Ever have a conversation where you couldn't convince the other party of something? You have all the facts. You have all the information. But for whatever the reason, the other person just won't see things from your perspective.
Never? Yeah, me neither (insert sarcasm).
Changing someone's mind is hard. We aren't really as open as we'd like to think (cruel irony there, is it not?). New ideas can rock our worldview. And it can make for some rather uncomfortable situations if we're discussing them openly with another who thinks differently than us.
From a writer's perspective, storytelling - effective storytelling - is a powerful means by which to change the course of someone's mindset. A great story can make someone aware of something he never knew or even cause him to consider making a 180 on his own thinking.
This episode of the #NarrativeWars is a deep dive so be sure to stick with me till the end.
The Writer's Lens - E23: We All Wish We Could Be The Hero
The Writer's Lens - E22: Good And Evil In Story
The Writer's Lens - E21: Worldviews, Ideas, And The Psychology Of Creating Stories...Now, Did You Get All That?
The Writer's Lens - E20: "Be Unique"; "Be Yourself"...Wait, What Does That Even Mean?
The Writer's Lens - E19: I Want What You Have; I Want To Do It Better; and I Want You To Fail
The Writer's Lens - E18: Do You Have Deadlines? Or Creative 'Checkpoints'?
The Writer's Lens - E17: Should We Separate Art From The Artist?
The Writer's Lens - E16: Who Is Rooting For You?
The Writer's Lens - E15: Can Writing Be Considered a Spiritual Experience?
The Writer's Lens - E14: Creatives and Their Priorities
The Writer's Lens - E13: Dinosaurs... Wait, What?
The Writer's Lens - Review: Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
The Writer's Lens - E12: How Story Affects Us - Part 2
The Writer's Lens - Review: Stranger Things, Season 2
The Writer's Lens - Interview 05: Brent McLaughlin, On the Importance of Journaling, Part 2
The Writer's Lens - Interview 05: Brent McLaughlin, On the Importance of Journaling, Part 1
The Writer's Lens - E11: Interview Decompression, aka Cool Things I've Learned
The Writer's Lens - Interview 04: Dr. Robert Snyder, "What is a Veteran, Anyway?"
The Writer's Lens - Interview 03: Daniel Luketic, entrepreneur
The Writer's Lens - E10: How Story Affects Us - Part 1
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