Chicago-based scriptwriter Daniel Joshua Rubin is the author of 27 Essential Principles of Story.

This book stands out because Daniel uses modern examples like South Park and Breaking Bad to describe how storytelling principles work. Then, he explains how writers can apply the principles to writing screenplays, novels, etc.

Daniel describes what it means to live a writing life and how sometimes you need to separate your identity from being a successful writer.

Towards the end of our conversation, we went off-topic and talked about how investing, and the stock market has something in common with a good plot.

 In this episode we discuss:

• Deciding on the number of principles
• Using popular media to convey the principles
• Should you outline a story first
• Daniel's writing process
• How long it takes to write a script

Resources:

• story27.com
• Day One 
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Díaz
• The War of Art - Steven Pressfield 

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