that is what your story is about
1st August 2016 | for Creatives | artist integrity, writing, storytelling, artist's message, Alan Watt |
"What we feel strongly about is that thing we want to stand on our rooftop and shout to the world, that thing we would die for, that thing we are uniquely qualified to express. What we feel strongly about is not the plot, but rather the underlying meaning that drives the plot. What is that thing? Be curious. Because that is what your story is about. "
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