From: On Writing:

Ultra quick summary of main takeaways in condensed format in non chronological order (all from the subjective view and preferences of Stephen King):

• avoid adverbs
• find an IR (ideal reader; for King eg. his wife, who gets to read second drafts and serves as reference during the writing process)
• do multiple turns (the first one with the door shut)
• be honest (write authentic even if it seems offensive)
• don't force vocabulary
• develop story as it flows in the first draft – find overarching themes, patterns and symbols later
• avoid the passive
• focus on what drives the story (descriptive details should be used to serve and progress the narrative)
• write the first draft by yourself and let it rest after finished and start something new
• narration / description / dialog – elements of story
• ask "what ifs" as a base for scenarios and starting points of fiction
• show don't tell (eg. express character features in dialog rather than description)
• make characters tangible – good and bad in everyone – every character wants to be the centre of the story
• keep asking why you write something
• write the first draft as fast as possible
• don't let backstory take over

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From: Pixar Workshop:

Notes: (to arrive)

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Pixar 22 rules on storytelling

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar-5916970

#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.

#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.

#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.

#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.