In the following excerpt, Aaron Sorkin explains to GQ.com how he approaches writing a monologue: A song in a musical works best when a character has to sing— when words won’t do the trick anymore. The same idea applies to a long speech in a play or a movie or on television….
Here’s some dead-on storytelling advice from the geniuses who brought us Ratatouille and Wall-E, via Emma Coats, a storyboard artist at Pixar and a director in her own right. Emma’s been going around Pixar Studios asking her colleagues for wisdom about their creative process. Here’s a compiled list of the…
Here’s Kurt Vonnegut once again on how to write a story. Note: #8 is wrong, but #3 is the probably most important thing you’ll ever learn about writing. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted….
8 Rules for Writing Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. Every character should want something, even if it is only a…