Darkness Is Meaningless
1st July 2016 | for Creatives | writing, storytelling, Chuck Wendig |
"If your story fails to have even the tiniest glimmer of fun in it, I must politely eject. Even the darkest and most nihilistic tales need that little starburst of fun or humor—not only to break up the darkness but also to serve as contrast to the darkness. The darkness is meaningless if we don't have any light for comparison."
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