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S16E5 – Make it Small
The way to tell a really big story, I think, is to tell a really small story. – Bruce Feiler
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S13E6 – When Continuity Breaks
Continuity isn’t actually something that I ever worry about. You use it where you need to, and you don’t use it where you don’t need to. – Neil Gaiman
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S8 Bonus – The Hero’s Journey
It’s like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy. How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened. But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. Because they were holding on to something. That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for. – The Lord of the Rings
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S6E6 – Writing Stories Which Aren’t Good vs. Evil
I love the adventure of telling all types of stories and trying to conquer each one – Jon M. Chu
Read MoreWriter’s Retreat: Story Structure
What makes a good story? Is it the descriptions? Is it the characters? Or is it the plot? All of these things contribute to making a good story, but it will fall flat if it’s not structured like a story. There are several different ways you can lay out your plot, from the Pixar model…
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Writing Advice
Stop giving wholesale writing advice. Stop assuming you know what’s wrong with everyone’s writing.
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