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Professor: Wow, you guys really can fix any computer problem. You must have an encyclopedic knowledge of technology.
Me: Yes… Yes I do… I’m a genius. *casually minimizes Google tab*
As a newly minted IT Manager this relates to more than Hogwarts.
Leading the Web Development team
don’t talk to me until i’ve had my mourning coffee
Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.
by Floccinaucinihilipilificationa
Me: c'mon just do this one little thing i'm begging you it's not that hard and you can even take a break afterwards please it's for both of our sakes
Brain: fuck you
These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, Pixar’s Story Artist.
You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different.
Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.
Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?
Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.
Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
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.
Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.
Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.
Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.
Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience.
Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.
If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.
What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against.
No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on – it’ll come back around to be useful later.
You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining.
Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.
Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like?
You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?
What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
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TRY IT IN THE MACBATH
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I have no context for this and I don’t want any.
This works.
When a project completely implodes and I’m so overwhelmed I just stop giving a shit
The Story of Romeo and Juliet Condensed Into a Single GIF
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Things I would love to have for my library.
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When the President participates in the pool it’s a bad sign.
The "Shut Up and Let Me Read" Squad:
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Someone has to tell me to get dressed and go buy groceries or I literally will not do it, like how long can I live on a carton of eggs and twice-steeped tea bags? Let’s find out
WHEN THERE ARE NO RAISES IN THE NEW YEAR
When your boss comments on the bags under your eyes
