The Heart of Storytelling

These fabulous “rules” (I prefer to call them writing tips) for storytelling were handed out at a recent conference with credit to Pixar Story Artist Emma Coats. I refer to them often, so I thought I’d share.

Start storytelling!

Once upon a time there was _________. Every day, ________. Because of that, _________. Because of that, ________. Until finally, __________.

THEME: Trying for a theme is important, but you many not see what the
story is actually about till you write the end.

ENDINGS...