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Jeff Lyons

Are There Story Rules?

Besides the technical rules pertaining to things like grammar, spelling, and rhetoric, here are 7 essential rules that are crucial for the function of storytelling, regardless of cultural or story structural differences (Western vs. Eastern, or other global storytelling approaches).

“Rapid Story Development” with Author and Screenwriter Jeff Lyons Jenna Avery

ADAPTATION: Turning Your TV Series Into a Novel Series – Q&A with Stephen David Brooks & Jeff Lyons Script Magazine

Anatomy of a Premise Line: Q&A with Jeff Lyons Script Magazine

Story Talk: Criticism & Rejection – Take It Like a Writer!Jeff Lyons

Sci-Fi Circuit: The Enneagram of Sci-Fi Jenna Avery

Story Talk: Should I Take a $1 Option On a Screenplay?Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: I’m Talented—Dammit! Why Can’t I Sell Anything?Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: Plot=Character=Story—The Magick Formula™Jeff Lyons

The Crime Writer’s Weekend: Get the 411 on 5-0!Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: To Outline or Not to Outline—That Is the Question!Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: Writer’s Block—Really? Part II Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: Writer’s Block—Really? Part I Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: Pity the Poor Script Consultant Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: Writing Groups for Screenwriters—Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!Jeff Lyons

Story Talk: High Concept—Yes—It Actually Means Something!Jeff Lyons

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