22 Rules of Storytelling

… a story is a story. Does one size fit all? Experience suggests that, in the end, we discover our own rules, as we crumple up our trash and throw stuff away with a snarl … OR as we give ourselves a big warm hug for a piece well written.

Is that it?

Yes, 22 rules, at least from Emma Coats, a former Pixar Storyboard artist. There are lots of rules for every waspaect of writing. The particualr focus of her list is what she learned from being a storyboard illustrator.

Still, a story is a story. Does one size fit all? Experience suggests that, in the end, we discover our own rules, every time we crumple up our trash and throw stuff away with a snarl … OR every time we give ourselves a big warm hug, for a piece well written.

Join us …

Here is Emma’s list:

rules for storytelling

Author: Mac Logan

Scot, writer, family man, poet, whisky lover.

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