Listen to the Demands of the Story
1st July 2016 | for Creatives | characters, artist in the art, writing, storytelling, Marisa de los Santos |
"If elements of my own life sift themselves into the plot, it's because they feel organic to the story I am telling—a story that distinctly belongs to the characters and not to me. I try to listen to the demands of the story and stay true to them."
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