Scenes carry narratives.
Mastering them, according to Shawn Coyne, is the most effective use of your time while learning the process of story creation.
It is sound advice.
Shawn Coyne defines Catharsis as:
[A]n overwhelming emotional reaction from the audience…tears, indescribable joy…the kind of experience that keeps us coming back to the movies, to books, to plays. If you’re a writer and you tell me you have no interest in…
In his important book on the craft of Storytelling, “The Story Grid,” Shawn Coyne makes an insightful argument about the role of the writer and Story in our everyday lives:
Stories fuel our courage and offer the cautions that we believe will help guide our own paths.
Whether you know it or not, your…