22 - Character Wants and Needs

Pixar's Never-Ending Rules of Wisdom!!

Mary and Melissa continue their segment featuring Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling. Each week, we do a deep dive of one of the tips, tricks, and tools shared and discuss how we use them in our writing practice.

This week, #16: "What are the stakes? Give us a reason to root for the character. What happens if they don't succeed? Stack the odds against them."

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Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling