July 4, 2019

Stealing from your life to be a better writer – Quick Storytelling Tips 009

Statistically, you spend more time living your own life than anybody else’s! Why not steal from that in your stories?

In this episode, I explore what I think is the best way to use your experiences to inform your fiction. The key idea: extract qualities and emotions, not the actual facts/reality.

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