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10 Fundamental Laws of Storytelling

10 Fundamental Laws of Storytelling. 2010 Grinspoon Institute Annual Conference. November 21, 2010. * Thanks to Andy Goodman for these rules. Panelists – Thank You!. 10 Fundamental Laws of Storytelling. Stories are about people . The people in your story have to want something .

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10 Fundamental Laws of Storytelling

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  1. 10 Fundamental Laws of Storytelling 2010 Grinspoon Institute Annual Conference November 21, 2010 * Thanks to Andy Goodman for these rules

  2. Panelists – Thank You!

  3. 10 Fundamental Laws of Storytelling • Stories are about people. • The people in your story have to want something. • Stories need to be fixed in time and space. • Let your characters speak for themselves. • Audiences bore easily. • Stories speak the audience’s language. • Stories stir up emotions. • Stories don’t tell: they show. • Stories have at least one “moment of truth.” • Stories have clear meaning.

  4. Stories are about people.

  5. The people in your story have to want something.

  6. Stories need to be fixed in time and space.

  7. Let your characters speak for themselves. Camp changed me… One time, at Jewish summer camp… The smell of pine and warm embers always brings me back to camp. The sun felt warm as we started on our journey… I learned how to be a leader at camp. When I first saw my wife, we were singing my favorite camp song As a counselor, I wanted to share everything I learned from MY counselor!

  8. Audiences bore easily.

  9. Stories speak the audience’s language.

  10. Stories stir up emotions.

  11. Stories don’t tell: they show.

  12. Stories have at least one “moment of truth.”

  13. Stories have clear meaning.

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