JANUARY 27, 2023

Definition & Overview Social Media Marketing Using social media platforms to build an audience for your business, promote your brand, engage with customers, and grow your business. 12 Social Media Marketing Examples From taking an influencer-led approach to sponsoring a live event, there are lots of ideas you can explore.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 12, 2024

Donna Hartley has authored a series of memoirs based on events from her life, including surviving a collapsed heart valve. Entertaining and engaging Amazon • Bookshop If you’re funny, you can engage an audience through laugh-inducing videos (that may go viral!) Storytelling is another important piece of the content pie.

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Content Hacker

APRIL 14, 2024

Coming up with fresh, engaging blog topics can feel like pulling teeth sometimes. 120 Best Blog Niche Ideas to Write About Generating consistent and engaging blog ideas can be challenging. Beginners and experienced writers alike often struggle to churn out a steady stream of engaging content. Sound familiar?

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Grammarly

APRIL 17, 2024

Writing for public speaking is an important part of most people’s careers, whether they give presentations to their team for internal communications or deliver speeches at major industry events. Foundations of effective writing for public speaking Engaging presentation content starts with effective writing for public speaking.

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Smart Blogger

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Today, the synopsis has become an essential tool in several fields, adapting its role to the needs of modern storytelling and communication. In creative fields like literature and film, a summary is a straightforward, bare-bones outline of events. It was a practical way to share the gist of a story or a complex idea quickly.

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Content Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2024

This genre offers readers an escape from the blunt edges of hard news by infusing human experience into storytelling. With each paragraph designed to evoke feelings rather than simply relay events, it’s no surprise that people are drawn to such compelling reads.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 25, 2023

The writer then melds these realities with fictional plot elements, characters and events in a way that often reads like memoir or autobiography. With the lines of fact and fabrication blurred, readers are engaged in wondering what’s real, what isn’t, and how they can figure out which is which.

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Grammarly

MARCH 26, 2024

This guide will equip you with practical strategies for breaking down narratives, identifying key elements, and weaving them into a coherent and engaging summary, all while ensuring that you capture the heart of any story you choose to summarize. The goal is to give the reader a clear understanding of the story’s core events.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Storytelling. Storytelling: Recording life events and telling a story are not the same thing. Cultivating strong storytelling skills makes it easier to hack a million-word draft into the most meaningful chunk, then craft what’s left into a succinct, well-written story. None were new writers.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 26, 2021

If you’re not a high-energy person, you’ll find it hard to keep people engaged. Ever wondered why personal social media accounts get better engagement than brand accounts ? That’s why speaking at conferences, networking meetups, and other events can be such a useful tool for building brand awareness. The list goes on.

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Smart Blogger

JANUARY 24, 2024

Storytellers use allusions all the time and have for centuries. But the examples below reference events, stories, and characters that still have a prominent place in our collective memory. The following examples highlight just a sampling of figures and events that still capture our attention. Not all allusions age well.

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The Write Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

From the persuasive prose of a seasoned copywriter to the captivating narratives of a storyteller, trigger words help breathe life into written content, transforming passive readers into active participants. These dynamic words serve as catalysts, propelling readers from passive consumption to active engagement. What are trigger words?

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I read books and attended workshops on related topics, tested out a writing-focused social media page (and failed miserably), and even lugged my husband and our newborn son to an event at our local library where I bought a few 99-cent board books (which was lovely, but ultimately unhelpful). And I’ll be honest, I learned a lot.

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Constant Content

JULY 31, 2023

You will need to capture your client’s voice in an engaging and credible manner. Take note of their storytelling techniques, character development, and use of dialogue. These organizations often hold networking events and provide resources for aspiring ghostwriters. Volunteer or intern at publishing houses.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Like Tolstoy’s unhappy families , each unsuccessful prologue is unsuccessful in its own way, but what they have in common is often that they are used as some form of “cheat”—shortcutting the actual work of storytelling to circumvent potential pitfalls. The exciting-event preview. Prologues that successfully break “the rules”.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 24, 2023

Because a plot isn’t merely a string of events. With a keen understanding of plot, you can elevate your storytelling, breathing life into characters and creating worlds that captivate audiences. At its core, a plot is the sequence of events or actions that make up a story. “What is a plot?” Ready to learn more?

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Grammarly

JANUARY 16, 2024

Although they can be based on real people, characters are fictional (and sometimes fictionalized) figures created specifically for storytelling. As long as a figure has individual characteristics and engages with the narrative somehow, they’re a character. A literary character is a character who plays a role in a story’s narrative.

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iWriter

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Meetups and Events Many bloggers organize local meetups or events for their readers to connect in person. Whether it’s breaking news, current events, or emerging trends in different industries, there is always something new to discover on a blog.

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Copywriter Collective

APRIL 18, 2023

Creative Engagement: Writing for Your Audience Effective and persuasive writing requires creative engagement with your audience, such as figuring out who cares about them and what they find interesting. It starts with understanding the target market and the key themes that will connect with them, ensuring maximum engagement.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 20, 2023

Through captivating storytelling, Coca Cola placed the viewer smack dab in the middle of an unfolding narrative, leading them down a path of emotional connection. This could be as simple as adopting a more conversational tone in your marketing copy, or engaging directly with consumers on social media platforms. What would they value?

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Smart Blogger

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Laying the Groundwork : The start isn’t just about immediate engagement; it plants seeds for future developments. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone , where the normalcy of Privet Drive is described in meticulous detail, only to be contrasted with the extraordinary events that follow.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 26, 2023

Mastering various writing styles can transform your words from mere text to an engaging, compelling narrative. Think of it as your personal brand, a key to engaging your readers. Readers are empowered with new knowledge, enabling them to engage with the world in more informed ways. The benefits of mastering your writing style?

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It’s become the go-to source for keeping up with friends, staying updated on the latest trends or current events, finding a like-minded influencer or celebrity, and connecting with virtually anyone under the sun — a real-time information powerhouse. Quality of Content Look for accounts that consistently post engaging, high-quality content.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

After all, you’re sharing a personal experience through a storytelling lens. There should be one overarching theme or event that ties everything together. Readers who walk a mile in your shoes will be engaged and more receptive to your message. Insert touches of those traits in your storytelling. Add that humor.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 29, 2023

It involves teaming up with these online figures to boost your brand’s visibility, promote your products or services, and reach a larger, more engaged audience. Resonance speaks to the influencer’s ability to engage their audience. Influencer marketing , then, leverages these influencers’ power.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A red herring in storytelling is a hint placed deliberately to mislead the reader. Oftentimes indirect foreshadowing can be so understated that it goes unnoticed by the reader until after the later event has happened, which leads to that light-bulb moment. This keeps the reader engaged with the story from start to finish.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ditch the index cards and unleash your storytelling with Plottr – the #1 rated book outlining and story management software for writers. Is the voice engaging? Ditch the index cards and unleash your storytelling with Plottr – the #1 rated book outlining and story management software for writers. Expires Dec. Best of luck!

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Smart Blogger

JANUARY 24, 2024

In this guide of 100+ unbeatable online course ideas, you’ll discover how to tap into your passion, package it into an engaging online course, and reach eager learners worldwide. This can lead to other opportunities like consulting, writing , or speaking engagements. And you could be the one to feed it. Let’s begin.

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