forget the 'rule book'
28th April 2017 | for Creatives | characters, intuitive writing & pantsing, writing, creating in the moment, storytelling, David Gerrold, break the rules |
"Real storytelling happens when writers forget the 'rule book' and write to the characters. They get inside the people in the story and experience the sights, the sounds, the smells, the emotions, and they let the reactions of the characters drive the incidents of the story."
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