Story-First Workbook

📢 It’s your guidebook — from story spark to platform pitch. From craft to confidence. From rewrite to revolution.

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“The story chose you. Now it’s time to choose the craft.”

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If UNLEASHED ignited your soul and made you question what stories could — and should — do, The Story-First Workbook is your next bold step.

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This isn’t just a workbook. It’s your personal creative dojo. A cinematic laboratory where sparks turn into structure, instincts sharpen into strategy, and raw emotion transforms into globally resonant storytelling.

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While UNLEASHED unveiled what it means to fight for the soul of a story in a fractured industry, this companion guide arms you to fight for your own story — on the page, in the room, and on the screen.

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🔥 Why I Wrote This Workbook
(From the creator, Sajeev Varghese)

 

For over 30 years, I helped Fortune 500 companies navigate complex transformations. My secret weapon?

Storytelling.

 

Not marketing fluff. But deeply crafted, structured, intentional stories that moved hearts, changed minds, and got things done.

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But my heart?
It was always in the movies.

Especially Indian cinema—the kind I grew up watching, the kind that once stirred your soul and left you thinking long after the credits rolled.

The kind we’ve been losing.

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I watched in dismay as the industry I loved became a circus of spectacle, nepotism, and mediocrity—where stories got sidelined, craft was forgotten, and talent without contacts never stood a chance.

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So I fused the two worlds I knew best—strategic transformation and story craft—and created this Workbook.

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Because here’s what I know:
🎬 India doesn’t lack stories. It lacks the tools to tell them well.

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The Story-First Workbook is my rebellion.

 

My blueprint.

 

My offering to every Indian storyteller who’s tired of being told they need connections, stars, or compromise to make it.

 

📘 This workbook is also a companion to my debut novel UNLEASHED: The Bollywood Plot Twist That Ignited a Story-First Movement—the first book in The Filmistan Rewrite Generation Series, a 5-part fiction saga reimagining the future of Indian cinema.

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The series dramatizes a cinematic uprising—from broken systems to bold reform—while this workbook arms you with the storytelling tools to be part of the real-world Rewrite.

This book is not just for writers.

It’s for the director with a dream, the producer with purpose, the actor waiting to be seen, and the filmmaker who refuses to play by broken rules.

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It’s the companion I wish I had when I started.

And it’s now yours.

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Let’s stop making forgettable films.
And start telling stories that live.

Because one powerful story—told right—can change everything.

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🔥 What You’ll Find Inside

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• ​​🌀 Craft Frameworks – Build your story’s spine, premise, genre, and emotional arc.

• 🎭 Character Deep Dives – Develop real, conflicted, unforgettable protagonists.

• ✅ Story-First Certification – Score and refine your story using our exclusive 30-point badge system.

• 🎬 Beat Sheet Redefined – Explore Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat through an Indian storytelling lens.

• 🧭 Genre Compass – Match your story to one of ten powerful Indianized emotional genres.

• 🪜 Sankalp to Siddhi Test – Assess how well your story fulfills its internal and external transformation arc.

• 🎤 Pitching Masterclass – Learn how to sell your story to decision-makers with clarity and conviction.

 

🔥For Creators Ready to Lead with Story

This isn’t just a workbook.

 

It’s a creative transformation engine for the next generation of story-first filmmakers.

 

Whether you’re:

• Refining a script,

• Mentoring a new talent,

• Or building a slate that actually matters...

 

The Story-First Workbook helps you create, certify, and champion stories that deserve the world stage.

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🔥Why this workbook?

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Because India — and the world — doesn’t need more formulaic spectacles. We crave stories that are believable, emotionally engaging, intellectually compelling, culturally relevant, and socially meaningful.

 

When you pick up this workbook, you’re not just starting a project. You’re stepping into The Rewrite Generation — a new wave of storytellers and filmmakers who choose courage over convenience and craft over shortcuts.

 

This is your map. Your mirror. Your call to action.

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🎁 Bonus Gift for Story-First Reviewers

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Your Story. Your Choice. One Bold Step Closer.

 

Have you purchased the Story-First Workbook?

 

We’d love to hear what you think—and reward you for your voice.

 

As a thank-you for being part of the Story-First movement, we’re offering an exclusive digital gift to readers who submit an honest review on Amazon during the first 10 days from Launch on August 1st.

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📬 Here’s how to claim your bonus:

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🎉 Leave your review on the Story-First Workbook Amazon page

 

📸 Take a quick screenshot of your review

 

📩 Email it to ijotconsulting@gmail.com with your name and preferred bonus by August 10th.

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🎁 You’ll receive the following exclusive gifts:

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🎬 What Indian Cinema Can Learn from a Logline
A practical, story-first guide packed with logline frameworks, pitch examples, and templates—designed to help you clarify, refine, and pitch your next story idea with clarity and power.

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​🛠️ Whether you’re writing your first story or reinventing Indian cinema, this gift is for you.

All it takes is a few honest words—and your story-first journey gets even richer.

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📩 Email your screenshot to:
ijotconsulting@gmail.com

Subject: Review Submitted – Bonus Request

 

💬 “Right stories. Told right. Together.”

 

Thank you for being part of this movement.

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Your story matters. And your voice helps it spread.

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