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The Controlling Idea

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The Controlling Idea

Every great story has a controlling idea, the central theme that everything orbits. Learn how to find and use yours.

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00

Intro

3mFree
01

My Journey

12mFree
02

Story is King

15m
03

Throwing Rocks

14m
04

Don't Give Them 4

13m
05

Goals

11m
06

Where Do Ideas Come From

12m
07

Plot vs Theme

14m
08

Six-Word Story

10m
09

The Controlling Idea

13m
10

Story Structure

16m
11

7 Steps

15m
12

Exercise: The String

12m
13

Out

5m