Tale Spinning — Courses
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These courses are the backbone of the Tale Spinning Method, in reading order: Storytelling 101 first (free), then the 200-level courses, one Story Type each, in any order. Every course is read right here, and your progress follows you on any device you sign in on.
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Storytelling 101: The Fundamentals
How stories actually work, and how to tell which one you are writing.
The foundation of the whole method: the four Story Types and how to tell which one you’re writing, why character arc and plot are the same job, and how moral transformation drives structure. Works in any medium. The Story Type Guide (PDF) is waiting on your course page.
Free. No credit card.
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Storytelling 201: Kind Comedy
Underdog stories that earn a happy ending.
The underdog story, taken apart and rebuilt: why a hero has to be worse off than everyone around them, what the world has to do to them to force a change, and how an ending earns its happiness instead of granting it. You finish with a full story outline, ready to write.
Start with Storytelling 101: The Fundamentals first — it’s free, and this course assumes it.
- Two full film breakdowns: Ratatouille and In Bruges
- 12 hands-on exercises that outline your own story as you read
- 120+ pages of course content
- Works for novels, screenplays, games, or any narrative medium
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Storytelling 202: Kind Tragedy
The next Story Type down: a villainous Protagonist refuses to change, and a good world makes an example of them. In the workshop now.
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