My Wife's Words Were a Reminder That I wasn't Moving on My Life's Dream

I remember the time I told my wife I wanted to be a writer, and she looked at me in surprise and said, "That's funny because I never see you write." The words hurt, but they were true since we had already been living together for two years. I have wanted to write since I was thirteen, and I have spent most of my time lost in novels. But I struggle to complete anything or find the "motivation" to do it. Fast forward a couple of decades later to when I had my daughter, and all of a sudden, it became painfully obvious that I needed to figure this out and write a little piece of my legacy and leave it to her (and later to her sister) in case something happened to me. (I struggled to write that last paragraph because I want to keep this upbeat. I am also trying to be honest. When my daughter was born, life came into focus, and I didn't want to take anything for granted) I started working with an amazing life coach, thinking I was hiring her to keep me accountable. Instead, I started one of the most difficult, transformational periods of my life, where I had to confront my limiting beliefs about sharing my story. This work helped me become more productive; I co-founded a digital magazine that became one of the most prominent art publications, with 6,000 readers on Medium. I was offered a newspaper column, started two newsletters, and performed at theaters, open mics, festivals, and slams. But none of it, and I mean it, none of it matters more than knowing that if something were to happen to me, my daughters now have a little piece of me to visit with. Sometimes, it still hits me. The other day, Jovie, my oldest, wanted to roughhouse with me. We played for five minutes, and I told her I was done. She wasn't. As I was getting up, she bodyslammed herself against my back. I turned around and realized she slammed her face with her mouth open on my back. One of her front teeth became loose, and within a day, she had lost it. My baby is no longer a baby! These are all reminders that we are moving fast through this life, and I am at peace knowing that as we move through it, I am jotting down our family's experiences. When I took storytelling more seriously, it opened me to life. I started paying more attention to what was happening around me, jotting those things down, journaling, taking more pictures, adding them to shared albums, and making stories out of them. As I do, I am leaving a legacy for those who care about who I am, what I think, how I love, and what I teach. You can do the same. You can probably even do it better!

Unlock Your Writing Potential

There is something companies like Storyworth and the like don't understand. It is easy to complete a memoir when you are already a writer. But what happens to those people who want to share their story with their family but don't know where to start or how to do it? If you have tried to complete any memories-to-book platforms like Storyworth, A Life Untold, Memorygram, and My Life in a Book but dropped out before completing it, Then this is the perfect course for you. By the time you complete the first lesson, you can start working on all the stories you've been meaning to write but haven't. If you put in five minutes a day, come next year, you can have at least 52 stories of your life ready to share with the people you love. Each module comes with one or two short theory lessons on storytelling, followed by practical exercises, a live demo of me writing a story, and an example of a story I have performed using the principles discussed. We will cover the tricks I use to get going on a draft, what I take into consideration to make it lively and engaging, how to carve time when you are busy, and even how to cheat the system and get a lot done even without writing.

Consistently Beat Writer's Block

Turn your memories into stories with ease Learn to structure memories into five-minutes stories Learn to create tension and engagement Never feel paralyzed again!

Create Your Writing Routine and Habits

Follow these suggestions to carve time for your writing Learn the tools of the trade that will empower, and make, you a storytelling machine

Create Memories and Connect With Your Loved Ones

Finally, set on paper the stories you love telling to the people you care about.

Course Curriculum

5 Chapters · 16 Lessons

  1. 1

    Welcome to the course!

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      How to use this course

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      Establish Your Storytelling Goals

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    Chapter 1: The Structure to Unlimited Storytelling

    1. Lesson 1: The Power of Structure & Time Constraints Free preview
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      Lesson 2: How to Fill in Your Paragraph

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      Lesson 3: Work On Your Story

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      Story Performance: The Hairbrushing Vortex

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    Chapter 2: Make Your Story Universal

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      Lesson 1: Only Four Types of Stories

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      Lesson 2: What is a Point of Entry? Or Why Universal Themes Are Important?

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      Exercises: Work on Your Story

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    Chapter 3: Creating Routine, Rituals and Habits

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      Lesson 1: Creating a New Writing Routine

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      Lesson 2: How to Write When You Don't Have Time

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      Exercises: Work on Your Story

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    Chapter 4: Managing It All

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      Lesson 1: What Is a Anecdote Bank? And How to Manage It?

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      Lesson 2: Journaling and Prompts

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      Lesson 3: Apps for Writing, Editing, Archiving, Recording and Transcribing

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      Exercise: Work on Your Story

Carlos Garbiras

Award-winning essayist, columnist, and monologuist laughing at his topsy-turvy upbringing in Colombia, the immigrant experience in California, and fumbling through ‘gentle-parenting’ two amazing daughters! He is the writer behind the opinion column “We Have a Real Problem!”, the storytelling newsletter “The Story Frame” and the cultural newsletter “Unequivocally Ambiguous.” Carlos graduated cum laude from San Diego State University’s School of Communication. Through college, he competed regionally and nationally in Impromptu Speaking, Entertainment Speeches, and Policy Debate. In his corporate life, he has been telling stories for close to two decades of risk, loss and commercial insurance.

You Will Learn:

How to structure five-minute stories How to beat story paralysis every day Points of entry and the universal themes that make stories appealing How to create tension and make stories more engaging Types of stories and how to edit them Carving time for writing and creating a routine How to manage a commonplace or a memory bank Suggestions on apps you can use on your desk and on the go

Become the David Sedaris or Nora Ephron of your story.

Never feel stuck again with your writing. Don't let anyone else miss out on who you are, what you think, what you are all about. Become the David Sedaris or Nora Ephron of your story. This course is not for you if you are already a prolific writer with a system and framework that helps you to continuously write stories and essays. The course is $200, and it includes all the above with lifetime access to the online material. Also, there is a 30-day no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. I imagine you have questions. Why would I pay for this? You have tried to go at it alone, but it hasn't worked. Could I do this myself? You totally can. At The Story Frame (www.thestoryframe.com), I publish the mindsets and tools I use in my craft. If you implement what I suggest, you can do it yourself. There are also tons of free resources in my newsletter and all over the internet. But why haven't you started yet? How do I know this is good? It is the same method I have used to prolifically write hundreds of essays quickly. Does it work for me? Yes, it will. I am not special. I just needed a few tweaks to my mindset and my practice. I don't have time for this. If you don't have five minutes a day, this might not be the time to join. You still need to put in the work to write your anecdotes and memories. I can show how to make time as someone with a full-time corporate job, two newsletters, a column, a wife, and two amazing girls. If this is not right for you now, subscribe to my newsletter or download my free guide. I know there are times when even five minutes are hard to find.  But if you are tired of not writing, then I can help.

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