bl!k guiding principles: a work in Progress

1. Answer the key questions first.
2. Work outside of the computer environment.
3. Show don't tell
4. Practice what You Preach
5. Balance Purpose and Flow
6. Use 'We' and less 'I'
7. Have a Singular Message/Common Theme
8. Every story needs Conflict
9. The "theme" is what the audience learns at the end of the story
10. Plot (Conflict Resolution) + Theme (your Idea) delivers the Ultimate Takeaway
11. Every main character has one flaw - understand where the idea could fail
12. Use the inverted pyramid or story structure
13. Get into the action quickly
14. Power of 3's
15. Sameness is the enemy of vitality and creativity
16. You can give humanistic value to almost anything by teaching it historically.
17. It's not about Perfection, it's about Progress.
18. Creativity is a product of your environment. Creativity is a specific performance, done in a particular set of circumstances. It is not something you are or have in measurable quantities.