INCITING INCIDENTS: Divergent VS The Greatest Showman (A Case Study)

What does a gripping inciting incident look like? What about a lackluster inciting incident? What about a "call to adventure" when there's no "adventure" to be called to? Great questions... and we're answering them in today's video! Let's case-study some stories and figure out the secret ingredients for a super strong story opening. GRAB THE 3-ACT STORY STRUCTURE TEMPLATE: COPY/PASTABLE DOCX: bit.ly/3actdocx PRINTABLE PDF: bit.ly/3actpdf STORY BEAT #1: THE HOOK →    • How to Write a Hook For Your Story   STORY BEAT #2: THE INCITING INCIDENT →    • How to Write an INCITING INCIDENT   ________________________________ ✨ C H A P T E R S ✨ 00:00 How do you write a good inciting incident? 01:47 Recap the inciting incident principles 03:13 Case Study: Divergent 08:02 Case Study: The Greatest Showman 12:26 Case Study: This Beautiful Fantastic 13:52 Subscribe for writing videos every Wednesdays! ________________________________ Subscribe for weekly episodes of #WritersLifeWednesdays! Make Your Story Matter™ and make your author dreams come true… new videos every Wednesday. ✨ V A L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S✨ ❤️GET BONUS CONTENT + SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: www.patreon.com/abbieemmons 📚READ MY DEBUT NOVEL, 100 DAYS OF SUNLIGHT: amzn.to/2Et7fhS 🖥️TAKE MY SCRIVENER MASTERCLASS: makeyourstorymatter.teachable.com/p/teachmescriven… ✏️TAKE MY MASTERCLASS ON EDITING: www.learnfromabbie.com/p/edit-your-book-like-a-pro 💬TAKE MY BOOK BLURB MASTERCLASS: www.learnfromabbie.com/p/how-to-craft-a-bestseller… 📓GET MY FREE WRITING TEMPLATES: eepurl.com/gFYD8z 💵GET 20% OFF SCRIVENER - USE CODE "ABBIE" → www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.htm… 🎤LISTEN TO MY PODCAST WITH MY SISTER: anchor.fm/kate-and-abbie-show 🎥 MY GEAR + WRITING TOOLS: abbieemmonsauthor.com/my-gear 🎵 I GET ALL MY MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND… CLAIM YOUR 60-DAY FREE TRIAL HERE: www.epidemicsound.com/referral/v02bl3/ MORE VIDEOS YOU WOULD LIKE: → WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT WHEN YOU’RE BORED    • How to come up with NEW and UNIQUE st...   → THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER PROFILE    • The Ultimate CHARACTER PROFILE for Na...   → HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED TO WRITE YOUR NOVEL    • How to Stay Motivated to Write Your B...   → MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER OUTLINING METHOD    • How to Write a CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER OUT...   ✨F O L L O W ✨ blog: bit.ly/2Kl21m8 facebook: bit.ly/2FS2Ikh instagram: bit.ly/2Xr5hUI tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@makeyourstorymatter patreon: www.patreon.com/abbieemmons Business inquiries: [email protected] ✨ A B O U T ✨ My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the power and psychology of storytelling, transforming their ideas into a masterpiece, and creating a lifestyle that makes their author dreams come true. Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community! ✨C R E D I T S ✨ All movie clips and soundtracks used for educational purposes under the Fair Use law. Divergent (2014) copyright Red Wagon Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate. The Greatest Showman (2017) copyright Laurence Mark Productions, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, 20th Century Fox. This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) copyright Ipso Facto Productions and Smudg