Guess What?
I'm the guy that you call when you need to finish your Story.
What I just shared is important because you can trust that I've dealt with all sorts of things and I promise you, no matter what dilemma you have, I have a solution to help you finish your Story.
Here's what inspired me to go out and do this.
One day, I was talking to a friend and he was upset about two phrases: Catalyst and Inciting Incident.
I tried to reason with him, but he kept going.
Trust me, he was pissed off!
I calmed him down and said, Listen Bruh, those are two words talking about the same thing!
He frowned and said really....are you sure?
And like all people that know you, he didn't trust me.
He went to his books and hit me with questions.
Protagonist and Main Character?
I responded, the same thing.
Antagonist and Villain?
I responded, the same thing.
Question after question, he realized that it was the words that got lost in translation.
And that's when I realized what I need to do to help others.
After realizing the words were the problem, my friend began a personal crusade.
He vowed that he would finish his first book.
Months later, he came to me because he was stuck.
He asked me, what's the difference between a storyline and a logline?
I responded, they're the same, ALMOST.
He sighed, what do you mean almost?
I told him, they are platform-dependent terms.
Storylines are used for novels and other sort of media, but in screenwriting, they use the term logline.
He sighed - why logline?
I responded, Because back in the day, there was a log book of what each movie was about. That's how Hollywood maintained their projects. Over time, this description became known as the Logline because it was what Hollywood used to describe each project.
He frowned, why do they have to use different words!
I giggled and told him to calm down, Bruh, each industry defines its media differently, that's how it is.
And he eyed the wall, then somebody should fix that.
That's when I came up with the idea of creating the Periodic Table of Story Elements.
A few weeks later, he asked me, what's the difference between an outline, a step outline, and a treatment.
I told him, they're almost the same, but not quite.
After I explained to him the difference, he smiled and said, you have a good way of explaining this, thanks!
He left and a few months later, he finished his book.
After finishing, he tossed the manuscript and asked me, what's next?
I edited his book and then he said, what's next?
I did his book cover and put it on Amazon.
When the book arrived in the mail, I took it to him and he smiled.
He shouted, this is something you should do professionally.
The words still ring in my ear.
This is something you should do professionally.
This is when I knew I was meant to do this.
And what is this?
It's hard to describe.
Am I a Book Doctor?
An Editor?
A Graphic Designer?
A Publishing Professional?
He eyed me and said, You're just the guy to call when I need to finish my story.
What an amazing journey...
But I'm getting ahead of myself....
What do you think of this?
Does this make me an Amazon Publishing Specialist?
Why or Why Not?
Click reply and let me know your thoughts..
Our journey continues tomorrow,
Miquiel Banks