Jeff Lyons is a freelance writer, story editor, script and book doctor, and has worked in

the film, television, and publishing industries for more than two decades helping literally

thousands of screenwriters and novelists tell better stories. He is an instructor through

Stanford University's Online Writer's Studio, and is a regular guest lecturer through the

UCLA Extension Writers Program. Jeff's writings on the craft of storytelling can be found

in leading industry trade magazines like The Writer's Digest, Script Magazine, and The

Writer Magazine.

Your First Book in Story Development?; What is Story Development?; The 7-Step Premise Development Process; Step 1: Determine if you Have a Story; Step 2: Map the Invisible Structure of Your Story Idea; Step 3: Write the First Pass of Your Premise Line; Step 4: Determine if Your Premise Is Soft or High Concept; Step 5: Develop the Log Line; Step 6: Finalize the Premise Line; Step 7: Test the Premise and Log Lines; Case Studies: The Godfather; The Great Gatsby; Metamorphosis; Hamlet; Frankenstein; Worksheets and Exercises;