“Audiences love both the feeling part (reliving the life) and the thinking part (figuring out the puzzle) of a story. Every good… — John Truby Life Copy Share Image
“Any character who goes after a desire and is impeded is forced to struggle (otherwise the story is over.) And that struggle… — John Truby Change Copy Share Image
“Good storytelling lets the audience relive events in the present so they can understand the forces, choices, and emotions that led the… — John Truby Storytelling Copy Share Image
“time. Take a lot of it at the beginning of the writing process. I’m not talking about hours or even days. I’m… — John Truby Dead end Copy Share Image
“The story world isn't a copy of life as it is. It's life as human beings imagine it could be. It is… — John Truby Human life Copy Share Image
“No individual element in your story, including the hero, will work unless you first create it and define it in relation to… — John Truby Writing Copy Share Image