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In this episode, Angie and Elizabeth examine the importance of knowing why you are writing what you are writing—the core of your story. When do you need to know? How can you discover the point if you’re not sure? Why does it matter? Jumping off from a story boarding lessons Angie taught to some middle schoolers, the conversations covers responding to assignments, giving yourself assignments, digging deeper into what you want to say about what you want to write about, and strategies for improvising and brainstorming the next level of understanding of your story. Angie role models talking about the why behind one of her narrative film ideas, and then they consider how you move between idea and character/ story.
Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival–everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.
The hosts:
Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.
Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.