Episode 27 - What is the guiding principle behind your story?

January 24, 2015 00:15:13
Episode 27 - What is the guiding principle behind your story?
The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
Episode 27 - What is the guiding principle behind your story?

Jan 24 2015 | 00:15:13

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What's the most important thing in creating a plot and story development? It's knowing your guiding principle, or 'Controlling Idea' as the master of story telling,Robert McKee, calls it. In this episode we identify what that guiding principle is, and why it's critical to your story.

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