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SUMMARY:Northshire Bookstore: Abbie Emmons - Make Your Story Matter - Ticke
 ts Required
DESCRIPTION:YouTuber and writing coach Abbie Emmons will join us to discuss
  her book Make Your Story Matter: An Interactive Guide to Unlocking Your B
 rain's Storytelling Power and Writing a Book Readers Love.\n\nYou’ve got
  a story inside you—but writing it feels impossible.\n\nWhat if writing 
 didn’t have to be a struggle? What if all you had to do was harness your
  brain's natural storytelling instincts to craft the book you’ve always 
 dreamed of?\n\nIf you’re having trouble bringing your story to life\, th
 e problem isn’t you. It’s that you’ve been buried under a mountain o
 f rigid rules\, theory\, and advice that contradicts itself.\n\nWith over 
 half a million writers in her online community\, Abbie has helped storytel
 lers all over the world craft novels that resonate using the Who\, What\, 
 Why Method—a simple but powerful 3-step framework rooted in psychology.\
 n\nWith this method\, you’ll learn to:\n\n  * Break free from rigid writ
 ing rules and harness your brain’s natural storytelling instincts\n  * T
 ransform raw ideas into emotionally compelling stories\n  * Craft complex\
 , magnetic characters that readers connect with and care about\n  * Outlin
 e gut-gripping plots that hook readers from the opening sentence to the fi
 nal page\n  * Find your unique voice and make it unforgettable\n  * Beat c
 reative burnout and reconnect with the joy of writing\n\n\nFeaturing templ
 ates\, guided exercises\, and a printable workbook\, this book gives you a
  repeatable method and a reliable way to stay focused and energized\, even
  when the writing gets tough. By the final page\, you’ll have a clear ro
 admap to writing a story that matters—to you\, to your readers\, and to 
 the world.\n\nABBIE EMMONS has been writing stories ever since she could h
 old a pencil. What started as an intrinsic love for storytelling became he
 r lifelong passion. For over seven years\, Emmons has been sharing her wis
 dom on her YouTube channel (@AbbieEmmons)\, where she teaches writers how 
 to make their stories matter by harnessing the power and psychology of sto
 rytelling to transform their ideas into masterpieces.
LOCATION:4869 Main Street\, Manchester Center\, VT 05255
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URL:https://gnat-tv.org/event/northshire-bookstore-abbie-emmons-make-your-s
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