| Que | Notes |
|---|---|
| storytelling is joke telling | |
| know your punchline and ending | |
| leading to one goal | |
| make audience care | |
| stories should make a promise in beginning | |
| storytelling without dialogue is purest form | |
| well organized absence of info that draws audience in | |
| not predictable but inevitable | |
| all characters have a spine | |
| if things go static stories die | |
| drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty | |
| anticipation is tension, we want to know it’s going to happen | |
| storytelling has guidelines, not hard fast rules | |
| like the characters you write about | |
| story needs a strong theme | |
| best stories infuse wonder | |
| use what you know, draw from it, capture a truth |
Summary: A good story isn’t predictable, but it is inevitable. You should know your beginning and end which leads to one end goal. All stories should have strong themes and infuse wonder within them. You should write about what you know because it captures a truth.
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