How to write fiction to help your dreams come true

These slides were presented by Anna Molman at the UNESCO RIELA Online Spring School: The Arts of Integrating 2024 (Word Springs) on 7 October 2024. For more information about the event, please visit https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/springschool/

1. How to write fiction to help your dreams come true Anna Molman

2. Creativity as a solution Creativity of different types helps us to focus on a problem, understand what we want and start seeing opportunities. Some examples: + Money cooking; + Marriage embroidery; + Health knitting; + Job storytelling.

3. Why does it work? There are different theories about it, starting from religious and finishing with scientific ones. All of them can be true. One of them is Louis de Broglie’s theory: since light has both a particle and wave nature then matter has a wave nature too. Later, other physics proved that even some particles with weight have the same nature.

4. What does creativity have to do with it? + Creativity is a brain activity + Brain activity has waves nature + As matter also has its wavelength, it can be attracted and pulled to the source of waves. There are connections. + Creating something and dedicating it to solving a problem, we focus on it. Energy goes where the focus is. + The energy initiates the process.

5. However, it’s not a miracle Just creating something is not enough. You only tune your brain to a necessary wave to be able to notice the main thing. + Opportunities + Naming barriers + Tools + Being decisive + Acting.

6. Freedom of fiction + Writing helps us to vanish barriers in our mind; + You don’t need to be a professional writer; + You can write in your native language of any other language you want; + You can use your device or just some paper and a pen; + You can change your story as many times as you like.

7. Monomyth or A Hero’s Journey Act Joseph Campbell (1949) Christopher Vogler (2007) I. Departure The Call to Adventure Refusal of the Call Supernatural Aid The Crossing of the First Threshold Belly of the Whale Ordinary world Call to adventure Refusal of the call Meeting with the mentor Crossing the first threshold II. Initiation The Road of Trials The Meeting with the Goddess Woman as the Temptress Atonement with the Father Apotheosis The Ultimate Boon Tests, allies, and enemies Approach to the inmost cave The ordeal Reward III. Return Refusal of the Return The Magic Flight Rescue from Without The Crossing of the Return Threshold Master of the Two Worlds Freedom to Live The road back The resurrection Return with the elixir

8. Important things about your story + 30% of descriptions, 30% of feelings and emotions, 40% of actions. For our stories actions must be in focus. + Don’t be shy to write about helpers. + Your story must have a happy-ending. Even if you don’t feel like it. Fake it till you make it.

9. How to activate your story Our brain doesn’t see the difference between imaginary and real worlds. + Think out of the box; + Don’t break the law; + Play and enjoy; + Publish and post.

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