The 22 Rules of Storytelling, According to Pixar
Posted: July 15, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentI came across these 22 excellent rules of storytelling from Pixar, and thought they were worth sharing for any writers who stumble upon this blog. Here are a few of my favorites:
#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?
#9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.
#15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.
#19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.
Check out the entire list on io9 here.
A writer writes—but I don't. At least not often enough. Whether it's self-doubt, lack of inspiration or the distractions of everyday life, my writer's block has cemented over time to be as high and thick as the Berlin Wall. This blog is intended to help me tear down that wall through semi-regular freewriting exercises, some of which may interest you, others which may be just the creative equivalent of calisthenics. 
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