Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds

Dedication Introduction This Is Not a Textbook A Great Opening Scene Immersing the Guest What Is Immersive Storytelling? Starting the Creative Process The Fundamental Questions Why Share This Story With the World? How Will Your Audience Feel? Who Is Your Audience? What Is the Transformation You Want to Create in Your Audience? What Is Your Theme? Where Is the Authenticity in Your Story? What Is the Wish Fulfillment of Your Story? What Are the Mood and Tone of Your Experience? What Is the Medium of Your Experience? What Is the Audience Role in Your Experience? What Are the Emotional Anchors of Your Experience? Who Are the Characters in Your Story? What Is the Ideal Setting for Your Story? What Are the Comparables? What Is Your Storytelling Narrative Type? Building Your Story Finding Your Key Pillars Design Philosophy Readability and Believability in Worldbuilding Developing Your Creative Guide All in the Details - Your Nouns Audience Parameters - Rules of Engagement The Writing Deliverables Pitching, Presenting, and Communicating Passing the Torch You as a Writer Writing as a Profession How Do You Break Into This Industry? Why We Do What We Do The Future of Storytelling in Immersive Experiences Last But Not Least Acknowledgments About the Author